- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Report of Field Secretary, March 2 - April 3, 1962, South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP
- Creator:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
- Date of Original:
- 1962-04-03
- Subject:
- Corporation reports--South Carolina
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. South Carolina Conference
Civil rights workers--South Carolina
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina
Membership campaigns--South Carolina
Dinners and dining--South Carolina
Claflin College (Orangeburg, S.C.)
Benedict College
Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina
Fund raising--South Carolina
College students--Political activity--South Carolina
Actions and defenses--South Carolina
Lawyers--South Carolina
African American lawyers--South Carolina
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina--Charleston
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina--Columbia
Boycotts--South Carolina--Charleston
Picketing--South Carolina--Charleston
Discrimination in public accommodations--South Carolina--Charleston
Discrimination in employment--South Carolina--Charleston
Discrimination in medical care--South Carolina--Orangeburg
Segregation in education--South Carolina
Discrimination in education--South Carolina
Police brutality--South Carolina--Clarendon County - People:
- Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James), 1921-2011
Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943- - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164
United States, South Carolina, Fairfield County, 34.39511, -81.12123
United States, South Carolina, Fairfield County, Jenkinsville, 34.26737, -81.28843
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, 33.43899, -80.8003
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Orangeburg, 33.49182, -80.85565
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481 - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Six page report prepared by Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, field secretary of the South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP, dated March 2- April 3, 1962. The report begins with a summary of travel and correspondence; this is followed by a record of the field secretary's itinerary that itemizes work and meetings conducted on behalf of the organization for the time period March 2-April 3, 1962. Activities listed in the itinerary include protest planning, voter registration activities, and membership campaigns. The report also features statewide updates on initiatives that include a buying strike in Charleston, pickets and sit-ins in Columbia, a membership recruitment dinner, an outline of the status of statewide desegregation lawsuits, and news of police brutality in Clarendon County.
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:
- pne6204
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/429
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:429/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: Newman, Top., NAACP, Report, 1962, Jan. 31 - Aug. 19, 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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