Oral histories of women from Newtown, an African-American neighborhood in Gainesville, Georgia, whose Florist Club members became vocal leaders for civil rights and community improvement.
Subject
African American women, Oral history, Environmental justice, African Americans--Civil rights
Oral histories of women from Newtown, an African-American neighborhood in Gainesville, Georgia, whose Florist Club members became vocal leaders for civil rights and community improvement.
Subject
African American women, Oral history, Environmental justice, African Americans--Civil rights
Julian Bond listens to a RCA phonograph with the trademark RCA dog listening along. Bond is gripping newspapers with headlines reading " Rep. Elect Barred From Georgia Legislature. Julian Bond Refused Seat." Written on recto, emitting from the phonograph: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (a quote from Francois Voltaire). Titled on recto: "His Master's Voice". Artist marked as Holloway.
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African American civic leaders, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, African American civil rights workers
Three characters identified as "Filth," "Crime," and "Disease" stand below in the hands of a house-like figure labeled "Slums". Written on recto: "Meet Some of My Growing Family".
Subject
Crime, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, African Americans--Housing, Poverty, Slums
A man with chains on his wrists stands between Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln (and their famous quotes). Written on recto: "...we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal..." "...a new nation conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal..."
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Race discrimination, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, Slavery, Presidents
An African American man and woman hold signs reading: "We Demand Equal Respect and Justice", and "We are too Proud to Continue Accepting Segregation". Below them is a quote from Abraham Lincoln that reads: "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and under a just God cannot long retain it".
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Demonstrations, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, African Americans--Segregation, Art, Race discrimination
A police officer talks to a judge in a courtroom, while retaining a battered African American man by the shoulder. Written on recto: "He Talked 'Uppity', Your Honor, So Ah Jest Grabbed Mah Club, and Set About Defendin' Myself".
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Police brutality, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, African Americans--Civil rights, Race discrimination
A man identified as "Negro leadership" sleeps at a switch marked "Racial Progress" which is set to the off position. Meanwhile, in the background, spiderweb-covered gears marked as "employment", "police brutality", "housing", and "school integration" remain stagnate.
Subject
African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, Political participation
A fireman representing "Some of Us" hoses gasoline from a "Pump of 'Still Buying'" on the fires of a house marked "Equal Opportunities" with flames of "Segregation". Meanwhile, African American students work to put out the fire with water. Written on recto: "Fire Fighters?"
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, African Americans--Segregation, Art, African Americans--Social conditions, African American students
Two African American women talk in a department store, one with a toddler that holds onto a cup. Written on recto: "When I Asked About a 'Rest Room' for Junior They Stuck That in His Hand".
Subject
African American children, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, Race discrimination, African American women
Lester Maddox behind the wheel of a car gestures to an African American man standing on the sidewalk to get in the back of his car marked "Colored Only". The African American man is identified as Senator Johnson and Friends. Written on recto: Get in Boy!
Subject
Race discrimination, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, African Americans--Segregation
A man holds a loose rope in his arms with signs behind him reading: "So Called 'Good' White South", and "Fear Alibis". Written on recto: "I'm Sitting Out All Racial Matters Because My Hands Are Tied Tight".
Subject
Race relations, African Americans--Politics and government, Political cartoons, Art, Race discrimination