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Horace T. Ward papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1264
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This collection contains the professional and personal papers of the Honorable Horace Taliaferro Ward. Records include articles and newspaper clippings, awards, court case documents, and event programs. Also included are speeches and publications from organizations of which Ward was a member such as the National Bar Association. Additionally, there is correspondence with Ward's mother, Minnie Harrison, and records from Ward's wife, Ruth LeFlore Ward. Of particular interest is correspondence...
Dates:
1939-2016, undated
John Wesley Dobbs letter to Roy D. McClain
Collection
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
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