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Aubrey Williams transcript of "The Failure of Gradualism"

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Collection number: ahc.MSS957f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a transcript of Aubrey Williams' speech, "The Failure of Gradualism" that that he presented in Atlanta, Georgia, before the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity. In the speech, Williams calls for a united stand against States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly called Dixiecrat, politicians and white supremacists and argues against a gradualist approach to desegregation.

Dates: 1949

Austin family papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1230
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Eugene and Dorethia Austin’s high school diplomas and graduation programs from Buford Colored High School, a newspaper clipping about Eugene Austin speaking at Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford, Georgia, and a plaque honoring his induction into the United States Supreme Court as an attorney and counselor.

Dates: 1949-1976, undated

Civil Rights Movement collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS748f
Scope and Content This collection contains fliers, pamphlets, mailouts, and statements from the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia. Subjects addressed in the documents include racial relations in the south, school segregation, African-American voting, civil rights demonstrations, and memorials to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some materials in this collection pre-date the recognized beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, in 1954. Of particular note is a handbill from Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to boycot...
Dates: 1934-1991, undated

Early Edgewood-Candler Park BiRacial History Project documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1180
Scope and Content

This collection contains research materials from the Early Edgewood-Candler Park BiRacial History Project. Materials document the history of African American residents in the Edgewood-Candler Park area, such as deeds, city directories, neighborhood histories, and maps. Of particular note are theses written by Georgia State University students and papers about the neighborhood written by the project's founder, Amy Meyer Burns, about the neighborhood.

Dates: 1880-2011, undated

George Mason Coleman scrapbooks

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1233
Scope and Contents This collection contains scrapbooks that document George Mason Coleman’s career as a journalist in Atlanta. The bulk of the material is newspaper clippings of his work at Atlanta Daily World including cartoons, poems, articles, and photographs about the Civil Rights Movement, the African American community in Atlanta, legal affairs, and race relations. In addition, there is a scrapbook of correspondence from corporations and individuals praising his work as...
Dates: 1947-2006, undated

Grace Towns Hamilton maps and photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS35
Scope and Content The collection contains images of Grace Towns Hamilton, her family, special events, and other public officials. The bulk of the collection features Hamilton posed with public officials including: Governor Jimmy Carter, U.S. Congressman Andrew Young, Georgia Governor George Busbee, Coretta Scott King, Atlanta University President Benjamin E. Mays, and U.S. Congressman Julian Bond. Also included are photographs of Atlanta homes of the 1960s; African-American Navy yard workers (1940s); the...
Dates: 1882-1984, undated

Grady Memorial Hospital Photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS102
Scope and Content

This photograph collection contains images of hospital physicians, nurses, staff, patients, as well as the buildings and grounds of the institution, including Grady Memorial Hospital, the Grady Memorial School of Nursing, and Hughes Spalding Pavilion. Among the images are photographs taken during special events, such as retirement ceremonies, graduations, Christmas parties, and receptions.

Dates: 1896-1979, bulk (1950-1970), undated; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970

John Wesley Dobbs letter to Roy D. McClain

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Collection number: ahc.MSS960f
Scope and Contents This collection contains a letter written by John Wesley Dobbs on Prince Hall Grand Lodge stationary to Rev. Roy D. McClain. In the letter, Dobbs contests McClain’s sermons that promote racial segregation and limiting African Americans' access to higher education. Dobbs uses the Bible to argue that Black's should have access to higher education not only because they are Americans, but because it would help improve the country's economy and progress. He also contends that integration is a...
Dates: 1956

Perry family correspondence

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Collection number: ahc.MSS174
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence between the Perry family and extended family members including the Carters and the Chisolms. Transcription is available for the letters dated between 1852 and 1869. The topics include the experiences of the Perry children in school in Monroe, Georgia, as well as plantation and farming life after the Civil War. Other topics include difficulties with freedmen after the Civil War, failing banks in Georgia, poor health, and development in Atlanta.

Dates: 1852-1901, undated

Utopian Literary Club documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1120
Scope and Content

This collection consists of historical sketches written about the club, biographies highlighting members, and a proclamation from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners honoring the club. There are also programs for events and special projects, yearbooks documenting past club members, meeting minutes, financial reports, and meeting agendas.

Dates: 1927-2003, undated

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Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 2
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Hughes Spalding Pavilion (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 2
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Alexander, Geraldine 1
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Benjamin, Dorothy 1
Bowen, Lola 1
Buford Colored High School (Buford, Ga.) 1
Burns, Amy Meyer 1
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 1
Candler Park Civic Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Carter, Laura E. 1
Carter, Mary A. 1
Coleman, George, 1922-2008 1
Collier, Thomas 1
Commission on Interracial Cooperation 1
Congress of Racial Equality 1
Davidson, John K. 1
Davis, Dallas 1
Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961 1
Dozier, Alberta 1
Dreher, Boland 1
Early Edgewood-Candler Park BiRacial History Project (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Emory University 1
Farmer, Wynette 1
Feeback, Annie Bess 1
Fernandez, Raymond 1
First Existentialist Church of Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Foshin, Arline 1
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 1
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia 1
Georgia State University 1
Georgia. General Assembly. Senate 1
Goddard Memorial Chapel (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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Gross, Anne 1
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Harris, Joe Frank 1
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Hartsfield, William Berry 1
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Hodge, Brenda 1
Ingram, Don 1
Jackson, Graham Washington, 1903-1983 1
Kester, Elizabeth Harris 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 1
Letton, H. H. 1
Macy's, Inc. 1
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 1
Madison, J.W., Mrs. 1
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 1
McClain, Roy D. 1
McPheeters, Anne L. 1
Melville, Perlie 1
Murphy, Minnie 1
Myers, Tammy 1
National Urban League 1
Oster, Ann 1
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Perry family 1
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Pressley, Gloria Jean 1
Reed, Ruth 1
Ruiz, Charlie 1
Shorter, Charlotte 1
Smith, George Gilman 1
Smyre, Calvin 1
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1
Spalding, Hughes 1
Speer, Ida Virginia 1
States' Rights Democratic Party 1
Szwast, Judy 1
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 1
Tanner, Joe 1
United States. Army. Signal Corps 1
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Utopian Literary Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Walker, Fred 1
Ward, Horace T. (Horace Taliaferro) 1
Watts, Okeema 1
Wiley, Priscilla 1
Williams, Aubrey Willis, 1890-1965 1
Woody, Candy 1
Woody, Grace 1
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