African Americans--Civil rights
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Judge John H. Ruffin Jr., papers
Collection — Box 1-35, OS 1-4
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0181
Scope and contents
This collection documents the work of the Honorable John H. Ruffin, Jr. as a civil rights attorney, judge, speaker, lecturer, and civic leader. The Judge John H. Ruffin, Jr., papers span the years between 1952-2016, providing a limited record of his forty-plus years of service to the law. While the bulk of the collection dates from 1961 to 1993, the Professional Papers series includes materials related to his case files, legal documents, office files, and subject files. Judge Ruffin was...
Dates:
1952-2016
Henry P. Slaughter collection
Collection — Box 1-52
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0054
Scope and contents
The Henry P. Slaughter collection consists of materials collected by Henry P. Slaughter which emphasize the early history of African Americans in the United States. It contains materials which date from 1667 to 1964, however, the bulk of the material spans from 1792 to 1959. The collection is composed mainly of slave papers and correspondence of African American leaders, abolitionists, and political figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The materials include pamphlets,...
Dates:
1667-1964; Majority of material found within 1792 - 1959
Southern Conference for Human Welfare collection
Collection — Box 1-38
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0056
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, drafts of speeches, financial records, photographs, clippings and other printed matter from the files of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare make up this collection. These papers were donated to
Trevor Arnett Library in 1950 by Clark Howell Foreman, one time president of the Conference. They span the years 1938 to 1972, with the greatest concentration of material falling in 1946-1948. This Collection is particularly rich in information on the...
Dates:
1938-1972
Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History project
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0167
Scope and contents
The Spelman Independent Scholars Oral History Collection consists of interviews Young Scholars conducted with African American Women of Wisdom. The collection includes the images, interviews transcripts, audio, and video compiled by students during the two-semester long course.
Dates:
2003-2016
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0199
Content Description
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, circa 1900-2019, 1950-2013 (bulk), consists of correspondence, personal papers, and writings of Joseph E. Lowery and Evelyn G. Lowery; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records; SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N.) records; subject and research files; printed and published material including SCLC Magazines and newspapers; memorabilia; photographs; and audio/video recordings.
Dates:
circa 1900-2019; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2013
The Moles, Inc. collection
Collection — Box 1-18
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0064
Scope and contents
This archival collection on The Moles, Inc. provides some insight into their social activities and their contributions to the African American community. The collection includes minutes of meetings, programs, reports, invitations, and photographs. There are also copies of "Molerama", the organizations' magazine that is published annually.
Dates:
1955-2010; Majority of material found within 1955 - 2010
George A. Towns collection
Collection — Box 1-10
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0059
Scope and contents
This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Towns' association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The earliest materials concern Lucy Elizabeth (Merriam) Case, a favorite teacher of Towns at AU, and include her biography which tells of the beginning of the school and a few of its students. ...
Dates:
1885-1960
Voter Education Project organizational records
Collection — Box 1-190
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0076
Scope and contents
The Voter Education Project (VEP) organizational records span the years 1962-1992, with the bulk of the material dated 1969-1985. Materials include correspondence; records of the Board of Directors and Executive Directors; departmental and state branch files; personnel files; financial records; printed materials such as flyers, posters, reports and brochures; photographs and audio and film recordings; and files related to elections in the South, projects funded by VEP and the extensive...
Dates:
1962-1992
John H. Wheeler collection
Collection — Box 1-225
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0133
Scope and contents note
This collection documents the life and work of John H. Wheeler, a businessman, bank president, community leader, civil rights activist, and lawyer. The collection spans the years from 1897 to 1978 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1950-1978. The majority of the collections consists of items related to the organizations that Wheeler was associated with, both local to Durham, NC and national organizations. Included in the collection are materials related to Wheeler's career as a...
Dates:
1897-1978; Majority of material found within 1940-1978
Samuel W. Williams papers
Collection — Box 1-33
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0061
Scope and content
The Samuel W. Williams papers contain vital documents and information on one of Atlanta's most prominent clergymen of the 1960's. Among the material contained in this collection are Williams' sermons he delivered while pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, and other materials that document the church's history, such as budgets, correspondence, pamphlets, and bulletins.
Approximately one-third of the materials in this collection centers around Williams' academic career both as a...
Dates:
1932-1974