Dr. Brailsford Reese Brazeal was an educator, economist, author, labor and civil rights activist. He dedicated much of his life to education, human relations, labor issues, and racial equality. He received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in 1927 and his master's degree in economics at Columbia University in 1928. He also received his Ph.D. from Columbia in economics and political science in 1942. Dr. Brazeal's scholarly interests and research focused extensively on labor equality and worker rights; he is especially noted for his research on the Pullman porters, and he published
Oct 21, 2022

Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers

Dr. Brailsford Reese Brazeal was an educator, economist, author, labor and civil rights activist. He dedicated much of his life to education, human relations, labor issues, and racial equality. He received his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College in 1927 and his master's degree in economics at Columbia University in 1928. He also received his Ph.D. from Columbia in economics and political science in 1942. Dr. Brazeal's scholarly interests and research focused extensively on labor equality and worker rights; he is especially noted for his research on the Pullman porters, and he published "The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters" in 1946. He was also involved in several collegiate and community organizations, including the Sigma Pi Phi (Boule), Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Beta Kappa.

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A 40th anniversary plaque at Morehouse College dedicated to Dr. Brailsford Brazeal and his legacy.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brazeal Plaque at Morehouse College, May 16, 1981
Date Created
1981-05-16
Description
A 40th anniversary plaque at Morehouse College dedicated to Dr. Brailsford Brazeal and his legacy.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal wearing a suit and tie and a nametag.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, circa 1977
Date Created
1974/1980
Description
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal wearing a suit and tie and a nametag.
Subject
African American educators, African American authors
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal and wife Ernestine E. Brazeal dressed in coctail attire at an event. Written on verso: Mr. and Mrs. Brailsford Brazeal at party in Nashville, Tenn[essee] given by the Boule.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. and Mrs. Brazeal, 1966
Date Created
1966
Description
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal and wife Ernestine E. Brazeal dressed in coctail attire at an event. Written on verso: Mr. and Mrs. Brailsford Brazeal at party in Nashville, Tenn[essee] given by the Boule.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American women, Events and programs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. and Mrs. Brazeal dine around a table with others. Written on verso: July 1961 - Link Family Picnic at the country home of connecting Link and Link Richard Hackney. Extraneous note: L to R: Dr. Brazeal, Mrs. Brazeal, Mrs. Sadie Harris.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
The Brazeals at Link Family Picnic, July 1961
Date Created
1961-07
Description
Dr. and Mrs. Brazeal dine around a table with others. Written on verso: July 1961 - Link Family Picnic at the country home of connecting Link and Link Richard Hackney. Extraneous note: L to R: Dr. Brazeal, Mrs. Brazeal, Mrs. Sadie Harris.
Subject
African American educators, African American authors, African American families, African American children
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal shakes hands with Charles H. Haynes in a group presentation from the Morehouse College Alumni Association.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Morehouse College Alumni Association, circa 1963
Date Created
1960/1965
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal shakes hands with Charles H. Haynes in a group presentation from the Morehouse College Alumni Association.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Events and programs
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal stands with John W. Davis, Charles H. Haynes, and Walter W. Scott in a group presentation from the Morehouse College Alumni Association.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Morehouse College Alumni Association, circa 1963
Date Created
1960/1965
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal stands with John W. Davis, Charles H. Haynes, and Walter W. Scott in a group presentation from the Morehouse College Alumni Association.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Events and programs
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
A group portrait of men and women at a Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity event. Written on verso: Atlanta's Kappa Boule Observed Annual Ladies Night for 1958. Extraneous note: Dr. Manley (2nd row left), Dr. Rufus Clement (2nd row second from left), Mr. and Mrs Brazeal (back row center), Whitney Young (2nd row fourth from right), Dr. Clarence Bacote (back row behind Rufus Clement).
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Kappa Boule Ladies' Night, 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
A group portrait of men and women at a Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity event. Written on verso: Atlanta's Kappa Boule Observed Annual Ladies Night for 1958. Extraneous note: Dr. Manley (2nd row left), Dr. Rufus Clement (2nd row second from left), Mr. and Mrs Brazeal (back row center), Whitney Young (2nd row fourth from right), Dr. Clarence Bacote (back row behind Rufus Clement).
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American women, Events and programs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
A group portrait of members of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Extraneous note: Dr. Rufus Clement (seated 1st from right), [?] Hackney (standing 3rd from left), Whitney Young (standing 5th from left), J. B. Blayton (standing 3rd from right), [?] Milton (standing 1st from right), A. T. Walden (seated 3rd from right), B. R. Brazeal (seated 3rd from left), Clarence Baycote (standing 4th from left), Albert Manley (standing 5th from right), Benjamin E. Mays (standing 4th from right), James Brawley (seated 4th from right).
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, 1958
Date Created
1958
Description
A group portrait of members of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Extraneous note: Dr. Rufus Clement (seated 1st from right), [?] Hackney (standing 3rd from left), Whitney Young (standing 5th from left), J. B. Blayton (standing 3rd from right), [?] Milton (standing 1st from right), A. T. Walden (seated 3rd from right), B. R. Brazeal (seated 3rd from left), Clarence Baycote (standing 4th from left), Albert Manley (standing 5th from right), Benjamin E. Mays (standing 4th from right), James Brawley (seated 4th from right).
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Events and programs, Greek letter societies
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Ernestine Walton Brazeal (facing front, first from right) stands in a reception greeting line with Dr. Benjamin Mays (facing front, center) and Mrs. Sable Mays (facing front, second from right) and others.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Ernestine Brazeal with Benjamin Mays and Others, circa 1960
