- Collection:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection
- Title:
- NAACP Report of Executive Secretary, May 2nd thru June 5th, 1962
- Creator:
- Smith, Maxine Atkins
- Publisher:
- Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection, Box 1, Folder 2, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date of Original:
- 1962-05-02/1962-06-05
- 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
Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis
Discrimination in restaurants--Tennessee--Memphis
Judges--Selection and appointment--Tennessee--Memphis
African American judges--Tennessee--Memphis
Legislators--United States
United States Commission on Civil Rights
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 May 2 through June 5, 1962. The report details local civil rights work, including protesting a judicial promotion; supporting an African American judicial appointment; corresponding with legislators; protesting police behavior and discrimination at a restaurant; and notes on membership and voter campaigns. It also includes recommendations about the upcoming national convention, awards to local leaders, upcoming hearings with the Commission on Civil Rights, and school desegregation cases.
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%3A6965
- 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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