- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Black Leaders Support Jordan Attack on Carter", July 27, 1977
- Date of Original:
- 1977-07-27
- Subject:
- African American civic leaders
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government
Civil rights movements
Presidents - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Newspaper article discussing Black leaders rallying in support of Vernon Jordan, who criticized the Carter administration's record on civil rights and social programs. Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the NAACP, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson also echoed Jordan's criticisms. Carter defended his record, but there were indications that a rift was developing between the White House and Black leaders.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1864
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
