September 1959

American Library Association

Newsletter

Title: Intellectual Freedom, Vol. 8, No. 3

One newsletter dated September 1959. Edited by Donald E. Strout from the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association. Mentions censorship and other racial insensitivities. Topics printed include an article regarding a librarian from Alabama, Emily Reed receiving criticism from Senator Eddins of the Segregationist Screening Committee for including Martin Luther King Jr.'s account "Stride Towards Freedom" in the library's collection; the various reasons behind the banning of "Lady Chatterly's Lover" due to ideas of self expression, obsenity, pornography and limiting it's…

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March 1961

American Library Association

Newsletter

Title: Intellectual Freedom, Vol. 10, No. 1

One newsletter dated March 1961. Edited by Everett T. Moore from the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association. Mentions censorship and other racial insensitivities. Issues in this volume of the newsletter includes ALA's position regarding civil rights, a Supreme Court decision to ban the film "Don Juan," integration at the William R. McKenney Free Library in Petersburg, Virginia, an order by President John F. Kennedy to end mail confiscation among other topics.

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June 1961

American Library Association

Newsletter

Title: Intellectual Freedom, Vol. 10, No. 2

One newsletter dated June 1961, edited by Everett T. Moore as part of the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association. Mentions censorship and other racial insensitivities. Issues in this volume of the newsletter includes a "Study-In" which took place in Jackson, Mississippi, censorship of Plato's writing believing it promoted free love, adoption of "Policies and Procedures for Selection of School Library Materials," L. Frank Baum accused of communist sympathies among other topics.

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October 1962

American Library Association

Newsletter

Title: Intellectual Freedom, Vol. XI, No. 3

One newsletter dated October 1962, edited by Leroy Charles Merritt as part of the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association. Mentions censorship and other racial insensitivities. Issues in this volume of the newsletter includes a segregation in libraries, the circulation of Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer," ACLU's study of censored materials that are considered obscene, international titles censored among other topics.

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29 October 1947

Columbus Council for Democracy

Pamphlet

Title: Digest of The Report of the President's Committee on Civil Rights

One pamphlet prepared by Samuel S. Wyer, Consulting Engineer from an original 175 paged report presented to President Harry S. Truman on October 29, 1947. The pamphlet covers various injustices committed such as lynching, censure, police brutality, discrimination in various aspects of life. Also include are actions to be taken to ensure civil rights for all, as well as a list of an individual's civil rights.

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10 August 1964

Commission on Race and Equality

Typed document signed

Title: Commission on Race and Equality Completes Projected Summer Projects in Birmingham

One document dated August 10, 1964 by the Commission on Race and Equality, from the journal "Ethical Culture Today." Lists inter-racial summer projects, such as, Play School, Camp Vacation, a college prepatory workshop and an adult seminar. Programs sought to integrate children of all races and gender. The letter highlights instances of children experiences through the organization, such as Sarah Collins, a survivor of the Birmingham bombing, enjoying herself at camp. Document is signed by Walter Lawton, Fielder Worker, R.E.V. Commission on Race

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1975

Haven Memorial United Methodist Church

Pamphlet

Title: Sixty-Second Anniversary Church Booklet of Haven Memorial United Methodist Church.

One souvenir booklet printed by the Haven Memorial United Methodist Church commemorating their 62nd anniversary from 1931-1975. Item contains the church's history, messages from the bishop and minister, memoriams, photos of church members, messages of gratitude from community businesses, church programs, and lists of patrons and committee members.

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1975

Haven Memorial United Methodist Church

Printed document

Title: Sixty-Second Anniversary Church Booklet of Haven Memorial United Methodist Church.

One insert included with a booklet marking the 62nd anniversary of Haven Memorial United Methodist Church in Alexander City, Alabama. Features a highlight on Bro. W. M. Townsend, a layman and class leader of the congregation. Includes his history with the church as well as quotes from other church members regarding his work and reputaiton as a good Christian.

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26 May 1964

Washington, D.C. Human Relations Council

Typed document

Title: [Meeting Minutes, May 26, 1964]

One document dated May 26, 1964 of Human Relations Council meeting minutes from June 23, 1964, taken by Marth Waldron, Secretary. Meeting topics include a history of the council to be written by David King, a student trip to Washington D. C., housing discrimination, treasurer's report, a survey committee and voting.

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20 September 1963

Oliver, C. Herbert, fl. 1963

Typed document signed

Title: Report on Birmingham

One circular letter dated September 20, 1963 addressed to members of the Inter-Citizens Committee. Document mentions the scene at the bombing at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, also includes a list of other attacks committed against the African American community either by policemen or others. Signed by Rev. C. Herbert Oliver.

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1963

Oliver, C. Herbert, fl. 1963

Typed document signed

Title: Document on Human Rights in Alabama, The Willie Coleman Case

One document regarding the case of Willie Coleman of Alabama. Text reviews the instance by which Coleman was arrested by policemen as a suspect in a robbery and after turning himself into the police was beaten. The author of the letter, Rev. C. Herbert Oliver recounts the tension during and after the trial by the policemen. Once the verdicty was delivered as "not guilty," one officer E. H. Goodwin insisted a witness, David Tate, lied about where Willie Coleman was during the night of the robbery.

