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Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray, May 1968 1968-05 Alumni Profile on Pauli Murray on the life and work of Attorney Pauli Murray. 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 families, American literature--African American authors, African American press, Law--Study and teaching Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Speaks on Kappa Forum at YMCA" Article, April 27, 1953 1953-04-27 "Speaks on Kappa Forum at YMCA" article on Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune speaking at forum sponsored by the Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. 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, African Americans--Education Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Honor Mrs. Hamer" Article, circa 1965 1962/1968 "Honor Mrs. Hamer" article on Fannie Lou Hamer being feted by the alumni and friends of Citizen Information Service at Loop College. 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, Voter registration Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Joseph E. Lowery Speaking to College Students During Black College Day, circa 1981 1980/1982 Joseph E. Lowery standing outside behind a podium speaking to college students during Black College Day. Written on verso: "Black College Day" - SCLC President Joseph E. Lowery rallies student crowd in Atlanta, Georgia on the occasion of Black College Day, where he said "the nation has been touched by the contributions of black colleges and their alumni." African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African American men, African American youth--Education, African American universities and colleges The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Photograph Series
"What Negroes Are Doing: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to Speak" Article, October 17, 1954 1954-10-17 "What Negroes Are Doing: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to Speak" article on speaking at the National Guard Armory. 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 universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, Women--Societies and clubs, Race relations Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Maynard Jackson: Celebration of Life" Program, June 2003 2003-06-01 A program for events celebrating the life of Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. 16 pages. African American mayors, African American civil rights workers, Funeral rites and ceremonies The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Joseph E. Lowery Papers
"5-Day Session Called National Negro Council Women Meet Here" Article, November 8, 1955 1955-11-08 "5-Day Session Called National Negro Council Women Meet Here" article on India's V. K. Krishnamenon and Thurgood Marshall speaking at sessions of the National Council of Negro Women 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 Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Press Release From N. Y. Democratic State Committee, June 14, 1961 1961-06-14 Press release from N. Y. Democratic State Committee on Mrs. Joyce Phillips Austin being named Chairman of New York State "Operation Support". 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 campaigns Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
National Council of Negro Women Press Release, 1964 1964 Press release honoring Mary Church Terrell documenting civil rights campaigns and obituary. 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 Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Dr. Bethune Pleased By Equality Strides" Article, Tuesday, April 28, 1953 1953-04-28 "Dr. Bethune Pleased by Equality Strides" article on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune speaking at luncheon on the progress of Civil Rights Movement. 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, African Americans--Education Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Englewood to Let Dr. Bethune Speak" Article, May 12, 1952 1952-05-12 "Englewood To Let Dr. Bethune Speak" article on School Board giving approval on Dr. Bethune's disavowal of ever being a red supporter in Englewood, New Jersey. 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, Communism--United States, African American press, African American universities and colleges, Women--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Education, Race relations Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"'No Problem' Problems Facing Integrationists" Article, May 21, 1966 1966-05-21 "'No Problem' Problems Facing Integrationists" article on Dorothy Height speaking on integration. 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, Women--Societies and clubs Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking Event Program, March 26, 1963 1963-03-26 The program brochure for a speaking event featuring Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) President Martin Luther King, Jr., presented by the Danville unit of the SCLC. 4 pages. African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
Memorabilia Room Dedication, Howard Career Center, 1979 1979 A booklet describing the life of Pauline Young and detailing the efforts in naming the Pauline A. Young Memorabilia Room at Howard High School. African American women, African American teachers, Events and programs, African American civil rights workers Pauline A. Young Papers
"Mrs. Terrell, NAACP Leader, Dies", July 29, 1954 1954-07-29 "Mrs. Terrell, NAACP Leader, Dies" obituary honoring her campaign against discrimination in Washington DC. 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 Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
Earl T. Shinhoster Memorial Parkway Materials, 2001 2001 Documents related to the memorial marker designating a stretch of Interstate 85 South near Tuskegee, Alabama as the Earl T. Shinhoster Memorial Parkway, as well as an obituary for Shinhoster, and a letter to Georgia Governor Roy Barnes from Evelyn G. Lowery asking that a stretch of highway in Savannah, Georgia be named in honor of Shinhoster. 5 pages. African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Special events The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Records
SCLC Student Affairs Annual Report, April 1987 1987-04 This folder contains a Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Student Affairs Department annual report regarding student events and activities. 5 pages. Civil rights movements, African American students, African American civil rights workers, African American youth--Education The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
"Baltimore's Remarkable Woman-Mrs. Lillie Jackson", March 19, 1955 1955-03-19 "Baltimore's Remarkable Woman�Mrs. Lillie Jackson" article on NAACP president being responsible for recreation suit victory. 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, Community development Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"A Colored Woman Travels the United States" by Mary Church Terrell, January 1946 1946-01 "A Colored Woman Travels the United States" article about Jim Crow in America. 5 pages. African American women, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, Suffrage, African Americans--Politics and government, African American women social reformers Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection
"Mrs. Terrell, N.A.A.C.P. Leader, Dies" Article, July 29, 1954 1954-07-29 "Mrs. Terrell, N.A.A.C.P. Leader, Dies" article on the passing of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. 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, Women--Societies and clubs Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collection