- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1961 Dec. 11, (New York, N.Y.), Roy Wilkins, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (Hollis, Long Island, N.Y.)
- Creator:
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
- Date of Original:
- 1961-12-11
- Subject:
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
African American civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
Civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
African American clergy--New York (State)--New York
Clergy--New York (State)--New York
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Civil rights workers--South Carolina--Clarendon County
African American farmers--South Carolina--Clarendon County
Trials--South Carolina
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981--Correspondence
DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence
Briggs, Harry, d. 1986--Trials, litigation, etc. - People:
- Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
Briggs, Harry, -1986
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
United States, South Carolina, Clarendon County, 33.66581, -80.2164 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Letter from Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in New York, New York in response to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. of Hollis, Long Island, New York, claiming no recollection of Harry Briggs' case. Wilkins notes that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. under Thurgood Marshall is a separate organization. Wilkins also reminds DeLaine of assistance NAACP provided to farmers in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Wilkins offers to meet with DeLaine to discuss Harry Briggs' case and to decide how best to assist him.
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/565
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:565/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 11), 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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