Tucker, Charles E.
- Authoritative Name:
- Tucker, Charles E.
- Biography:
- Charles E. Tucker was a bishop in the African American Methodist Church and active in the organization of demonstrations and sit-ins throughout Louisville, Kentucky during the civil rights movement. In 1961, he endorsed a petition requesting executive clemency from President Kennedy for imprisoned civil rights activist and fellow Kentuckian, Carl Braden.
- Associated Subjects:
- Tucker, Charles E.
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph [Image of Southern Conference Educational Fund meeting minutes]
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1963-04-26
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph [Southern Conference Educational Fund meeting minutes]
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1963-04-26
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of a signed petition calling for an executive pardon for Carl Braden, Atlanta, Georgia, 1961
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1961
- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History