- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Field Director's Report, May 4 - August 15, 1968, South Carolina Conference of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Creator:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
- Date of Original:
- 1968-08-15
- Subject:
- Progressive Development Corporation
Corporation reports--South Carolina
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. South Carolina State Conference
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina
Civil rights workers--South Carolina
Meetings--South Carolina
Membership campaigns--South Carolina
Youth--Political activity
College students--Political activity
Scheduling--South Carolina
Voter registration--South Carolina
Low-income housing--South Carolina
Economic assistance, Domestic--United States
Economic assistance, Domestic--Citizen participation
Poverty--South Carolina - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, 32.74917, -79.94202
United States, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, 34.63978, -80.15872
United States, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Chesterfield, 34.73599, -80.08812
United States, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Pageland, 34.77321, -80.39173
United States, South Carolina, Georgetown County, 33.41275, -79.29934
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481
United States, South Carolina, Williamsburg County, 33.61993, -79.72771 - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- 6 pages
Six page typewritten report prepared by NAACP Field Director for South Carolina, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman. The report covers the time period between May 4 through August 15, 1968, and begins with a tally of meetings attended, speaking engagements, miles traveled, news interviews, and correspondence received and mailed. The report concludes with summaries of new branches and youth councils organized, the status of a summer project for voter registration, the establishment of a corporation to develop low income housing, and the organization of a state Poor People's Conference event in Columbia.
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. - Local Identifier:
- pne6808
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/1226
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:1226/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: Newman, Top., NAACP, Reports, 1968, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
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