- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Report of Field Secretary, April 4 - May 5, 1962, South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP
- Creator:
- Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
- Date of Original:
- 1962-05-05
- Subject:
- Corporation reports--South Carolina
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. South Carolina Conference
Civil rights workers--South Carolina
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina
Race relations
South Carolina--Race relations
Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina--Charleston
Discrimination in employment--South Carolina--Charleston
Discrimination in medical care--South Carolina--Orangeburg
Voter registration--South Carolina--Aiken
Membership campaigns--South Carolina
Fund raising--South Carolina
Police brutality--South Carolina--Summerton
Police brutality--South Carolina--Aiken County
Police brutality--South Carolina--Orangeburg County
Discrimination in law enforcement--South Carolina--Orangeburg
African Americans--Violence against--South Carolina
Segregation in education--South Carolina - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Aiken County, Aiken, 33.56042, -81.71955
United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, Summerton, 33.60822, -80.3512
United States, South Carolina, Dorchester County, 33.07949, -80.40556
United States, South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca, 34.68566, -82.9532
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, 33.43899, -80.8003
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Orangeburg, 33.49182, -80.85565
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, 34.0218, -80.90304
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481
United States, South Carolina, York County, 34.97475, -81.18442
United States, South Carolina, York County, Rock Hill, 34.92487, -81.02508 - Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Eight page report prepared by Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, field secretary of the South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP, dated April 4- May 5, 1962. The report begins with a summary of travel and correspondence; this is followed by an annotated schedule itemizing work and meetings conducted on behalf of the organization throughout the time period of the report. Activities mentioned in the schedule include demonstrations and negotiations for fair employment in Charleston, negotiations to desegregate Orangeburg Regional Hospital, meetings to conduct voter registration work in Aiken, and numerous membership and fundraising efforts. The report ends with a series of statewide updates on civil rights issues that include police brutality, police harassment, discrimination in law enforcement, segregation in public accommodations, and discrimination in employment.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Local Identifier:
- pne6205
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/422
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:422/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: Newman, Top., NAACP, Report, 1962, Jan. 31 - Aug. 19, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
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Report of Field Secretary, April 4 - May 5, 1962, South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP
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