- Collection:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection
- Title:
- NAACP Report of Executive Secretary, Nov. 8th thru Dec. 5th, 1961
- Creator:
- Smith, Maxine Atkins
- Publisher:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date of Original:
- 1961-12-06
- Subject:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Memphis Branch
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations
Race relations
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis
Boycotts--Tennessee--Memphis
Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis
Social integration--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Education--Tennessee--Memphis
Discrimination in employment--Tennessee--Memphis
Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis
School integration--Tennessee--Memphis - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Report from the executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for November 8 through December 5, 1961. The report details local civil rights work, including branch membership, suspension of demonstrations and boycotts as a result of a favorable integration plan; the annual Christmas card and seal drive; efforts to desegregate seating at wrestling matches; action for equal job opportunities; protests and complaints filed; steps towards desegregating county schools; and notes on committee meetings.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.
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.lib.utk.edu/collections/islandora/object/volvoices%3A7038
- Rights Holder:
- For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room
- Rights:
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