Box LGL.04
Container
Contains 36 Results:
Racial Prejudice - U.S. - West Virginia, 1928-1931
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Documentation regarding the case of Anderson H Brown, et als. vs. The Board of Education of Charleston Independent School District
Dates:
1928-1931
Found in:
AFRO American Newspapers Archives
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AFRO Morgue Files
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General File
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R
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R - part 1
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Racial Prejudice
Racial Prejudice, 1917-1960s
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Material filed under the heading Racial Prejudice mainly covers instances of racial segregation, also known as Jim Crow. Stories describe the way segregation was enforced or imposed in specific instances and varying contexts, and the way it was resisted and fought against. Types of documents include legal documents, reports, letters, press releases, publications, draft articles, clippings, photographs, transcripts and writings. The majority of material in this group of folders dates from the...
Dates:
1917-1960s
Racial Prejudice - Buses, 1920s-1940s
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
See Legal folder for notes listing cases of people ejected from buses, arrested, or assaulted on buses between 1941-1945. Also includes articles about segregation on trains.
Dates:
1920s-1940s
Found in:
AFRO American Newspapers Archives
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AFRO Morgue Files
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General File
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R
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R - part 1
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Racial Prejudice
Racial Prejudice - Buses - Irene Morgan vs. Commonwealth of Virginia, 1944-1946
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes a memo to AFRO editorial from Thurgood Marshall and NAACP legal brief.
Dates:
1944-1946
Found in:
AFRO American Newspapers Archives
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AFRO Morgue Files
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General File
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R
/
R - part 1
/
Racial Prejudice
Riots, 1923-1977
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Riot files mostly contain reporting and documentation on riots related to race in the United States between the 1930’s-1970’s. Reporting is on specific events like the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, as well as general incidents that are state and city specific. Files mainly contain reporting in the form of clippings,writings and photographs depicting the aftermath of riots. Some reporting on incidents like prison and military base riots contains documentation in the form of legal...
Dates:
1923-1977