- Collection:
- Modjeska Monteith Simkins Papers, 1909-1992
- Title:
- Modjeska Simkins Papers, General Papers, 1964-1966
- Creator:
- Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992
- Publisher:
- South Carolina Political Collections
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1966
- Subject:
- Employmnet discrimination
Democratic Party - People:
- Russell, Donald Stuart, 1906-1998
Bates, Lester L. (Lester Lee, Sr.), 1904-1988
Aptheker, Herbert, 1915-2003
Watson, Albert William, 1922-1994 - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
- Medium:
- manuscripts (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- This folder features many items pertaining to Simkins's political activity. She frequently helped those who felt their civil rights had been violated. For example, she wrote letters to the U.S. Department of Justice regarding unfair employment practices at both Ft. Jackson and the State Mental Hospital. Simkins herself ran for the city council and for the South Caraolina House of Representatives 1966. This folder also features letters pertaining to the controversy over her support of Herbert Aptheker, a Marxist historian. She befriended Aptheker while he was stationed at Ft. Jackson during World War II. Finally, the folder contains some letters to and from such well-known South Carolina political figures as Governor Donald Russell and Columbia Mayor Lester Bates. Although neither man was a staunch supporter of African American rights, both men counted on African American votes to win election.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu:80/cdm/ref/collection/mmsimkins/id/1221
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- For more information contact South Carolina Political Collections, USC, Columbia, SC 29208.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
-
