July 1965

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: A New Birth of Freedom, Report for 1964

One pamphlet entitled, "A New Birth of Freedom, Report for 1964," dated 1965. Report topics include: legislation passed in Congress; NAACP departmental actions; membership; legal cases of the year; desegregation in schools; labor department; voter rights; religion; annual convention; public relations; major civil rights events; and finances.

GLC09640.159

July 1966

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1965

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP Annual Report for 1965." Report covers the enactment of the Civil Right Act of 1964; Los Angeles riots; police brutality; YMCA segregation; highlights victims of racial violence; protests; NAACP departmental actions; membership; legal cases of the year; labor department; religion; annual convention; public relations; and finances.

GLC09640.162

5 July 1966

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: 57th Annual Convention Resolutions

One pamphlet entitled, "57th Annual Convention Resolutions," dated 1966. Resolutions concerned with civil rights, economic advancement, education, housing, legislation, health, labor, religion, foreign affairs, apartheid, discrimination in unions, capital punishment, and miscellaneous affairs.

GLC09640.163

14 May 1957

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

Typed letter signed

Title: to Robert D. Moran

A typed letter from Senator John F. Kennedy to Robert D. Moran dated May 14, 1957. Kennedy is writing to Moran in response to a letter concerning the minimum voting age. Kennedy believes that the matter of voting age should continue to be determined by the individual states. He writes that he has met many people below the age of 21 who would be as well qualified to vote as they would be in a few years. Kennedy thanks Moran for writing and assures him that his views on legislative questions are always welcome. Moran is the president of the Young Republican Club of Springfield, Massachusetts.

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June 1968

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1967

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1967." Item contains summary of organization's efforts towards civil rights: listing accomplishments of different state chapters, voter registration and political action, annual convention, finances, voter registration sites, and a photo essay of the Youth Council.

GLC09640.164

June 1969

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1968.

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP Annual Report for 1968." Item contains summary of organization's efforts which include legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, pupil incentive program, finances, and the annual convention.

GLC09640.165.01

June 1969

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1968

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1968." Item contains summary of organization's efforts which include legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, pupil incentive program, finances, and the annual convention.

GLC09640.165.02

June 1970

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1969

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1969," dated 1970. Item contains summary of organization's efforts: legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, rezoning based on a racial bias, finances, and the annual convention.

GLC09640.166.01

June 1970

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1969

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1969," dated 1970. Item contains summary of organization's efforts: legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, rezoning based on a racial bias, finances, and the annual convention.

GLC09640.166.02

April 1969

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: We've just started...

One pamphlet entitled, "We've just started..." dated April 1969. Item is a small pamphlet that printed images of Roy Wilkins's hands with blocks of text. Text could possibly be drawn from a speech regarding racial segregation and the work yet to be accomplished attaining civil rights.

GLC09640.167.01

April 1969

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: We've just started...

One pamphlet entitled, "We've just started..." dated April 1969. Item is a small pamphlet that printed images of Roy Wilkins's hands with blocks of text. Text could possibly be drawn from a speech regarding racial segregation and the work yet to be accomplished attaining civil rights.

GLC09640.167.02

October 1971

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Annual Report for 1970

One pamphlet entitled "NAACP Annual Report for 1970," dated October 1971. Item summarizes organization's efforts for voting rights, 1970 elections, 1970 census participation, housing, the National Afro-American Builders Project, textbooks, political action, discriminatory suburban land-use practices and finances.

GLC09640.168

1976

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: The Little Black Book of 1976

One pamphlet entitled, "The Little Black Book of 1976," dated 1976. Articles highlight the history of the National Urban League, historical landmarks, monthly calendars related to activists and historical figures in African American history, achievements in journalism, medicine, publishing and other fields.

GLC09640.175

1976

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: NAACP Soul of 1976, 67th Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – June 28-July 2, 1976

One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Soul of 1976, 67th Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – June 28-July 2, 1976," dated 1976. Outlines the day's events and sessions at the 67th NAACP annual convention including youth workshops, exhibition lists, and prayer services.

