- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1955 Sept. 19, (Lake City, S.C.), Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., to Esso Standard Oil Company, (Columbia, S.C.)
- Creator:
- De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
- Date of Original:
- 1955-09-19
- Subject:
- Esso Standard Oil Company (Columbia, S.C.)
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--Lake City
Civil rights--South Carolina--Lake City
Civil rights movements--South Carolina--Lake City
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina--Lake City
African American civil rights workers--Violence against--South Carolina--Lake City
Violence--South Carolina--Lake City
Lake City (S.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
Race discrimination--South Carolina--Lake City
Service stations--South Carolina--Lake City
DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence - People:
- De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Florence County, 34.02439, -79.70282
United States, South Carolina, Florence County, Lake City, 33.871, -79.75535
United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Letter from Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., of Lake City, South Carolina, to Esso Standard Oil Company in Columbia, South Carolina, alleging that employees of the Lake City service station on Church Street use the station as "a base for terrorism." The letter documents links between the Esso Station and harassment of the DeLaine family. A hand drawn map of the station is on the reverse of the letter.
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. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/jad/id/140
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:140/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 9625 - (Folder 7), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina.
- Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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