- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Speech, 1956 Mar. 28, (Schenectady, N.Y.), The Stupidity of Humanity in the United States, Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr.
- Creator:
- De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
- Date of Original:
- 1956-03-28
- Subject:
- African American clergy--New York (State)--Schenectady
Clergy--New York (State)--Schenectady
Race discrimination--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Clarendon County (S.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
African Americans--Segregation--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Segregation in education--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Segregation--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights workers--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights movements--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Trials--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Prejudices--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Violence against--South Carolina--Clarendon County
White Citizens councils--South Carolina--Clarendon County
White supremacy movements--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Briggs, Harry, d. 1986--Trials, litigation, etc. - People:
- De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
Briggs, Harry, -1986 - Location:
- United States, New York, Schenectady County, 42.81812, -74.05857
United States, New York, Schenectady County, Schenectady, 42.81424, -73.93957 - Medium:
- speeches
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Speech made by Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., in Schenectady, New York, outlining the history of racial prejudice against African Americans, local efforts to right this wrong, such as the Clarendon County, South Caroina case, also known as Briggs v. Elliott, and the rise of terror groups, such as the White Citizens Council and the Ku Klux Klan to prevent desegregation.
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. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/jad/id/512
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:512/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 20), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina.
- Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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