Russell B. Sugarmon collection
Documents related to judge and civil rights activist Russell B. Sugarmon.
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Date of Original
1950
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government
Campaign paraphernalia--Tennessee--Memphis
Elections--Tennessee--Memphis
Employment portfolios--Tennessee--Memphis
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis
Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis
Postal service--Employees
African American lawyers--Tennessee--Memphis
Lawyers--Tennessee--Memphis
Voter registration--Tennessee--Memphis
Oral history--Tennessee--Memphis
People
Sugarmon, Russell B., Jr.
Location
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
Type
Collection
Sound
Text
Description
Documents provided by Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Memphis civil rights lawyer and activist. The collection contains campaign materials, letters, articles, and pamphlets about Sugarmon, his work with the Democratic party, and his work as a lawyer, civil rights worker, and politician., 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.
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Contributing Institution
Rhodes College
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![Re: A Modest Proposal for the Annexation of the City of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee [To: President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Loyal American Citizens Everywhere]](https://crdl.usg.edu/thumbnails/tws/oid25/tws_oid25_34162.jpg)