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| Creator: | Smith, Maxine Atkins |
| Title: | Press release from the Memphis Branch of the NAACP, Dec. 17, 1961 |
| Date: | 1961 Dec. 17 |
| Description: | Press release from Maxine A. Smith, executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, issued December 17, 1961. The press release outlines progress made toward African American civil rights in Memphis during 1961, including voting, education, police brutality, housing, administration of justice, employment, and public facilities. 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: | Press releases |
| 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 | Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Segregation--Tennessee--Memphis | Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis | Social integration--Tennessee--Memphis | Voting--Tennessee--Memphis | African Americans--Education--Tennessee--Memphis | Police brutality--Tennessee--Memphis | Housing--Tennessee--Memphis | Justice, Administration of--Tennessee--Memphis | Discrimination in public accommodations--Tennessee--Memphis | Memphis (Tenn.) | 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=200700000001625 |
