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Recognizing the Problem

One editorial dated April 23 announced by Donald J. Trageser, Vice President of CBS Radio and General Manager at WEEI radio entitled "Recognizing the Problem." The broadcast covers the radio's Advisory Committee's findings on racial inequality in...

GLC09641.34.03

A Look at the Record

One editorial dated April 22 announced by Donald J. Trageser, Vice President of CBS Radio and General Manager at WEEI radio entitled "A Look at the Record." The broadcast covers the the importance of the Civil Rights movement to have a voice...

GLC09641.34.04

to George F. Lowman

One letter dated Monroe, Wisconsin, August 30, 1868 from T.P. McStearns to George F. Lowman of Eufaula, Alabama, describing the daily routine of feeding the livestock, a girl who has fallen in love with him, inquires if an acquiantance has married...

GLC09715

[Press photographs of protests, 1964-1965][Decimalized .01-.08]

Collection of photographs dated 1964-1965 taken by Associated Press and United Press International. Pertain to protests, which took place in Washington, D.C., Rochester, N.Y., and Selma, Alabama. The purpose of these protests ranged from civil rights...

GLC09716

[Collection of press photographs related to demonstrations] [Decimalized .01-.11]

Collection of press photographs taken by Associated Press and United Press International dated 1960-1970. Consists of wirephotos and telephotos depicting civil rights protests. Protests in this collection took place across the United States with a...

GLC09717

The Mail; or Claypoole's Daily Advertiser [No. 432, October 16, 1792]

One issue of a newspaper, The Mail; or Claypoole's Daily Advertiser dated October 16, 1792. Contains advertisements for linens, willow hats, wax paintings, copper, glassware as well as letters. Featured on page 3 is correspondence between Thomas...

GLC09730

[Press photographs of the Little Rock school integration process, 1957-1958] [Decimalized .01-.07]

Collection of press photographs related to the Little Rock school integration process dated 1957-1958. Consists of seven wirephotos and telephotos taken by Associated Press, United Press International. Begins with photos from early September 1957...

GLC09731

[Group of press photographs of the 1964 Harlem riots and other New York actions] [Decimalized .01- .35]

Collection of press photographs related to riots against racial violence in New York dated 1943-1964. Consists of 35
wirephotos and telephotos. Riots depicted in this collection are with a focus on violence Black people by white officers. This...

GLC09733

[Group of press photos of the 1967 Detroit riots][Decimalized .01-.43]

Collection of forty-three press photographs dated 1967-1971. Images were taken by United Press International related to the Detroit Riots. Display scenes of violence, residents of Detroit amidst rubble, police activity, and other types of...

GLC09735

Washington

One telephoto entitled "Washington," taken by United Press International dated March 2, 1965. Image is of Martin Luther King Jr and James Nabrit Jr., president of Howard University. Wire transfer informoation states that King and Narbit posed for the...

GLC09738

[Collection of press photographs related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 1968][Decimalized .01-.82]

Collection of press photographs dated 1968. Images were printed by Associated Press and United Press International. Majority of images are related to riots that took place following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr in April 1968. One image...

GLC09740

[Press photographs related to confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, 1962-1991] [Decimalized .01-.13]

Collection of press photographs related to Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas dated 1962-1991. Consists of 13 wirephotos, telephotos, laserphotos related to the nomination and confirmation hearings for each justice...

GLC09741

[Correspondence belonging to American Red Cross, 1942-1943] [Decimalized .01-.02]

Correspondence belonging to the American Red Cross dated 1942-1943. Consists of two documents pertaining to a new policy issued where they would be accept blood from Black donors and response to the new decision.

GLC09745

[Associated Press Photograph of Two Men Arrested After New York Race Riot]

Photograph from Associated Press showing New York police leading two African American men to the police station. One of them men is injured. Caption explains that the men were captured by police after a night of street fights between the police and...

GLC0733.01

[Circular letter from McCarthy for President campaign]

One undated circular letter of the McCarthy for President campaign. Item lists his stances on human rights, jobs, education, housing and civil rights. Includes a quote from Martin Luther King Jr., from a CDC meeting on March 16, 1968.

GLC09641.15.01

[RPM: Martin Luther King Jr., March 16, 1968 Speaks to the California Democratic Council]

One 33 1/3 RPM or flexi-disk recording of Martin Luther King Jr., speaking at the California Democratic Council meeting on March 16, 1968. This recording was pressed by the McCarthy for President campaign.

GLC09641.15.02

[Account of a Ku Klux Klan meeting in North Carolina, November 1965]

One unaddressed and undated letter by Frances Marks related to attending a Ku Klux Klan meeting in North Carolina in November 1965. Letter mentions arriving to a meeting that was held for "white Methodists"only. One African-American was brought to a...

GLC09703

The 1966 Elections : A Political Pathwork

One pamphlet written by Lucy S. Dawidowicz entitled, "The 1966 Elections : A Political Pathwork," published by the American Jewish Committee dated 1967. Offers an analysis of the 1966 Midterm Elections which gave Republicans a substantial victory...

GLC09640.005

Both Sides of the Color Line

One pamphlet entitled "Both Sides of the Color Line," by Elsie Smith Parker dated 1943, reporting on the relationship between race and property value. Pagination notes in orange marked throughout the essay. Originally printed in The Appraisal Journal...

GLC09640.010

House Un-American Activities Committee: Bulwark of Segregation

One pamphlet written in 1963 by Anne Braden entitled, "House Un-American Activities Committee: Bulwark of Segregation." Braden analyzes the impact of the House Un-American Activities Committee targeting African-Americans as communists. They...

GLC09640.014

The Racial Aspects of Urban Planning, an Urban League Critique of the Chicago Comprehensive Plan.

One pamphlet entitled, "The Racial Aspects of Urban Planning, an Urban League Critique of the Chicago Comprehensive Plan," published by the Chicago Urban League dated 1968. Discusses racism within major cities, effects on lower-income African...

GLC09640.023

The Negro in 1944

One pamphlet entitled, "The Negro in 1944," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. The publication is concerned with racial discrimination within the workforce. Details fair wages under Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order for...

GLC09640.028.01

The Negro in 1944

One pamphlet entitled, "The Negro in 1944," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. The publication is concerned with racial discrimination within the workforce. Details fair wages under Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order for...

GLC09640.028.02

Town Meeting: Are We a United People?

One pamphlet entitled, "Town Meeting: Are We a United People?" published by Columbia University Press dated 1941. An episode transcription of the program, "America's Town Meeting of the Air," which aired on NBC. Guests featured during the discussion...

GLC09640.045

Commentary [Vol. 48, No.3 (September 1969)]

Volume 48, No. 3 issue of "Commentary" dated September 1969. Features article, "The Fantasy of Black Nationalism" by Theodore Draper. Details the history of black nationalism from slavery to the Black Panther movement.

GLC09640.046