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Georgia -- Race relations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Abbie M. Brooks diaries and church invitation

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS39f
Scope and Content This collection contains two diaries of Abigail M. Brooks, which date from 1865 and 1870 along with typed transcriptions of both. In addition, there is an invitation to attend church which dates from 1858. In the 1865 diary, Brooks describes life in rural Tennessee, near Nashville, where she teaches in a one room school house. Later in the year, Abigail moves to Edgefield, Tennessee, also near Nashville, and starts her own school. She describes life in Edgefield, trials with her students,...
Dates: 1858-1870
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Abbie M. Brooks diaries and church invitation

Atlanta City Council Proclamation for the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS943f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a proclamation signed by the Atlanta City Council on September 16, 2013 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the January 1, 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was signed by president of the Atlanta City Council President, Ceasar C. Mitchell (1968-), and fifteen other council members.

Dates: 16 September 2013
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta City Council Proclamation for the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

Charles Frederick Swint Sr. papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS968f
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence between Charles F. Swint and governors Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946), Herman Talmadge (1913-2002), and Lester Maddox (1915-2003) about Swint's contributions to their political campaigns; and Eugene Talmadge's appointment of Swint to the 1946 Georgia Democratic State Convention as a delegate. There is also a letter from Herman Talmadge to a constituent and brochures, flyers, and receipts pertaining to the Eugene Talmadge's monument; racial segregation;...
Dates: 1896-1970, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Charles Frederick Swint Sr. papers

Committee for Georgia

 Organization

Eliza and Waldo Jones family and genealogical papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1107
Scope and Content

Eliza Jones accumulated this collection to document the genealogy of her extended families as well that of her husband, Waldo Jones. Materials include correspondence that documents her daily life and views, financial records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and diaries. The collection also contains papers from her and Waldo Jones's extended family. Families represented include the Woolford, Grant, Slaton, Harris, Fitz-Randolph, Martin, Waldo, Winslow, Felder, and Jackson families.

Dates: 1789-1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1970
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Eliza and Waldo Jones family and genealogical papers

Harriet Johnson Brown papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS39
Scope and Content

These papers consist of correspondence, pamphlets, invitations, newspaper clippings, and other material pertaining to the interests of Harriet Johnson Brown.

Dates: 1876-1939
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Harriet Johnson Brown papers

H.O.P.E., INC. (Help Our Public Education) records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS427
Scope and Contents of the Records The H.O.P.E., Inc. records consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, and printed and published materials generated by the organization. The bulk of the collection are newspaper clippings which document the school closure crisis in Virginia, Arkansas, and Georgia. The clippings are drawn from Georgia newspapers including The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Constitution, Northside Neighbor, Augusta Courier, Marietta Daily Journal, and ...
Dates: 1954-1961, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / H.O.P.E., INC. (Help Our Public Education) records

John and Betty Sanford marriage papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS986f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains copies of newspaper articles about the marriage of John Ray Sanford and Betty Joe Byrom. Also included are copies of their wedding invitation and marriage certificate.

Dates: undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / John and Betty Sanford marriage papers

Ku Klux Klan collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1238
Scope and Contents This collection contains material generated by the national organization, as well as local chapters, primarily the Realm of Georgia, of the Ku Klux Klan. Included are periodicals such as Kourier Magazine and The Imperial Knight-Hawk; financial, business, and membership papers; flyers and notices about Klan activities; and publications about ideology. Rhetoric throughout the collection is racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic,...
Dates: 1916-1998, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Ku Klux Klan collection

Lester Maddox papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1267
Scope and Contents The collection contains records generated during Lester Maddox's time in office as governor and lieutenant governor of Georgia and his political campaigns in 1966 and 1974, subject files, booklets, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audio recordings. Campaign papers include letters of support, volunteer lists, agendas, district organization charts, and lists of contributors. Subject files include information on a 1963 grand jury investigation of the Atlanta Police Department in which Atlanta...
Dates: 1915-2003, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Lester Maddox papers

Roland M. Frye papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1222
Scope and Contents

This collection contians letters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, correspondence, and emphemera that document Roland Mushat Frye Sr's work integrating schools and universities in Atlanta, Georgia. The bulk of the collection focuses on his work with Help Our Public Education (HOPE) and the Southern Presbyterian Church.

Dates: 1954-2022, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Roland M. Frye papers

Vine City/Domed Stadium oral history recordings and transcripts

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS611
Scope and Content The collection consists of sixteen audio cassette tape recordings of interviews conducted by students from Booker T. Washington High School. Interviewees include residents of the Vine City neighborhood who would be affected by the Georgia Dome construction, Fulton County Commissioner Nancy Boxill, John T. Robinson II (the assistant to County Commissioner Michael Lomax), and Clarence Williams (the international representative from United Automobile Workers). The collection also includes a...
Dates: 1988-1989
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Vine City/Domed Stadium oral history recordings and transcripts

William Jonathan Northen papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS259f
Scope and Content

This collection includes telegrams, speeches, and research papers by William Jonathan Northen. Included are speeches on race relations in the South, the teaching profession, agriculture, religion, immigration, and other topics. Also included is a telegram from Booker T. Washington about a speaking engagement.

Dates: 1856-1907, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William Jonathan Northen papers