Civil Rights Papers

Civil Rights Papers

 

The Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections’ digitization projects derive from physical documents housed within its archive. These materials are made broadly, publically, and freely available as part of the historical record and for educational purposes.

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  • Persons, Albert C. (Esco Publishers, 1965)
    The magazine itself is around 33 pages long and is in a rough condition with water damage on many pages. There are multiple articles throughout the magazine focusing on many issues. Firstly the article talks about the rise ...
  • Winston, Henry (New Outlook Publishers, 1967-02)
    This 31 page booklet is in excellent condition. In the booklet the author talks about the ongoing offensive against racism. He urges the preparations for the 1966 elections after the 1964 elections were concluded. The ...
  • Hedlund, Joan; Frost, Olivia (The Crisis Publishing Company, 1960-07)
    The book is in fairly good condition with few to no tears on the book itself. There are multiple chapters throughout the book talking about the recent foundation of the Students for Integration. Furthermore, there are ...
  • Fuller, Helen (The New Republic, Ca.1959)
    This 31 Page book talks about how school integration was performed across the south. The book details how southern states differ in how they react to forced integration. Specifically, the book talks about Georgia, Louisiana, ...
  • Greenstone, Al (Columbia Concerts, 1945)
    Stapled, large (4to), souvenir book with pictorial wraps featuring an exceptional B&W image of Robeson against a white background and white titles on a red banner at bottom. This copy has had the cover professionally ...
  • Moore, George H. (New York Historical Society, 1862)
    Beige, somewhat toned wraps with black titles. Covers have been retipped to pamphlet which was originally stitched (threads are gone.) Front wraps have a chip on lower spine edge, a bad scuff part of which is worn throgh ...
  • Hood, William R. (1951)
    Stapled, B&W, pictorial wraps with photograph of meeting and black and white titling. Some toning along edges but, otherwise only light wear. VG to VG+. This pamphlet is the transcript of the speech given by William R. ...
  • Bradford, George; Wright, R. R.; et al. (Atlanta University Publications, 1903)
    Original wrappers, 24pp. Through the Conference proceedings detailed in this booklet took place shortly before W.E.B DuBois became Professor of History and Economic at Atlanta University, it was his initiative in launching ...
  • Johnson, James Weldon (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1918)
    Originally, this address was published in the Proceedings of the National Council of Social Work in 1918.The NAACP published this separately in a series of pamphlets. WorldCat locates only one of these NAACP pamphlets which ...
  • Griffith, D. W. (Cummings Theatre, 1918)
    Single-fold (4 pp.) program for the showing of D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation at the Cummings Theatre in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1918. The program has an old, mostly flattened, horizontal fold through the middle ...
  • Colored Division, Republican State Headquarters of Tennessee (Republican State Headquarters of Tennessee, 1940)
    Single-fold (4 pp.) heavy-stock, newsprint pamphlet with general light wear and aging with some minor, flattened creasing on corners. Overall VG. This pamphlet produced by the Colored Division of the Tennessee Republican ...
  • Merriwether, W. G (self-published, 1950)
    This is a personal, self-published history of African-Americans by this Texas minister. It is a truly scarce book; WorldCat locates only one copy..
  • Driver, Edmund H. (Self-Published, 1938)
    Scarce booklet by white resident of Tuskegee, Alabama on the establishment of Tuskegee Institute. This booklet seems to have been reprinted by a firm in Birmingham (also in 1938) but this is the author's original, ...
  • Church of Christ (Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, 1930)
    Stapled, Pale Green wraps with black titles and frame. This booklet has very light wear but has a number stamped on the front, top right, a star, top left over a faded name. It has very light age toning overall the booklet ...
  • Winston, Henry (New Outlook Publishers, 32 Union Sq. E., New York, N.Y., 1967-02)
    Pamphlet promoting racial equality, written by Henry Winston and published in February 1967. This pamphlet contains the text of a report presented to a meeting of the National Committee, CPUSA, December 6, 1966.
  • NAACP (The Crisis Publishing Co., Inc. New York 18, N.Y., 1960-06)
    The Crisis is an official publication of the NAACP. This volume from June-July 1960, is vol. 67, No.6. With slight damage to the top of the front cover, and slight staining. With featured authors including; Joan Hedlund ...
  • Unknown author (1962)
    Post cards with photographic reproductions of famous African Americans from the 20th century. Includes: Marian Anderson Josephine Baker Harry Belafonte Maery Mcleod Bethune George Washington Carver Dorothy Jean Dandridge ...
  • Persons, Albert C. (Esco Publishers, Inc. - Birmingham, Alabama, 1965)
    Faint folding and crease lines along the middle of the front cover and across the back cover. This text features a collection of articles supposedly based on eye witness interviews of people after the Selma-Montgomery ...
  • Fuller, Helen (The New Republic, 1962)
    Faint foxing and staining along the edges and across "The New Republic" logo on the bottom right corner. This text, reprinted by The New Republic, features the relationship of African-American human rights in relation to ...
  • National Negro Congress (Washington DC: Washington Council, 1942)
    National Negro Congress. Defense training and jobs for Negroes: Our Wartime Responsibility and Opportunity. Washington DC: Washington Council, 1942. Rare book scan by the Valdosta State University Archives and Special ...

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