Letter, 1973, Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., Open Letter to Reporter

Letter, 1973, Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., Open Letter to Reporter

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Creator:DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
Title:Letter, 1973, Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., Open Letter to Reporter
Date:1973
Description:

Letter from Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. to a reporter at the Sumter Daily Item in Sumter, South Carolina regarding any negative effects DeLaine may have suffered since speaking with the reporter. DeLaine outlines his perception of white people and prejudice. The letter appears to have been originally addressed to Miss Martha Flowers, but the name was crossed out.

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Types:Letters (correspondence)
Subjects:DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974 | DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence | African American clergy | Clergy--United States | African American civil rights workers | Civil rights workers--United States | African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina | Civil rights--South Carolina | African Americans--South Carolina | Civil rights movements--South Carolina | Reporters and reporting--South Carolina--Sumter | Newspapers | Prejudices--South Carolina | South Carolina--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | Race discrimination--South Carolina | Sumter (S.C.) | Sumter County (S.C.)
Collection:
Institution:University of South Carolina University Libraries Digital Collections
Contributors:South Caroliniana Library | University of South Carolina. Library. Digital Collections
Online Publisher:Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina, University Libraries, Digital Collections | 2008
Original Material:

Legal size - 9625 - (Folder 17), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina.

Rights and Usage:

Digital image copyright 2008, The University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC 29208.

Related Materials:

Forms part of online collection: Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000.

Persistent Link to Item:http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/u?/jad,344