Gregory, Dick

Authoritative Name:

Gregory, Dick

Biography:

"Entertainer, Esquire Club, Chicago, opened night club, Apex, Robbins, Illinois, master ceremonies, Roberts Show Club, Chicago, 1959-60, night club appearances, Akron, Milwaukee, Chicago, 1960, San Francisco, Hollywood, numerous other cities, 1961-, comedy act, Playboy Club, Chicago, 1961; TV guest appearances Jack Paar show, others; record albums Dick Gregory: The Light Side-Dark Side; others; Author: The Back of the Bus, 1962, Nigger, 1964, What's Happening, 1965, The Shadow That Scares Me, Write Me In, No More Lies, 1971, Dick Gregory's Political Primer, 1971, Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat, Cookin' With Mother Nature, 1973, Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary, 1974, Up From Nigger, 1976, (with Mark Lane) Code Name Zorro: The Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr, 1977, Murder in Memphis, 1993, Callus on My Soul, 2002... Peace and Freedom Party presidential candidate, 1968. Served with Army of the United States, 1953-55."--Who's who.

Associated Subjects:

Gregory, Dick

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

88 items in 14 collections (expand all)

Coalition for a March on Reidsville, newsletters and printed materials, 1979

Creator:: AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Coalition for a March on Reidsville
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000
Gregory, Dick
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Date of Original:: 1979
Collection:: AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Dick Gregory and other marchers during the 20th anniversary commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery March, probably in rural Dallas or Lowndes County, Alabama.

Creator:: Sikora, Frank
Date of Original:: 1985-03
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Dick Gregory and other marchers during the 20th anniversary reenactment of the Selma to Montgomery March, probably in rural Dallas or Lowndes County, Alabama.

Creator:: Sikora, Frank
Date of Original:: 1985-03
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Dick Gregory during the 20th anniversary reenactment of the Selma to Montgomery March, probably in rural Dallas or Lowndes County, Alabama.

Creator:: Sikora, Frank
Date of Original:: 1985-03
Collection:: Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

First Civil Rights "Brotherhood March," in Forsyth County, Georgia, June 17, 1987. In this photo, Dick Gregory (left), Dean Carter (center), and Hosea Williams raise the victory sign in Cumming as they march towards the Forsyth County Courthouse.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1987-06-17
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

Creator:: Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

Creator:: Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Voter registration reports, 1963, March-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:: Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:: 1963
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE Southern Regional Office-- Reports from Madison, Miss., 1964, January-1965, November (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 8, Folder 7)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Mississippi Free Press - Newspaper, 1964 Feb. 8-Aug. 1 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 69)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1966 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reels 2-3, Segment 37)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Memo to the National Action Committee (NAC) from Alan Gartner, Fund Raising Department Report

Creator:: Gartner, Alan
Date of Original:: 1957/1972
Collection:: James T. McCain papers, 1957-1972
Contributing Institution:: University of South Carolina. Libraries
South Caroliniana Library

Dick Gregory speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966-06-25
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Dick Gregory speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966-06-25
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Dick Gregory speaking at a rally at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, during the "March Against Fear" begun by James Meredith.

Creator:: Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:: 1966-06-25
Collection:: Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History

LG062 Interviews: Johnny Jackson; Dick Gregory

Date of Original:: 1972-06-11
1972-06-17
1973-11
Collection:: Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
Contributing Institution:: Amistad Research Center

5 Schedule, CORE National Convention, 1964 July 2-5

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Milwaukee Chapter
Date of Original:: 1964-07-02
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

News film clip of a fair housing march in Milwaukee, likely September 2, 1967 (with sound and silent)

Creator:: WTMJ-TV
Date of Original:: 1967-09-02
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Oral History Interview with Adolph Arms, August 17, 2007

Creator:: Arms, Adolph Thomas
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council
Milwaukee Police
Date of Original:: 2007-08-17
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Golda Meir Library. Special Collections