- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1950 Jan., (Summerton, S.C.), Joseph A. Delaine, Sr. and Parents' Committee [on Action], An Open Letter: A Summary of Incidents in the Summerton School Affair
- Creator:
- De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
- Date of Original:
- 1950-01
- Subject:
- Parents' Committee on Action (Clarendon County, S.C.)
African Americans--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Education--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Segregation in education--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Segregation--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African Americans--Segregation--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Race discrimination--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Clarendon County (S.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence
Georgia, Robert, 1897-1984--Correspondence
Ragin, Edward--Correspondence
Briggs, Harry, d. 1986--Trials, litigation, etc. - People:
- De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
Georgia, Robert, 1897-1984
Ragin, Edward
Benson, S. Isaiah
Briggs, Harry, -1986 - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, Summerton, 33.60822, -80.3512 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Open letter describing the events leading up to "the present persecution leveled against African American parents for taking a stand against injustice in Summerton, South Carolina." The letter details proceedings pursued by the Clarendon County Parents' Committee on Action, including the Harry Briggs, et al. petition, sent as a last resort on November 11, 1949. The letter also speaks of a "malicious lie ... that Negroes want to send their children to white schools."
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/293
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:293/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 9625 - (Folder 5), 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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