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Civil rights

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta's Unspoken Past oral history transcriptions

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS994
Scope and Contents of the Records

The collection is comprised of eleven interviews, transcript of each interview (edited and unedited), original audio recordings for each interview, and a CD access copy of each. The interviews with Billy Jones and Ginny Boyd are part of the Maria Helena Dolan collection (1999.142)

Dates: 1997, 2004-2005

National Memorial Association letter to Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS976f
Scope and Contents

This is a 1916 letter from Ferdinand D. Lee, president of the National Memorial Association written to Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy. In the letter, Lee introduces the newly formed Association and invites Daniels to a public meeting at John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church in Washington, D.C. where the organization would present its objective to establish a monument in honor of African American soldiers.

Dates: 1916

Southern Regional Council documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS373
Scope and Contents This collection consists of reports and newsletters published by the Southern Regional Council about African Americans living in the South. Report topics include: voter registration and politics, health care, school desegregation, the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968, and riots and civil disorder. The collection also contains episode transcripts from Will the Circle be Unbroken: A Personal History of the Civil Rights Movement in Five Southern...
Dates: 1944-1997, undated

Southern Voice photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS415
Scope and Contents This collection contains images used for stories published by Southern Voice newspaper. Images include businesses, individuals, organizations, demonstrations and events, and photographs related to political issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities. Of particular note are demonstrations associated with ACT UP and the Cobb Citizens Coalition, as well as images of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade and Atlanta Black Pride....
Dates: approximately 1968-2010, bulk dates approximately 1990-2010

Southern Voice records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1016
Scope and Content This collection contains editorial planning records and subject files for stories published by Southern Voice. These files include editorial planning meeting notes, story assignments, camera-ready art, and subject files on national and regional issues of crime, health, lifestyle, and politics concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender community. The camera-ready art consists of photographs and graphics used in conjunction with published...
Dates: 1982-2007 undated