African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
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
Komozi Woodard Amiri Baraka collection
Collection
Collection number: aarl01-001
Overview
The collection consists of materials from the years 1913 through 1998 that document African American author and activist Amiri Baraka and were gathered by Dr. Komozi Woodard in the course of his research. The extensive documentation includes poetry, organizational records, print publications, articles, plays, speeches, personal correspondence, oral histories, as well as some personal records. The materials cover Baraka's involvement in the politics in Newark, N.J. and in Black Power movement...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1960-1988; Bulk, 1960-1988 1913-1998 1960-1988
Ricardo Lozier- Million Man March Photograph Series
Series
Collection number: aarl-009.006
Scope and Contents
The Ricardo Lozier-Million Man March Photograph Collection consists of images taken from the 1995 Million Man March that took place in Washington, D.C. These photographs highlight the event and those who participated on that day at the National Mall.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1995-1996