Date Created
1957/1963
Description
Ernestine Walton Brazeal (facing front, first from right) stands in a reception greeting line with Dr. Benjamin Mays (facing front, center) and Mrs. Sable Mays (facing front, second from right) and others.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American women, Events and programs
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Charles E. Merrill stand with a group on the steps of a building. Written on recto: Morehouse trustee, friend, and benefactor Charles E. Merrill (front row) surrounded by faculty families who had received Merrill European Summer Travel Grants in 1958.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Charles E. Merrill and Others, circa 1958
Date Created
1955/1961
Description
Charles E. Merrill stand with a group on the steps of a building. Written on recto: Morehouse trustee, friend, and benefactor Charles E. Merrill (front row) surrounded by faculty families who had received Merrill European Summer Travel Grants in 1958.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, African American women, Travel
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal (second from right) walks with Dr. Brisbane (third from right) and others in procession at a Morehouse College commencement.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Morehouse College Commencement Procession, circa 1957
Date Created
1955/1960
Description
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal (second from right) walks with Dr. Brisbane (third from right) and others in procession at a Morehouse College commencement.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, African American civil rights workers
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal (front, right) talks with Irene Dobbs Jackson (left, Maynard Jackson's mother), Freddye Henderson (of Henderson's Travel Agency), and others at an event.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Morehouse College Event, circa 1957
Date Created
1955/1960
Description
Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal (front, right) talks with Irene Dobbs Jackson (left, Maynard Jackson's mother), Freddye Henderson (of Henderson's Travel Agency), and others at an event.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American women, Events and programs
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal sits on stage at a Morehouse College commencement. Left to right: Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., [unidentified], Benjamin E. Mays, [unidentified speaker].
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Morehouse College Commencement, 1957
Date Created
1955/1960
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal sits on stage at a Morehouse College commencement. Left to right: Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., [unidentified], Benjamin E. Mays, [unidentified speaker].
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, African American civil rights workers
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal talks with others at a Morehouse College commencement. Left to right: Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, Albert Manley, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, [unidentified].
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Morehouse College Commencement, circa 1957
Date Created
1955/1960
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal talks with others at a Morehouse College commencement. Left to right: Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal, Albert Manley, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, [unidentified].
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, Commencement ceremonies, African American civil rights workers
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Poet Robert Frost speaks, surrounded by a group of admirers in the lounge of Merrill Hall at Morehouse College. Written on recto: Poet Robert Frost, seated in center, is surrounded by a post-recital group in the lounge of Merrill Hall.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Robert Frost at Morehouse College, circa 1957
Date Created
1955/1960
Description
Poet Robert Frost speaks, surrounded by a group of admirers in the lounge of Merrill Hall at Morehouse College. Written on recto: Poet Robert Frost, seated in center, is surrounded by a post-recital group in the lounge of Merrill Hall.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, Events and programs, Authors
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
An unidentified large group stand on the steps of a building.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Group at Morehouse College, circa 1955
Date Created
1952/1958
Description
An unidentified large group stand on the steps of a building.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors, African American men, African American women, Groups and organizations
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal read to his daughters, Aurelia Erskine and Ernestine Walton Brazeal.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal Reading to His Daughters, circa 1947
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal read to his daughters, Aurelia Erskine and Ernestine Walton Brazeal.
Subject
African American educators, African American authors, African American families, African American children
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal and family sit on a couch. Left to right: (daughter) Ernestine Walton Brazeal, (wife) Ernestine E. Brazeal, Brailsford R. Brazeal, and (daughter) Aurelia Erskine Brazeal.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brazeal Family, circa 1947
Date Created
1945/1951
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal and family sit on a couch. Left to right: (daughter) Ernestine Walton Brazeal, (wife) Ernestine E. Brazeal, Brailsford R. Brazeal, and (daughter) Aurelia Erskine Brazeal.
Subject
African American women, African American educators, African American authors, African American families, African American children
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Cover of "The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters" written by Brailsford R. Brazeal.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
[Book Cover] "The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters", circa 1946
Date Created
1945/1947
Description
Cover of "The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters" written by Brailsford R. Brazeal.
Subject
African American educators, African American authors, Pullman porters, Transportation
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal (front row, second from right) with a group of professors in front of the Trevor Arnett building on the campus of Atlanta University.
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers
Brailsford R. Brazeal at Atlanta University, circa 1945
Date Created
1942/1948
Description
Brailsford R. Brazeal (front row, second from right) with a group of professors in front of the Trevor Arnett building on the campus of Atlanta University.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African American educators, African American authors
Collection
Brailsford R. Brazeal Papers