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  • Decade = 1960-1969
  • Subjects = African Americans--Education
Newspaper article regarding 225 people, mostly African Americans, marching in Hampton, South Carolina to protest red tape and slowness in implementing federal poverty programs. The march was organized by the Hampton NAACP and included students from Notre Dame University and St. Mary's College. There were no arrests during the march, but four people were arrested on Thursday for blocking traffic on U.S. 601. The students from Notre Dame and St. Mary's had been in the area conducting a survey of poverty conditions. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Protestors Stage March", April 12, 1969
Date Created
1969-04-12
Description
Newspaper article regarding 225 people, mostly African Americans, marching in Hampton, South Carolina to protest red tape and slowness in implementing federal poverty programs. The march was organized by the Hampton NAACP and included students from Notre Dame University and St. Mary's College. There were no arrests during the march, but four people were arrested on Thursday for blocking traffic on U.S. 601. The students from Notre Dame and St. Mary's had been in the area conducting a survey of poverty conditions. 1 page.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African American student movements, Protest movements, African Americans--Education
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
A public information meeting in Atlanta, which was meant to be a presentation on the city's schools, turned into a heated debate between White and Black attendees on the commitment of school officials to improving education in economically deprived areas, with some speakers criticizing the quality of education in these areas and others endorsing the efforts of the school board to improve the situation. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Bitter Debate Rages on Ghetto Schools", February 11, 1969
Date Created
1969--02-11
Author
Hurt, Bob
Description
A public information meeting in Atlanta, which was meant to be a presentation on the city's schools, turned into a heated debate between White and Black attendees on the commitment of school officials to improving education in economically deprived areas, with some speakers criticizing the quality of education in these areas and others endorsing the efforts of the school board to improve the situation. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Education, Voting, Race relations
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Atlanta Board of Education has finally agreed to discuss the Better Schools Atlanta report, which highlights shocking disparities in the city's school system, and this could signal the beginning of a real dialogue and citizen participation in the business of the schools. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Schools: Answers Now?", February 10, 1969
Date Created
1969--02-10
Description
The Atlanta Board of Education has finally agreed to discuss the Better Schools Atlanta report, which highlights shocking disparities in the city's school system, and this could signal the beginning of a real dialogue and citizen participation in the business of the schools. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Education, African American students, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Atlanta School Board's choice of a successor to Mrs. Sara Mitchell was criticized by Negro leaders who warned of a possible boycott, while a church committee called for the resignation of Atlanta School Supt. John Letson and urged the board to obtain his resignation in order to replace him with an educator who will exhibit progressive leadership. 1 page.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Negro Leaders Hint Boycott Over School Board Choice", January 7, 1969
Date Created
1969--01-07
Description
The Atlanta School Board's choice of a successor to Mrs. Sara Mitchell was criticized by Negro leaders who warned of a possible boycott, while a church committee called for the resignation of Atlanta School Supt. John Letson and urged the board to obtain his resignation in order to replace him with an educator who will exhibit progressive leadership. 1 page.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Political participation, African Americans--Education
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Newspaper article discussing the election of Edward L. Simon to Clark College's Board of Trustees as its chairman. Simon was the general auditor of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and was a Clark College alumnus. Four new members were also appointed to the board: Vernon Jordan, J. C. Daugherty, Major Jones, and Charles Kindelberger. Jordan was the director of Voter Education for the Southern Regional Council, Daugherty was a member of the Georgia legislature, Jones was the president of Gammon Theological Seminary, and Kindelberger was a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Clark Board Elects Simon As Chairman", November 26, 1968
Date Created
1968-11-26
Description
Newspaper article discussing the election of Edward L. Simon to Clark College's Board of Trustees as its chairman. Simon was the general auditor of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and was a Clark College alumnus. Four new members were also appointed to the board: Vernon Jordan, J. C. Daugherty, Major Jones, and Charles Kindelberger. Jordan was the director of Voter Education for the Southern Regional Council, Daugherty was a member of the Georgia legislature, Jones was the president of Gammon Theological Seminary, and Kindelberger was a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Education, African Americans--Civil rights, African American universities and colleges, African American leadership
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Correspondence from Philip B. Schaeffer to Vernon Jordan referencing an attached magazine article which discusses the state of education, employment, and housing for African Americans. 19 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Black in White America: The Negro Today", November 19, 1967
Date Created
1967-11-19
Description
Correspondence from Philip B. Schaeffer to Vernon Jordan referencing an attached magazine article which discusses the state of education, employment, and housing for African Americans. 19 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Employment, African Americans--Education, African Americans--Housing, Race discrimination
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
Event program for Cooley's Athletic and Teen-Agers Club's Second Anniversary event, which served to give scholarships to needy students. The program lists information including the names of club members of all levels, reports of the club's special charities, programs, and educational trips, recognition of members in college and in honor societies, and the names of members considered for scholarships. 20 pages.
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
"Second Anniversary for Cooley's Athletic and Teen-Agers Club Inc." Program, September 26, 1966
Date Created
1966-09-26
Description
Event program for Cooley's Athletic and Teen-Agers Club's Second Anniversary event, which served to give scholarships to needy students. The program lists information including the names of club members of all levels, reports of the club's special charities, programs, and educational trips, recognition of members in college and in honor societies, and the names of members considered for scholarships. 20 pages.
Subject
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Recreation
Collection
Voter Education Project Organizational Records