Race discrimination
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works which are limited to overt discriminatory behavior directed against racial or ethnic groups. Works on racism as an attitude as well as works on both attitude and overt discriminatory behavior directed against racial or ethnic groups are entered under Racism. Works on discrimination directed against a particular group are entered under the name of the group with subdivision Social conditions, or similar subdivision, e.g. Civil rights. When the heading Race discrimination is subdivided by place, a second subject entry is made in each case under the name of the place subdivided by Race relations.
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
CA-006-001-001: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, June 1997, June 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-001
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6/20- Investigation set to begin: Independent observer sought for probe into school system; troubles- Pamala J. Williams; Article states that an internal investigation will take plass after Valdosta High Principal, William Aldrich, addressed the Valdosta City School Board and delivered critical remarks concerning School Superintendent Dr. Gary Walker. Aldrich cited complaints and concerns expressed by parents and teachers over the course of a year. School board claimed that Aldrich violated...
Dates:
June 1997
CA-006-001-002: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1997, July 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-002
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Included Articles: 7/2- Public transportation worthy of study- no author; Opinion piece that discusses the positive impacts of public transportaton on the community. Article states that public transportation assists with welfare reform, unemployment, access to schools, healthcare, and shopping.7/2- City schools group sets priorities- Pamala J. Williams; School Superintendent Dr. Gary Walker met with a strategic planning group composed of parents, business people, and...
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July 1997
CA-006-001-003: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, August 1997, August 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-003
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8/2- Veteran local teacher offers prescription for education woes- Martha H. Shad; Rubye Pompey, a woman that served as a teacher for 31 1/2 years, suggess that children seem to have less respect for authority. Pompey suggests that teaching children to follow rules and respect adults prepares them for the school enviornment. She also notes that parents seem to have less interest in their children's progress at school.8/7- Whether they like it or not, race does matter- Bill...
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August 1997
CA-006-001-004: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, October 1997, October 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-004
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10/2- VSU explores the diversity of mankind- Jeffery Clark; Article provides summary of Valdosta State University's third annual Multicultural Education Conference that was held on 9/25/1997. (page 11)10/2- Georgia’s flag: does it speak for you?- Donna Delaney; Article discusses the Georgia state flag and its symbols that portray messages of hatred and division. Author advocates for petitioning representives to deman removal of Confederate battle emblems from the state flag....
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October 1997
CA-006-001-005: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, November 1997, November 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-005
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11/13- Area Update: VHA receives grant for officers, services- Staff reports; 11/28- Thanks for history closer to reality- Associated Press; November 1997- State justice speaks to 100 Black Men- Jodi M. Scott; November 1997- Valdosta tears down to build up- Staff reports;
Dates:
November 1997
CA-006-001-006: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, December 1997, December 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-006
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12/1- Race violence- no author; Six people face charges in Denver after being accused of beating a black woman that asked if they were skin heads.12/17- Dec. 31 in application deadline for area Weed and Seed project- Jodi M. Scott; 12/18- Clinton defends race initiative- no author; Clinton wanted to show the race advisory board the school systems in Fairfax County, VA as an example for diverse school systems.12/26- City seeks Weed and Seed status- Jodi M....
Dates:
December 1997
CA-006-001-007: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, January 1998, January 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-007
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1/24- Florida’s Democrats facing race rebellion- Associated Press;
1/27- Columnist speaks on racism at VSU- Dean Polling;
January 1998- Events honoring King start today- Staff Reports;
Dates:
January 1998
CA-006-001-008: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, February 1998, February 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-008
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2/10- City schools confronted with failure rates- E. Rankin Scott; 2/11- Failing grade probed- E. Rankin Scott; 2/12- Levi Strauss program honored by president- Dean Poling; 2/14- School holds workshop for parents- E. Rankin Scott; 2/15- Moody general appreciates sacrifices made by fellow African-American airmen- Shelby G. Spires; 2/16- Fire Department seeks more minority applicants- Jodi M. Scott; 2/17- Investigators send fire samples to crime lab- Dean Poling; 2/22- Weed and Seed update...
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February 1998
CA-006-001-009: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, March 1998, March 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-009
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3/3-Valdosta declared Weed and Seed site- Jodi M. Scott; 3/7- Senate upholds race, gender set-sides for construction project- Alan Fram; 3/9- ‘Bloody Sunday’ remembered in Selma- Eddie Pells; 3/10- Court refuses to take affirmative action case- Laurie Asseo; 3/10- School board hears recommendations to stem failures: Administrators call for smaller class sizes, intensive reading program- E. Rankin Scott; 3/16- Valdosta places its Weed & Seed list- Jodi M. Scott; 3/18- Jackson says mergers...
Dates:
March 1998
CA-006-001-010: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, April 1998, April 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-010
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4/15- Clinton addresses race, stereotypes in sports- no author; 4/15- Black Employees sue Ford Motor Credit co.- no author; 4/23- Golden Rule (from page 1-A)- no author; 4/23- Hospital criticized for ‘no blacks’ sign- no author; 4/29- Court says employee was retaliated against- Associated Press;
Dates:
April 1998
CA-006-001-011: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, June 1998, June 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-011
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6/11- Discrimination on the basis of accent- Bill Maxwell; 6/18- Born in the South- Bill Maxwell; 6/25- Mormon sworn in as member of Lowndes County Board of Elections- Staff Reports; 6/28- Klan protests black man’s death- Associated Press;
Dates:
June 1998
CA-006-001-012: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1998, July 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-012
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7/5- Racial politics still with us- Bill Shipp; 7/7- Three men indicted in dragging death- no author; 7/13- Even Clinton can’t bridge a racial gap- Marsha Mercer; 7/14- NAACP president Mfume calls Supreme Court members ‘hypocrites’- Associated Press; 7/15- Are we will really ready to live with the truth? - Charles Moore; 7/15- Powell urges NAACP to empower black youth- no author; 7/16- Assessing the Value of Desegregation (Two Copies)- Bill Maxwell; 7/17- Black Civil War soldiers remembered...
Dates:
July 1998
CA-006-001-013: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, August 1998, August 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-013
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8/5- Why the Democrats are losing black votes- Bonnie Erbe; 8/9- Understanding bankers important in seeking bank loans- Dr. Art DeThomas; 8/23- Weed and Seed chief wants area revitalized- Jodi M. Scott; 8/23- Xerox develops diversity ‘tool kit’: Race incident spurs action- Associated Press;
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August 1998
CA-006-001-014: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, September 1998, September 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-014
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9/4- Man dies in county custody: Sheriff’s department claims man’s injuries were result of a fall while resisting arrest- Jodi M. Scott; 9/7- Education reaches ‘crisis point’- Nat Hentoff; 9/8- Facts and figures on education: The Census Bureau releases 1998 data for American Schools- Patricia H. Croll; 9/8- Area SAT score improvement less dramatic than state- Patricia H. Croll; 9/9- There’s a ‘white privilege,’ like it or not- Charles Moore; 9/9- Moore column gets an ‘amen’- Freeman S....
Dates:
September 1998
CA-006-001-015: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, October 1998, October 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-015
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10/1- Report cards are in for middle and elementary- Patricia H. Croll; 10/3- Valdosta family upset over county jail’s suicide attempt policy- Jodi M. Scott; 10/7- Raising the bar for state education: New standards for local boards of education announced today- Patricia H. Croll; 10/8- Why blacks stand by Clinton- Bill Maxwell; 10/10- Trio awarded $1 million in shoplifting racism case- Joann Loviglio; 10/10- Ability, not color of skin, should matter most- Bill Malone, Valdosta; 10/11- Work...
Dates:
October 1998
CA-006-001-016: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, November 1998, November 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-016
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11/4- Crime lab done with inmate death: Review- no author; 11/9- Rose calls for a march on Dec. 5th: Says they are also researching a possible recall of Sheriff Paulk- Al Parsons; 11/9- A letter to the white folks about division- no author; 11/9- Third protest march planned: Protestors targeting Chamber of Commerce- Lowell Vickers Jr. ; 11/11- Weed and Seed kicks off clean-up- Suzanne Harris; 11/11- City Hires Information Officer- Suzanne Harris; 11/12- Show some proof- no author; 11/12-...
Dates:
November 1998
CA-006-001-017: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, December 1998, December 1998
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Collection number: CA-006-001-017
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12/1- School counselor complains about parents- Yvonne Fournier; 12/2- Williams’ death inquest held today: Public expected to observe ‘utmost decorum’ during inquest of Williams death- Jodi M. Scott; 12/2- Sister denies brother’s jail death was ‘suspicious’: Autopsy shows Williard McFarland died in 1994 of natural causes- Jodi M. Scott; 12/2- Church member doesn’t like using term ‘reverend’- Robert L. Scott, Lake Park ; 12/2- People’s Tribunal calls for economic ‘reciprocity’- Mailbox Post...
Dates:
December 1998
CA-006-001-018: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, January 1999, January 1999
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Collection number: CA-006-001-018
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1/5- Rose to answer critics at Commission meeting- Staff reports; 1/6- Black history month deserves a closer look- Charles Moore; 1/7- Black farmers get deserving settlement- Scripps Howard Press; 1/8- Souls of White folks- Mark George, Albuquerque NM; 1/10- Food for thought- no author; 1/14- Black farmers to finally get their due- Bill Maxwell; 1/27- History Quiz: Georgia’s past contributors- Charles Moore; 1/28- Unfair advantage for Blacks? Hardly- Bill Maxwell;
Dates:
January 1999
CA-006-001-019: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, February 1999, February 1999
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Collection number: CA-006-001-019
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2/10- Black history month can bring us together: The unresolved death of Willie Williams- no author; 2/14- Black history vital to understanding U.S.- no author; 2/15- Other opinions: Tallahassee Democrat- no author; 2/17- Commission says no to Tribunal review board request- Suzanne Harris; 2/19- Murder defendant talked of racial killing as initiation- no author; 2/22- Cold weather doesn’t stop ‘March for Unity’ in Adel- Laurel Hahlen; 2/23- Charitable agencies adjust to Levi’s closing its...
Dates:
February 1999
CA-006-001-020: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, March 1999, March 1999
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Collection number: CA-006-001-020
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3/1- Black lawmakers gaining ground: Many see themselves becoming ‘equal players’- Associated Press; 3/8- Cook resident recalls battle against racism- Laurel Hahlen; 3/18- Only racism will kill King’s dream- Kevin S. Cronin, Valdosta ; 3/26- Cal Thomas’ column misleading, inaccurate- James R. Wright, Valdosta; 3/30- Whites leave welfare faster than minorities- Associated Press; 3/31- The Right to Vote is inked in Blood- Charles Moore;
Dates:
March 1999