African Americans -- South Carolina
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
African-American History Monument, Columbia, South Carolina, 1999
File — Box 161, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
1999
Afro-American Founders Festival Committee: Correspondence, January 1975
File — Box 143, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
January 1975
Avery Exhibit: "The Color of Money", 2001
File — Box 147, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents
Contains programs and newspaper article regarding the "depictions of slavery in Confederate and Southern states currency" in oil painting by artist John W. Jones.
Dates:
2001
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
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5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
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5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
"B-C", 1977, and undated
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction.
Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...
Dates:
1977, and undated
"Black on Black Crime Conference , 22 September 1979
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
22 September 1979
Charleston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1117
Abstract
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was started on February 12, 1909, partly in response to the prevalence of lynching of African-Americans in America and the 1908 race riot that occurred in Springfield, Illinois. The Charleston Branch of the NAACP was founded in February 1917 by Edwin Harleston. The branch was established to advocate for the rights of African-Americans in South Carolina and Charleston. The Charleston NAACP serves as a space for...
Dates:
1920-1995, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1994
Conference: Institute for African American Community History, November 2005
File — Box 147, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents
Includes schedule and presentation outline.
Dates:
November 2005
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 5: Civic, Community, and Social Involvement
/
5.6: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
5.6.2: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston
Correspondence and meeting minutes, 1974
File — Box 143, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Holds correspondence,reports, meeting minutes, and various documents pertaining to Whipper's commission, committee, and Board of Trustee positions, along with her civic/social involvement.
Contains the subseries: Charleston County School District (CCSD); Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations; City of Charleston Department and Committees; Charleston County Bicentennial Committee; South Carolina International Women's Year; Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Dates:
1974
Department of Education: Manuscript, 1993
File — Box 39: Series Series 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
(Folder 2 of 2) Final edition of "Contributions..."
Dates:
1993
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 2: Political Career
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2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
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2.4.9: State of South Carolina Departments
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2.4.9.1: Department of Education
Department of Education: Manuscript draft , 1993
File — Box 39: Series Series 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
(Folder 1 of 2) Holds "Contributions of African-Americans to South Carolina."
Dates:
1993
Found in:
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
/
Lucille Simmons Whipper papers
/
Series 2: Political Career
/
2.4: State of South Carolina Legislative Branch-The General Assembly: House of Representatives: The Honorable Lucille Whipper
/
2.4.9: State of South Carolina Departments
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2.4.9.1: Department of Education