North Carolina -- Race relations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0233
Abstract
The collection consists of papers generated primarily by Kelly M. Alexander, junior, as a result of his work with the NAACP at the local, state and national levels. Other papers in this collection were generated by Mrs. Margaret Alexander (widow of Kelly M. Alexander, senior), and Alfred Alexander (Kelly junior's brother) in his capacity as president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chapter of the NAACP. The collection contains a wide variety of documentation concerning nearly all aspects of...
Dates:
1953 - 2008
Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0055
Abstract
Papers documenting Alexander's service with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, including the Charlotte branch, his presidency of the North Carolina State Conference of Branches, and his membership on and chairing of the national board of directors. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, programs, news releases, membership records, documentation on NAACP-initiated court cases, and material on voter education projects. Also includes material on the...
Dates:
1950 - 1985
Frank O. Sherrill Papers
Digital Record
Identifier: sherfra-ms0405
Charles A. McLean papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0250
Abstract
Collection contains the papers of Charles A. McLean, primarily during his work as an officer of the North Carolina NAACP. Other papers were produced as a result of his business activities or by his family.
Dates:
1930-1982
Frank O. Sherrill papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0405
Abstract
The collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings and letters collected by Frank O. Sherrill. Sherrill was the co-founder of the S&W Cafeteria chain, which, like many other restaurants in the South during the time, denied service to black patrons through the early 1960s. By 1963, civil rights supporters pushed for desegregation of public accommodations throughout the South. S&W faced pressure from the public and from civil rights organizations to desegregate their restaurants,...
Dates:
1963
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