tnmpl_smithnaacp_000215 000215 smithnaacp tnmpl yes NAACP Report of Executive Secretary, June 7th thru July 18th, 1961 Smith, Maxine Atkins National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Memphis Branch Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations Race relations Sit-ins--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis Protest marches--Tennessee--Memphis Boycotts--Tennessee--Memphis Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis Picketing--Tennessee--Memphis Social integration--Tennessee--Memphis Report from the executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for July 7 through July 18, 1961. The report details local civil rights work, including a school for sit-ins and pickets; weekly freedom marches and sit-in movement; notes about letters of commendation and protest; weekly neighborhood freedom rallies; and plans for the July 10 through 16 national NAACP convention. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. 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. Knoxville, Tenn. : University of Tennessee, Knoxville in association with Memphis Public Library Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room Volunteer Voices (Project) 2006-12-20 Reports http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001622 Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee 1961-07-19 Shelby County (Tenn.) Memphis (Tenn.) For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 20101201 143304