- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Action for Freedom: The Annual Report, December 8, 1962
- Creator:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
- Publisher:
- Folder: Newman, Top., NAACP, Reports, 1962, Aug. 20 - Feb. 5, 1964, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1962-12-08
- Subject:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. South Carolina State Conference
Civil rights--African Americans--South Carolina
Segregation--South Carolina
Racism--South Carolina
Race relations
South Carolina--Race relations
Voter registration--South Carolina
Discrimination in employment--South Carolina
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina
School integration--South Carolina
African Americans--Economic conditions--South Carolina
African Americans--Social conditions--South Carolina
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina
Picketing--South Carolina--Charleston
Police brutality--South Carolina
Discrimination in public accommodations--South Carolina
Direct action--South Carolina
Hospitals--Employees
Middle class African Americans--South Carolina
Working class African Americans--South Carolina
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation
University of South Carolina
Savannah River Plant (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company)
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--South Carolina
Appellate courts--United States
Corporation reports--South Carolina
African Americans--Segregation--South Carolina
Actions and defenses--South Carolina
Segregation in education--South Carolina
Civil rights workers--South Carolina
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina--Charleston
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina--Columbia
Discrimination in medical care--South Carolina
Fund raising--South Carolina - People:
- Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Wyche, Charles Cecil, 1885-1966
Newman, I. DeQuincy, 1911-1985
Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James), 1921-2011 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chattooga County, Summerville, 34.48064, -85.34773
United States, South Carolina, Beaufort County, 32.35706, -80.69217
United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092
United States, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, 34.63978, -80.15872
United States, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Cheraw, 34.69766, -79.8834
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, Manning, 33.69516, -80.21091
United States, South Carolina, Dillon County, 34.39152, -79.37893
United States, South Carolina, Dillon County, Dillon, 34.41655, -79.37116
United States, South Carolina, Dorchester County, 33.07949, -80.40556
United States, South Carolina, Dorchester County, Harleyville, 33.21461, -80.44787
United States, South Carolina, Florence County, 34.02439, -79.70282
United States, South Carolina, Florence County, Florence, 34.19543, -79.76256
United States, South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville, 34.85262, -82.39401
United States, South Carolina, Lexington County, 33.90233, -81.27219
United States, South Carolina, Oconee County, 34.75351, -83.06588
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
United States, South Carolina, Saluda County, 34.00614, -81.72692
United States, South Carolina, Saluda County, Saluda, 34.00152, -81.77205
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg County, 34.93126, -81.99068
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg County, Spartanburg, 34.94957, -81.93205
United States, South Carolina, Sumter County, Sumter, 33.92044, -80.34147
United States, South Carolina, Williamsburg County, 33.61993, -79.72771
United States, South Carolina, Williamsburg County, Kingstree, 33.66766, -79.83063 - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- 10 typewritten pages of the NAACP's Action for Freedom annual report for 1962, prepared by NAACP Field Secretary for South Carolina, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman. The report begins with a summary of the organization's activity in South Carolina, including the number of newly established of NAACP branches and youth councils, and the number of meetings attended, fundraising campaigns, miles traveled and letters received and mailed. The report details South Carolina civil rights activity in the areas of school desegregation, voter registration, employment, and their pertinent court cases. It also includes details on the organization of the State Conference Health Committee and the Emancipation Proclamation Centennial Commission, as well as hospital integration and police brutality events.
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:
- pne6212
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/612
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:612/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
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