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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.

Metadata URL
http://dlynx.rhodes.edu:8080/jspui/handle/10267/34159

Rights Holder
Crossroads to Freedom Digital Archive is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Use of the site's content is subject to the conditions and terms of use on our Legal Notices page.

Contributing Institution
Rhodes College

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Location United States, Tennessee

1. Letter from R. B. Sugarmon, Jr., Chairman Tennessee Voters' Council to Fellow Tennesseans

Date of Original:: 1966-01-10
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

2. Special Report: Political Action, October 14-16, 1964

Date of Original:: 1964-10-14
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

3. Letter from E.V. Braswell to A. W. Willis Tennessee Voters' Council

Date of Original:: 1964-09-29
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

4. Resolution to the Honorable Frank G. Clement, Governor of the State of Tennessee, from the Tennessee Voters Council

Date of Original:: 1964-09-12
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

5. Immediate Press Release Regarding the Firing of Fred Davis and Rufus Jones from the State Department of Revenue

Date of Original:: 1964-09-01
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

6. Letter from J. M. Moseley to Shelby County Democratic Club

Date of Original:: 1964-08-16
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

7. Letter from C. B. Robinson , President, Tenneesee Voters Council to A. W. Willis, Secretary, Tennessee Voters Council

Date of Original:: 1964-07-02
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

8. Letter from the Tennessee Voters' Council to the Citizens of Middle Tennessee

Date of Original:: 1964-07-01
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

9. Letter from H. T. Lockard, President, Tennessee Federation of Democratic Leagues, Inc. to A. W. Willis, Jr., Esq.

Date of Original:: 1964-06-15
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

10. Campaign Brochure: We Need Negro Representation in State Government, Sugarmon and A.W. Willis

Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

11. Statement from the Tennessee Voters' Council

Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College

12. Tennessee Voters' Council, List of Officers

Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Russell B. Sugarmon Collection
Contributing Institution:: Rhodes College