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| Creator: | Smith, Maxine Atkins |
| Title: | NAACP Report of Executive Secretary, Nov. 8th thru Dec. 5th, 1961 |
| Date: | 1961 Dec. 6 |
| Description: | Report from the executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for November 8 through December 5, 1961. The report details local civil rights work, including branch membership, suspension of demonstrations and boycotts as a result of a favorable integration plan; the annual Christmas card and seal drive; efforts to desegregate seating at wrestling matches; action for equal job opportunities; protests and complaints filed; steps towards desegregating county schools; and notes on committee meetings. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Reports |
| Subjects: | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Memphis Branch | Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis | Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis | African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis | Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations | Race relations | Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis | Boycotts--Tennessee--Memphis | Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis | Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis | Social integration--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Education--Tennessee--Memphis | Discrimination in employment--Tennessee--Memphis | Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis | School integration--Tennessee--Memphis | Shelby County (Tenn.) | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Collection: | Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection |
| Institution: | Memphis Public Library's Memphis and Shelby County Room |
| Contributors: | Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room | Volunteer Voices (Project) |
| Online Publisher: | Knoxville, Tenn. : University of Tennessee, Knoxville in association with Memphis Public Library | 2006-12-20 |
| Original Material: | Maxine A. Smith NAACP Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Memphis Public Library, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Rights and Usage: | For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001624 |
