1972-01-24
"Shirley Chisholm, 'I'm not kidding'" article on her announcement as a presidential candidate.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting, African American women
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1971-07
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Heritage Series #2 "Women In Politics" booklet dedicated to Black women in politics across the country. 19 pages.
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Political participation
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1966-10-30
"Women of the U.N. Beautiful, Brainy, and Busy" article on 132 women working at the United Nations. 2 pages.
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Political participation
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1965-08-11
"Negro Throngs Register" article on a large rise of Black voters in southern counties in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1965-08-10
"U.S. Orders Vote Examiners Into 3 Dixie States" article on federal examiners going in to Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana to register voters.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1965-08-07
"President Signs Voting Rights Bill" article on President Johnson passing voting rights and how vice president Hubert Humphrey pledging to enforce the new bill.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1965-05-21
"Senate Acts to Give Franchise to N.Y. Puerto Ricans" article on Puerto Ricans gaining the right to vote in New York due to the voting rights bill.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1965-03-30
"Virginian Calls Voting Rights Bill a 'War Measure'" article on how southerners oppose president Johnson's voting rights bill.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1964-08-25
"Negro Delegate Is Going Home, Maybe To Death" article on Fannie Lou Hamer going home to Mississippi. 1 page.
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1963-08-26
"No Compromise For Mrs. Hamer" article Fannie Lou Hamer as Democratic convention delegate at the Chicago convention. 1 page.
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American--Segregation, Racial discrimination, Political participation
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1958-08-25
"No 'Power Behind the Throne' for Today's Woman, She Wants 'In'" article on women in politics published in The Afro-American. 1 page.
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, African American universities and colleges, Political participation
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1953/1969
Press release "Republican National Committeewoman" about Mrs. J. Ernest Wilkens to address the fourth annual Republican Women's National Conference. 1 page.
African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers, African American press, Political campaigns, Political participation, Women--Societies and clubs
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
1949-04-09
"The Story of Hiram R. Revels" article on this early Negro statesman and former slave.
African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Voting
Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
