Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-
Biography:
"Civil rights leader in Arkansas who helped desegregate the University of Arkansas School of Law and later filed suit against the Little Rock School Board in a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court as Cooper v. Aaron. His work to end legal segregation and inequality in Arkansas and the nation was well known in his time."--"Wiley Austin Branton Sr. (1923–1988)," Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=1598 (accessed September 27, 2007).
Expand all | Collapse all | Results view
Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies)
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001 (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
- Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
- Belfrage--Location file: Holly Springs, 1963, May, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 2, Segment 9) (Legal documents)
- King--Freedom Schools, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 16) (Reports)
- King--SNCC staff biographies, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 13) (Reports)
- MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2) (Memorandums)
- Montgomery--Mississippi Freedom Schools (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 19) (Newsletters)
- Moore--Correspondence, 1960-1962 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 4) (Correspondence)
- Integration Correspondence (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
- Southern school news (University of Georgia Libraries)
- Warren Wilson College Digital Collections (Digital Library of Appalachia)