Pearson, Levi

Authoritative Name:
Pearson, Levi
Biography:
"Levi Pearson, with the assistance of Reverend Joseph DeLaine, filed a lawsuit against the Clarendon County School District to protest the inequitable treatment of black children. (13) As a result of his lawsuit, Levi Pearson also suffered from acts of domestic terror, such as the time gun shots were fired into his home, as well as economic consequences: local banks refused to provide him with credit to purchase farming materials and area farmers refused to lend him equipment. (14) Although his case was ultimately dismissed on a technicality, Levi Pearson's courage to stand up for equalized treatment and funding for black students served as the catalyst for further attempts to desegregate South Carolina schools, as he continued to fight against segregation practices and became President of Clarendon County Chapter of the NAACP. (15) When Levi Pearson's litigation efforts to obtain equalized treatment and funding for black students were stymied, Harry and Eliza Briggs, a service station attendant and a maid, continued to fight for not only equalized treatment of all children but desegregated schools as well."--108th CONGRESS, 1st Session, H. R. 3287, AN ACT To award congressional gold medals posthumously on behalf of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine...
Associated Subjects:
Pearson, Levi
Pearson, Levi--Trials, litigation, etc.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Essay, n.d., Parents' Committee on Action

Date of Original:
1918/2000
Collection:
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Essay, n.d., Prelude to Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine's Opposition, Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr.

Creator:
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
Date of Original:
1918/2000
Collection:
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter, 1947 Dec. 15, (Columbia, S.C.), Harold R. Boulware, to Joseph A. De Laine, Sr., (Summerton, S.C.)

Creator:
Boulware, Harold R.
Date of Original:
1947-12-15
Collection:
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter, 1947 Dec. 15, (Columbia, S.C.), Harold R. Boulware, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (Summerton, S.C.)

Creator:
Boulware, Harold R., 1913-1983
Date of Original:
1947-12-15
Collection:
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter, 1947 Dec. 16, (Manning, S.C.), Levi Pearson

Creator:
Pearson, Levi
Date of Original:
1947-12-16
Collection:
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter, 1948 Apr. 9, (Summerton, S.C.), Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., to [Harold R.] Boulware, [Columbia, S.C.]

Creator:
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
Date of Original:
1948-04-09
Collection:
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library
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