- Collection:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection
- Title:
- Press release from the Memphis Branch of the NAACP, Dec. 17, 1961
- Creator:
- Smith, Maxine Atkins
- Publisher:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date of Original:
- 1961-12-17
- 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
Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis
Social integration--Tennessee--Memphis
Voting--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Education--Tennessee--Memphis
Police brutality--Tennessee--Memphis
Housing--Tennessee--Memphis
Justice, Administration of--Tennessee--Memphis
Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Press release from Maxine A. Smith, executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, issued December 17, 1961. The press release outlines progress made toward African American civil rights in Memphis during 1961, including voting, education, police brutality, housing, administration of justice, employment, and public facilities.
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%3A7034
- 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: