African Americans--Civil rights.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew J. Young Papers
Collection
Collection number: aarl98-005
Scope and Contents note
The Andrew J. Young Papers document his career and family life spanning more than 50 years, including his positions as a minister, civil rights activist, Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Mayor of Atlanta, Co-Chair of the 1996 Atlanta Committee of the Olympic Games, and his involvement with Law Companies Group, Inc. and GoodWorks International. The collection contains correspondence, speeches, press releases, calendars, books, minutes, reports, publications,...
Dates:
1910s-2007
Fred C. Bennette, Jr. collection
Collection
Collection number: aarl002-003
Overview
The collection contains photographs, news articles, minutes, and other printed materials which documents Fred C. Bennette's involvement with the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1965-1980; Bulk, 1965-1980 1962-1994 1965-1980
Julian Bond papers
Collection
Collection number: aarl96-012
Overview
The collection covers the period from 1969 to 1996 and contains correspondence, organizational and institutional material related to the Voter Education Project, Political Associates, and The Southern Elections Fund, stationery, clippings, newsletters, political ephemera, articles and a book written by Julian Bond as well as items relating to the African American political life and Constance Curry's history of race relations and integration in Sunflower County (Miss.), Silver rights.
Dates:
1969-1996