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"Southerners Will Like Integration"

One copy of the Saturday Evening Post dated February 19, 1955. Features article written by Sarah Patton Boyle entitled "Southerners Will Like Integration." Article written by a white woman in Charlottesville, Virginia reflecting on the beginning of...

GLC09640.337.03

Highlights of NAACP History 1909-1973

One pamphlet entitled, "Highlights of NAACP History 1909-1973" dated 1973. Item includes event details from 1909 to 1973 of NAACP's involvement in Supreme Court cases, establishment of publications, leaders, civil rights actions, prison reform and...

GLC09640.172

33 Years After Brown v. Board of Education

One pamphlet entitled, "33 Years After Brown v. Board of Education" printed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Item was printed in honor of the the Annual Civil Rights Institute. Contains a message from the Director-Counsel Julius L. Chamber...

GLC09640.178

Dynamite in Dixie

One booklet entitled, "Dynamite in Dixie," written by Jim Bishop dated March1956. Item focuses on stories related to school desegregation in the Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Provides a background on the formation of white supremacy; the process...

GLC09640.225

[Collection belonging to the Attica Brigade][Decimalized .01-.04]

Collection of 4 items belonging to the Attica Brigade dated approximately 1970-1974. Consists of posters, newsletters and flyers of various demonstrations. Printed by the Attica Brigade also known as the Revolutionary Student Brigade. Demonstrations...

GLC09893

"Jim Crow, He's Real Tired"

One article entitled, "Jim Crow, He's Real Tired," dated March 3, 1957 written by George Barrett. Article pertains to Martin Luther King Jr., leading the resistance in Montgomery, Alabama. Refers to the NAACP as "communistic," and covers the reaction...

GLC09640.221

The Urban Negro Worker in the United States, 1925-1936

One volume of a report entitled, "The Urban Negro Worker in the United States, 1925-1936," dated 1938. Report consists of statistics summarizing the analysis of African American workers in the United States by region. This first volume was prepared...

GLC09640.303

The Journal of Negro Education [Volume XXVI, No. 3 (Summer 1957)]

One issue of The Journal of Negro Education entitled, "The Negro Voter in the South" dated Summer 1957. Articles of this issue pertain to voting in the south for African Americans with a focus on disenfranchisement, the shift of the Democratic Party...

GLC09640.101

No Rights for Racists! Stop Shockley Now!

One printed flyer entitled, "No Rights for Racists! Stop Shockley Now" dated approximately 1970s. Item is related to a demonstration against William Shockley, who believed Black people were genetically inferior. Also questions the meaning of free...

GLC09893.01

Long Live the Spirit of Attica. Support the Brothers' Demands. Attica Means Fight Back!

One poster entitled, "Long Live the Spirit of Attica. Support the Brothers' Demands," dated approximately 1973-1974. Features an image of an Attican prison inmate, Elliott "L.D." Barkley and a printed statement by him.

GLC09893.04

The Bums are on the Run. Kick 'Em While They're Down

One supplemental newspaper printed by the Attica Brigade dated approximately 1974. The main item is an article entitled, "The Bums are on the Run. Kick 'Em While They're Down!" Related to various demonstrations demanding President Nixon's resignation...

GLC09893.02

[James Meredith blocked from entering the University of Mississippi]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated September 26, 1962. Image is of James Meredith attempting to pass through Mississippi state troopers and police officers who were blocking him from entering the University of Mississippi. Wire...

GLC09824.01

[James Meredith in Registrar's Office at the University of Mississippi]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated October 1, 1962. Image is of James Meredith answering questions for journalists in the Registrar's Office. Wire transfer information states that the photograph was taken after Meredith...

GLC09824.02

[James Meredith walking on University of Mississippi campus]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated October 11, 1962. Image is of James Meredith holding a bundle of laundry. Wire transfer description mentions that there were "no known cat calls or remarks from passing students," on the day of...

GLC09824.03

[James Meredith walking on University of Mississippi campus]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated January 7, 1963. Image is of James Meredith on campus steps surrounded by white students and reporters. Wire transfer information states that Meredith said that he would not continue attending...

GLC09824.04

The Atlantic Monthly [July 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated July 1902. Contains an essay on the perception of African Americans entitled "The Negro: Another View" by Andrew Sledd; and another on prejudice in the Philippines, "Race Prejudice in the Philippines" by James...

GLC09888.07

The Atlantic Monthly [September 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated September 1902. Contains an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois entitled, "Of the
Training of Black Men." Back and front covers are missing.

GLC09888.09

The Pittsburg Gazette

One edition of The Pittsburg Gazette dated April 26, 1895. Contains an article on page 2 regarding the lynching of five black men and women near Greenville, Alabama. Details an investigation that took place, discovering burned bodies and the arrest...

GLC09876

The Literary Digest [Vol. IX, No. 15 (August 11, 1894)]

One issue of The Literary Digest dated New York, August 11, 1894. Consists of articles related to current events, literature, science, religion, international affairs and other topics. An article entitled "An Anti-Lynching Crusade in America Begun"...

GLC09896

Resolutions of the National Negro Congress

One pamphlet entitled, "Resolutions of the National Negro Congress," dated February 1936. Copy of a speech given by A. Philip Randolph regarding the treatment of Black Americans, resolutions proposed pertain to housing, worker's rights, police...

GLC09640.282

The Annals [Volume 140, No. 229 (November 1928)]

One issue of The Annals dated November 1928. Volume is entitled, "The American Negro." Articles pertain to segregation, crime statistics, education, health, prejudice and discrimination towards black people in Latin American, South Africa, and West...

GLC09640.317

Survey Graphic [Volume 31, No. 11 (November 1942)]

One issue of Survey Graphic dated November 1942. This volume focuses on African Americans in the United States. Subjects include involvement in the military; a photo essay of African Americans in the South; democracy in Latin America, Africa, India...

GLC09640.328

The Road to Negro Liberation

One book entitled, "The Road to Negro Liberation" written by Harry Haywood dated 1934. Contains analysis of anti-lynching laws, the ineffectiveness of the NAACP, W.E.B. du Bois, Liberian movement, and leadership in the black community.

GLC09640.345

Dragged to Bus

One telephoto entitled, "Dragged to Bus," dated February 15, 1968 taken by UPI. Image depicts Georgia State troopers dragging protesters. Wire transfer information describes that two of 35 Black protesters were dragged towards a "prison farm bus." It...

GLC09740.001

Minority Report as to that portion of the proposed platform entitled 'Civil Rights' Presented on Behalf of: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and Virginia

One pamphlet entitled "Minority Report as to that portion of the proposed platform entitled 'Civil Rights' Presented on Behalf of: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and Virginia" dated 1960.

GLC09899.02