- Collection:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection
- Title:
- NAACP Report of Executive Secretary, September 6th thru October 3rd, 1961
- Creator:
- Smith, Maxine Atkins
- Publisher:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection, Box 1, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date of Original:
- 1961-09-06/1961-10-03
- 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
Sit-ins--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis
Protest marches--Tennessee--Memphis
Boycotts--Tennessee--Memphis
Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis
Social integration--Tennessee--Memphis
School integration--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Education--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:
- Report from the executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for September 6 through October 3, 1961. The report details local civil rights work, including weekly freedom marches, the sit-in movement, the freedom movement boycott, protests and complaints, letters of commendation, standing committee meetings, weekly neighborhood freedom meetings, segregation at a professional basketball game, the fall membership campaign, and public school desegregation.
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%3A7028
- 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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