Segregation
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
50 Years of Integration
1962 Class of Pinevale High School: Golden Year 50th Class Reunion, May 25-27, 2012
The Pinevale High School 50th Year Reunion Yearbook (2012) is a commemorative volume celebrating the Golden Year 50th Class Reunion of the Class of 1962 from Pinevale High School, a historically significant institution for African American students in Valdosta, Georgia. This yearbook captures the essence of the school's history, the accomplishments of its alumni, and the events of the reunion weekend held on May 25-27, 2012.
Catherine Oglesby Civil Rights Papers
Civil Rights Papers
Copeland African American Museum Collection
Desegregation within Georgia Library Association, 1951-1965
Ernest Vandiver - Campaign paper, 1958
Newspaper put out by Ernest Vandivier while campaigning for governor. Quote across the top of the page reads: "No mixing of the races while I am your governor -- Vandiver."
Vandiver was the Governor of Georgia from 1959. until 1963.
Folder 3: SNCC Meeting and Member Notes, 1960s
Folder 3a: Board of Regents Correspondence - Race Relations, 1935
Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings 1933-1985
Folder 8: Lillian Smith, 1950-02-18
Report from Lillian Smith on her book, Killers of the Dream in which Smith answers criticisms she has recieved concerning the book.
Folder 19: Chattanooga Times, 14-Aug-71
Chattanooga Times newspaper, August 14, 1971. An article written by Leonard states that the Chatanooga School Board requested an appeal to desegregation.
Folder 34: A Georgia Woman Sees an End to Segregation, 25-Apr-61
Look Magazine article by Margaret Long.
Interview with Shirley Hodge Hardin, April 1, 1999
Interview with Shirley Hodge Hardin, April 1, 1999. Jakin, Georgia. Recorded in Valdosta, Georgia. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. Audio file. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
J. Ralph Thaxton Papers
Margaret Leonard / Long Collection
Mrs. Artie Marshall's Home Economics Class, 1968
The scanned images are dated in 1968. They display students modeling outfits make in Mrs. Artie Marshall's Home Economics class at Pinevale High School. The photos were given to Dr. Houseal by Ms. Renae Marshall daughter of Mrs. Artie Marshall.
MS134-002 Home Mission Monthly: Negro Americans, April 1922
Woman's Board of Home Missions of the Prebyterian Church in the US. This Presbyterian missions magazine was aimed at better race relationships. Articles include: The Springtime of a Race, The Part of the Church, The Negro in Industry, Climbing Jacob's Ladder, Promoters of Good Will and more. (description by seller)
MS134-003 Elect Marvin Griffin Governor: State Democratic Primary, 1962
Marvin Griffin, a staunch segregationist, ran for Governor of Georgia in 1962 against Carl Sanders. Griffin used his segregationist credentionals openly and the Confederate flag on his letterhead reflects the famous and controversial change. Griffin's letter mentions Martin Luter King, the C(and)S Bank and the NAACP. Sanders won, prompting Griffin to say, "A lot of people that ate my barbecue didn't vote for me." (description by seller)
MS134-004 Letter, 1958 October 9: Ernest Vandiver to Campaign Supporters, Georgia, 1958-10-09
Letter from Georgia gubernatorial candidate, Ernest Vandiver, (he would be elected) to supporters. The letter no so subtly makes reference to segregagtion issues. After he was elected as a segregationist, Vandiver managed to keep the schools open and begin the process of integration. The address on the letter is the same building where the States Rights Council of Georgia was located. (description by seller)