Box OSL.08
Container
Contains 17 Results:
Ray, James Earl
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Includes drawings depicting the path of the bullet that killed Martin Luther King, Jr.
Racial Prejudice - Schools, 1927-1940s
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Note on original folder reads "See also: Education; Colleges (in College Drawer)"; includes a report of the 1935-1937 session of a Pennsylvania state legislative committee regarding University of Pittsburgh;
Dates:
1927-1940s
Found in:
AFRO American Newspapers Archives
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AFRO Morgue Files
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General File
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R
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R - part 1
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Racial Prejudice
Racial Prejudice, 1917-1960s
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Material filed under the heading Racial Prejudice mainly covers instances of racial segregation, also known as Jim Crow. Stories describe the way segregation was enforced or imposed in specific instances and varying contexts, and the way it was resisted and fought against. Types of documents include legal documents, reports, letters, press releases, publications, draft articles, clippings, photographs, transcripts and writings. The majority of material in this group of folders dates from the...
Dates:
1917-1960s
Riots, 1923-1977
Sub-Group — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Riot files mostly contain reporting and documentation on riots related to race in the United States between the 1930’s-1970’s. Reporting is on specific events like the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, as well as general incidents that are state and city specific. Files mainly contain reporting in the form of clippings,writings and photographs depicting the aftermath of riots. Some reporting on incidents like prison and military base riots contains documentation in the form of legal...
Dates:
1923-1977
Riots - MLK Assassination - D.C., 1968
File — Multiple Containers
Dates:
1968
Found in:
AFRO American Newspapers Archives
/
AFRO Morgue Files
/
General File
/
R
/
R - part 2
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Riots