This booklet details the second housing project for African American residents of Atlanta, called the John Hope Homes, after Atlanta University president John Hope.
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Description
A study by W.E.B. Du Bois regarding the socioeconomic breakdown of families living within the area of the proposed construction of the University Housing Project.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American families, African American neighborhoods
A description of the celebration and fanfare around the inaugural day of the Atlanta University Housing Project. Included is a letter from Courts & Co. Investment Securities to John Hope.
A letter from Arthur Raper and a series of reports on lynching and mob violence in Georgia, sent to members of the Georgia Committee on Interracial Cooperation.
The Contract of Affiliation was an agreement between presidents Myron Adams (Atlanta University), John Hope (Morehouse College), and Florence Read (Spelman College), formally establishing the affiliation of the three institutions. Spelman and Morehouse Colleges were to serve as institutions of higher learning for undergraduate students while Atlanta University would serve graduate students.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Associations, institutions, etc.
