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Wright, Marion A. (Marion Allan), 1894-1983

Authoritative Name:

Wright, Marion A. (Marion Allan), 1894-1983

Biography:

Marion A. Wright was born on January 18, 1894 in Johnson, South Carolina. After teaching in public schools in North Carolina, Wright returned to South Carolina and earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina. Wright championed social justice and civil rights in the South and served multiple terms as both president and vice president of the Southern Regional Council. In 1961, he endorsed a petition requesting executive clemency from President Kennedy for imprisoned civil rights activist, Carl Braden. Later, in 1967, Wright founded North Carolinians Against Death the Penalty. He died on February 14, 1983 in Crossnore, North Carolina.

Associated Subjects:

Wright, Marion A. (Marion Allan), 1894-1983

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

7 items in 3 collections (expand all)

Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3)

Creator:: Bowie, Harry
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, September 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 7)

Creator:: Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 4)

Creator:: Kaplow, Alicia, 1945-
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Montgomery--Lucile Montgomery general correspondence, 1964-1966 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 31b)

Creator:: Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Starobin--SNCC 1963-1966 (Robert S. Starobin papers, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 428, Box 2, Folder 3)

Creator:: Starobin, Robert S.
Date of Original:: 1963/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Oral history interview with Marion Wright, March 8, 1978

Creator:: Wright, Marion A. (Marion Allan), 1894-1983
Date of Original:: 1978-03-08
Collection:: Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

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