Russell B. Sugarmon Collection

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Title:Russell B. Sugarmon collection
Date:1950
Description:

Documents provided by Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Memphis civil rights lawyer and activist. The collection contains campaign materials, letters, articles, and pamphlets about Sugarmon, his work with the Democratic party, and his work as a lawyer, civil rights worker, and politician.

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Types:Image | Sound | Text | Collection
Subjects:Sugarmon, Russell B., 1929- | African Americans--Politics and government | Campaign paraphernalia--Tennessee--Memphis | Elections--Tennessee--Memphis | Employment portfolios--Tennessee--Memphis | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) | Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations--History--20th century | Race relations | Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis | Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis | Postal service--Employees | African American lawyers--Tennessee--Memphis | Lawyers--Tennessee--Memphis | Voter registration--Tennessee--Memphis | Oral history--Tennessee--Memphis | United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.1495343, -90.0489801
Institution:Rhodes College
Contributors:Crossroads to Freedom Digital Archive Project (Rhodes College)
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