| | Click here to view the item| | Click here to view the item | | Creator: | Christenberry, Earle J. | | Creator: | Hicks, Mildred | | Creator: | Hicks, Mary, 1875-1966 | | Title: | Letter from Mary and Mildred Hicks to Earl J. Christenberry, secretary to Senator Huey Long, 4 May 1934 | | Date: | 1934 May 4 | | Description: | In this May 4, 1934 letter, Mary and Mildred Hicks reply to a letter from Earle J. Christenberry, secretary to Louisiana senator Huey Long. In the letter, the women explain their family's background in the Socialist movement and explain why they believe it should be a white-only movement. They also inform Christenberry that W. C. Marshall, who had expressed interest in Long's Share our Wealth Society, is an African American preacher. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. | | Types: | Letters (correspondence) | | Subjects: | Christenberry, Earle J. | Hicks, Mildred | Hicks, Mary, 1875-1966 | Race relations | Georgia--Race relations | Populism--United States | United States--Economic policy | Legislators--United States | Socialism--Southern States | Women, White--Georgia--Bainbridge | African American men--Georgia--Bainbridge | Race discrimination--Southern States | Bainbridge (Ga.) | Decatur County (Ga.) | Washington (D.C.) | | Collection: | Online Manuscript Resources in Southern Women's History | | Institution: | Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library (Emory University) | | Contributors: | Emory University. Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library | Online Manuscript Resources in Southern Womens' History Collection (Emory University. Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library) | | Online Publisher: | [Atlanta, Ga.] : Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University | 2006 | | Original Material: | Mildred Hicks papers, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University | | Rights and Usage: | Please contact the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322 (marbl@emory.edu, 404-727-6887) for information about the copyright status and any restrictions on the use of images, texts, or audiovisual recordings. Requests for reproductions and requests to license the use of the materials on this website should also be directed to MARBL. | | Related Materials: | Online Manuscript Resources in Southern Womens' History | | Persistent Link to Item: | http://larson.library.emory.edu/marbl/DigProjects/swh/images/Hicks%20496/0496-011.htm | | Persistent Link to Item: | http://larson.library.emory.edu/marbl/DigProjects/swh/images/Hicks%20496/0496-011.pdf |
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