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Collection
Black trailblazers, leaders, activists, and intellectuals in Cleveland

Description:
Black Trailblazers, Leaders, Activists, and Intellectuals in Cleveland contains approximately 2000 images of 500 individuals selected from the photographs in the Cleveland Press Collection. The photographs in the collection generally date from the 1920s on, with most of them from 1960 to 1982 and are arranged alphabetically by the individual's last name. To be included in the collection, an individual had to be either born or raised in the greater Cleveland area or have lived a significant part of his/her life in the region.
Date of Original:
1912/1990
Contributing Institution:
Michael Schwartz Library

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Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton papers

Description:
Grace Towns Hamilton (1907-1992) was a civic leader and Georgia General Assembly member. She is known as the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly. She represented the Vine City area of Atlanta in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965 to 1984.
Date of Original:
1910/1984
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Collection
Madam C.J. Walker

Description:
Records of Indianapolis-based African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
Date of Original:
1910/1998
Contributing Institution:
Indiana Historical Society

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Collection
Neighborhood union collection

Description:
The records of the Neighborhood Union Collection include correspondence, speeches, financial reports, minutes, committee reports, news clippings, programs, photographs, scrapbooks and additional memorabilia preserving a rich legacy and history of one of the earliest private social welfare organizations founded by African American in Atlanta.
Date of Original:
1903/1936
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Collection
John H. Wheeler collection

Description:
Items related to John H. Wheeler, who was heavily involved in politics and education through various positions within the federal government and on various boards of trustees for institutions like Morehouse College, Atlanta University, Lincoln Hospital, and the National Scholarship Service for Negro Students.
Date of Original:
1895/1973
Contributing Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Collection
African American lives

Description:
This digital collection consists of materials related to African American lives, emphasizing matters of education, politics, and labor.
Date of Original:
1882/2003
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
Sensitive Content:
Material contained in The University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections may negatively depict race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnicities, and class. The University of Alabama Libraries does not endorse the views expressed in these materials. We present our collections as they were originally created to promote scholarly research and analysis.