Segregation
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
MS134-008 Program: Second Annual Conference Georgia Interracial Committee, March 3, 1939
MS134-010 The segregation decisions : papers read at a session of the twenty-first annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association, Memphis Tennessee, November 10, 1955, 1956
William Faulkner, Benjamin Mays, Cecil Sims. Introduction by Bell Wiley. Significant because of essay by Faulkner, but Benjamin Mays is often called the spiritual mentor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Important document showing how prominent Southerners viewed early Court decisions concerning desegregation and hoe they viewed the future. (description by seller)
MS134-0011 Georgia Journal. Vol. 5, no. 9, September 28, 1957
The Journal took up political topics of the day with commentary on Civil Rights issues. Bernd seems to have taken a moderate position, Criticizing both the use of Federal troops in Little Rock and Gov. Faubus' reaction. Contains a number of ads for Macon area businesses. Little-known Georgia publication.
MS134-0013 Negro Liberation, 1938
MS134-0017 Behind the Lynching of Emmet Louis Till, 1955
This is a fiery pamphlet regarding human rights abuses against African-Americans in the South. The pamphlet is not just about Emmet Till, whose murder helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement, but about violence against blacks throughout the South. The Auhtor was a civil rights activist who was the editor of Freedom, the newspaper founded by Paul Robeson. Compelling pamphlet from the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. - description by seller Author: Louis E. Burnham
MS134-0018 Southerner and Schools
Pinevale High - Separate, Unequal,....Undeterred (Video)
Sibley Report
The Black Panther Newspaper
The Moultrie Observer, May 17, 1954
Headline reads: "School Segregation Unconstitutional, High Court Rules."
The Nashville Herald, June 28, 1956
Contains an extremely racist article explaining why the author opposes integration.
The Southern Patriot
Valdosta State Events
This collection contains items from events that were held at Valdosta State University. There is a wide range of genres represented from the history of Valdosta State, to visiting artists and exhbits. Included are the materials of exhibits such as the House in the Woods, Valdosta State's 100 year anniversary, and the history of integration at Valdosta State. Valdosta also had Maya Angelou, Jancie Daugharty, and the We the People exhibit as well as hosting theater conferences.