GLC09640.176

June 1978

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: Annual Report of 1978

One pamphlet entitled, "Annual Report of 1978," dated June 1978. Posts organization highlights: notices of employment and retirement, affirmative action, school desegregation, the ACT-SO program, annual convention, television codes, and finances.

GLC09640.177

1975

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: Who Will Lead the NAACP?

One pamphlet entitled, "Who Will Lead the NAACP?" dated 1975. Includes a statement by Nathaniel S. Colley Sr., a candidate for Chairman of the National Board of Directors of the NAACP. Essays within the publication pertain to housing, black nationalism, a legal case in California ending school desegregation, and advocating for Colley's qualifications for the position of Chairman.

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1944

CIO Political Action Committee

Pamphlet

Title: 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 Fair Employment Practice. The executive order requires: equal pay for African Americans and Latinos in agricultural work; funding for African-American owned businesses; livable housing, and healthcare. CIO requests abolishing the poll tax, passing anti-lynching laws, more equal opportunities and wages; educational reform, and political equality.

GLC09640.028.01

1944

CIO Political Action Committee

Pamphlet

Title: 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 Fair Employment Practice. The executive order requires: equal pay for African Americans and Latinos in agricultural work; funding for African American owned businesses; livable housing, and healthcare. CIO requests abolishing the poll tax, passing anti-lynching laws, more equal opportunities and wages; educational reform, and political equality.

GLC09640.028.02

February 24, 1941

Columbia University Press

Pamphlet

Title: 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 were Mark Ethridge, journalist and general manager of Louisville newspapers, John Temple Graves II, columnist and Erskine Caldwell, novelist, discussing the differences between the South, West, and North parts of the United States. Hosted by Birmingham-Southern College and the American Assocation of University Women.

GLC09640.045

August 1945

Committee for Georgia

Pamphlet

Title: Your Part in Georgia's Politics.

One pamphlet entitled, "Your Part in Georgia's Politics" printed by Committee for Georgia dated August 1945. A resource for statewide elections in Georgia. Illustrates if the Supreme Court is upholding the constitutional right of African-Americans to vote in all party primaries. Details salaries and term limits of representatives and senators. Also lists voting results by county for the 1942 elections.

GLC09640.047

1944

Committee of Editors and Writers of the South

Pamphlet

Title: Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States.

One pamphlet entitled, "Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States, A Report," by the Committee of Editors and Writers of the South in 1944. Gives voting information for thirteen southern states such as poll times, compensation, voting requirements, absentee voting, voter turnout from previous elections, and expected African American voter turnout. Includes illustrations.

GLC09640.048

January 1942

Buck, Pearl S., 1892-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Pearl S. Buck on Democracy.

One pamphlet entitled, "Pearl S. Buck on Democracy," dated January 1942. Foreward written by Eleanor Roosevelt regarding segregation and Buck's writing on the matter. Essay by Buck is related to racial prejudice against African Americans in labor, rent, and other basic needs in the United States. Printed by Common Council for American Unity.

GLC09640.049.01

January 1942

Buck, Pearl S., 1892-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Pearl S. Buck on Democracy.

One pamphlet entitled, "Pearl S. Buck on Democracy," dated January 1942. Foreward written by Eleanor Roosevelt regarding segregation and Buck's writing on the matter. Essay by Buck is related to racial prejudice against African Americans in labor, rent, and other basic needs in the United States. Printed by Common Council for American Unity.

GLC09640.049.02

January 1947

Journal of Negro History

Pamphlet

Title: Journal of Negro History [Vol. XXXII, No.1 (January 1947)]

One edition of "The Journal of Negro History" edited by Carter G. Woodson dated January 1947. Includes articles pertaining to the annual meeting of the "Association for the Study of Negro Life and History," African American deaths in the Civil War, African Americans in the election of 1922, self-government in British Nigeria, admission of African Americans into the Society of Friends and book reviews.

GLC09640.105

1957

Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981

Pamphlet

Title: The Future of the Negro Vote in the United States, Summer 1957.

One pamphlet entitled "The Future of the Negro Voter in the United States" by Roy Wilkins dated 1957. Wilkins argues that in order to gain voting rights it must come from the efforts of African Americans and discusses the difference between Northern and Southern voters.

GLC09640.104.01