- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1956 Oct. 15, (Summerton, S.C.), E.E. Richburg, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Creator:
- Richburg, E. E.
- Date of Original:
- 1956-10-15
- Subject:
- African Americans--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights movements--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Segregation in education--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Race discrimination--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Discrimination in employment--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Violence against--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Clarendon County (S.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
African American clergy--New York (State)--Buffalo
Clergy--New York (State)--Buffalo
DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence
Richburg, E. E.--Correspondence - People:
- Richburg, E. E.
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974 - Location:
- United States, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, 42.88645, -78.87837
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, Summerton, 33.60822, -80.3512 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Letter from E. E. Richburg of Summerton, South Carolina to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. of Buffalo, New York regarding an October 22, 1956 lawsuit to contest the constitutionality of South Carolina law to prohibit hiring members of the South Carolina branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Richburg notes that schools in Clarendon County, South Carolina, are still segregated and that tampering with the mail has ended. In a handwritten note, Richburg mentions that Reverend James W. Seals' home was destroyed by fire while he was away. A list of contributors to the Liberty Hill African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Summerton, South Carolina is included, as is the envelope.
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/783
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:783/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Digital image copyright 2008, The University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC 29208.
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 10), 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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