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1963

Inter-Citizens Committee

Printed document

Title: [Inter-Citizens Committee mailing list]

One mailing list letter from the Inter-Citizens Committee detailing the background history, activities and donations criteria. Letter mentions an African American veteran who was shot and paralyzed by a policemen and another man who was castrated by a mob in 1957.

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1964

Linn, Marjorie Lees, 1930-1979

Document

Title: Face of a Monster

One essay written in 1964 by Marjorie Lees Linn regarding the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. Linn's attempts to voice the incredulity she felt after the attack and insults she received criticizing those who committed the attack. "How can responsible, clear-thinking white people possibly believe that there is any excusing such acts or for that matter any excusing their own prejudice against the colored race?"

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16 March 1968

McCarthy, Eugene, fl. 1968

Header Record

Title: [Circular letter from McCarthy for President campaign and RPM: Martin Luther King Jr., March 16, 1968 Speaks to the California Democratic Council] [Decimalized .01-.02]

One circular letter campaigning to Senator Eugene McCarthy to be elected as president. A quote by Martin Luther King Jr. is used. Housed separately is a recording of Dr. King's speech to the California Democratic Council. (found in Folder 5)

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30 March 1965

Minute Women of the U.S.A.

Printed document

Title: March on Montgomery -- The Untold Story

One circular letter dated March 30, 1965 regarding the March on Montgomery. Contains a speech by Alabama Senator Dickinson recounting events during the march that he believed was obscene and lewd. Dickinson claims that "an all-night session of debauchery within the church itself," took place the evening of the march.

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1964

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Typed document

Title: Congressional Challenge - Fact Sheet

One fact sheet dated 1964, regarding an election where Heber Lander denied MFDP candidates names on the ballot. Document details the basis of the challenge (that five representatives were elected unconstitutionally), the procedure, suggesting a Fairness resolution and background on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

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October 8, 1964

National Putnam Letters Committee

Pamphlet

Title: The Evers Opinion

One pamphlet dated 1964 entitled "The Evers Opinion" regarding the disadvantages of racial integration in U.S. schools. The author argues that "Brown v. Board of Education" had holes in the decision which they found to be unconstitutional.

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1966

Garrett, Henry E., 1894-1973

Pamphlet

Title: How Classroom Desegregation Will Work

One pamphlet printed in 1966 challenging desegregation in the classroom. Document contains a study of public school children's intelligence in Florida and Georgia based on race. The study found that, "For all these reasons, it is clear that desegregation will not pull the Negro up to White standards. To the contrary, desegregation will pull down the White child. Every items of evidence points this way." Published by Patrick Henry Press.

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1957

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Envelope

Title: [SCLC Donation Envelope, Dollars for Freedom]

One donation envelope belonging to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with a printed signature of Martin Luther King Jr., president and Ralph D. Abernathy, treasurer, dating from King's presidency, 1957-1968. Includes image of Dr. King on both sides with attached membership card.

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May 1965

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Header Record

Title: [Request for donation from SCLC] [Decimalized .01-.03]

Four items related to the mailing list of Southern Christian Leadership Conference request for contributions. Includes correspondence and envelope from Martin Luther King Jr., regarding their efforts, list of fiscal facts pertaining to SCLC, and an contribution envelope with paid postage.

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1965 May

King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968

Letter

Title: to "Dear Friend"

One circular letter to either subscribers or other type of recipients. Mentions the efforts of the SCLC pertaining to protests in Selma which President Johnson had recognized as a significant historical event. Calls for a contribution to fund volunteers of SCLC who oranized voter registration and community projects in Southern states. Also included is an envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Hal Leler.

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1965 May

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Document

Title: Some Important Fiscal Facts About SCLC

One item from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference mailing list dated 1965. Item is labelled as "Some Important Fiscal Facts About SCLC." The document details that no one in SCLC receives a salary, that an audit is completed by a C.P.A., fundraising and where contributions are used within the organization.

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1965 May

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Envelope

Title: [Donation envelope to SCLC]

One pre-paid piece of mail addressed to Martin Luther King Jr., at SCLC Headquarters. Envelope contains a form to be filled out by the donor. "I am pleased to contribute to $ ____ to advance human dignity in the United States."

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1 September 1967

King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968

Typed document

Title: Speech to the American Psychological Association.

One address delivered by Martin Luther King Jr., at the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C., dated September 1, 1967. Dr. King refers to the aid that science can give to the plight of African Americans in the fight against racism. He writes that non-violent protests have been the most effective modes of affecting change, as well as, riots in the city. "Urban riots are a special form of violence. They are not insurrections. The rioters are not seeking to seize territory or to attain control of institutions. Dominantly they are intended to shock the white community. They are a distorted form of…

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9 July 1989

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Document

Title: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Observes the 25th Anniversary of the Signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

One program dated July 9, 1989, marking the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, includes a historical sketch of the signing, a religious service schedule, and scanned images of protests.

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