A copy of a newsletter published "in the interests of education of the Negro, labor, and for new ideas from the intelligentsia," with articles describing the war in Vietnam, politician Archie Walter Willis, Jr., and the city's hospitals. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, African Americans--Politics and government
A copy of a newsletter published as "a Voice for the Negro, for Organized Labor, and the Intelligentsia," with articles describing the sale of public park lands, and a statement made by U.S. Representative Dan Kuykendall, among others. 2 pages.
Subject
African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination, African Americans--Politics and government
Report conducted by Jesse H. Turner, then-President of the Memphis Chapter of the NAACP, addressed to Robin Ulmer of the Southern Regional Council and Voter Education Project regarding the Black vote's influence over two Memphis run-off elections in 1967. The study found that the effectiveness of the Black vote dropped sharply in all contests after the top race. Qualified Black candidates could expect little white support in races, except in those token races where the bloc-voting whites felt they should allow Negroes. Neither Blacks nor whites were prepared to accept a Black as head of the city government. The NAACP needed to redouble its efforts to see that Blacks recognize issues in future campaigns and demand their share of the whole loaf. 5 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Campaign pamphlet encouraging Black people to vote for A.W. Willis in the Memphis 1964 mayoral election. The pamphlet utilizes a question and answer format that advocates for Black voters to use the ballot to spur social change. 4 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns
Pamphlet for A.W Willis political campaign for mayor of Memphis, describing Willis' positions on topics like taxation, poverty, and law and order. 2 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, Political campaigns
