- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1955 Oct. 7, (Lake City, S.C.), to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (Lake City, S.C.)
- Date of Original:
- 1955-10-07
- Subject:
- African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--Lake City
Civil rights--South Carolina--Lake City
African Americans--South Carolina--Lake City
Lake City (S.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
African Americans--Violence against--South Carolina--Lake City
Violence--South Carolina--Lake City
African American civil rights workers--South Carolina--Lake City
African American civil rights workers--Violence against--South Carolina--Lake City
Civil rights workers--South Carolina--Lake City
African American clergy--South Carolina--Lake City
Clergy--South Carolina--Lake City
Civil rights movements--South Carolina--Lake City
White supremacy movements--South Carolina--Lake City
African American postmasters--Violence against--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 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Letter addressed to "Rev. J. A. Delane. Collard [sic]." The letter warns Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. that several hundred individuals have had a meeting and have decided that if DeLaine does not leave Lake City, South Carolina, within ten days, they will move him with dynamite. The letter also mentions an African American postmaster who was sent to Lake City and was killed.
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/658
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:658/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 13439 - (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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