- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1971 Mar. 17, (Charleston, S.C.), William Saunders, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., (Hollis, Long Island, N.Y.)
- Creator:
- Saunders, William J., 1935-
- Date of Original:
- 1971-03-17
- Subject:
- Committee on Better Racial Assurance (Charleston, S.C.)
African American civic leaders--South Carolina--Charleston
Civic leaders--South Carolina--Charleston
Charities--South Carolina--Charleston
Associations, institutions, etc.--South Carolina--Charleston
African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--Societies, etc.
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--Charleston
African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston
Civil rights--South Carolina--Charleston
African American clergy--New York (State)--New York
Clergy--New York (State)--New York
Police charges--South Carolina
Criminal investigation--South Carolina
Saunders, William J., 1935- --Correspondence
DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974--Correspondence - People:
- Saunders, William J., 1935-
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974 - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Letter from William Saunders, Director of the Committee for Better Racial Assurance (COBRA) in Charleston, South Carolina, to Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. in Hollis, Long Island, New York promising to bring up DeLaine's case at an upcoming Board Meeting with the Governor's Advisory Commission on Human Relations. Saunders promises to do anything that is necessary to clear DeLaine's name and try to bring him back to South Carolina as a hero instead of a criminal. Saunders attaches summary of COBRA's activities, which is included separately in the collection.
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/716
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:716/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 14), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina.
- Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
