"Negroes", 1944
File — Box: 157, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning segregation in the Army, the Progressive Democratic Party (a political party in South Carolina created in 1944 to help galvanize blacks to register and vote), opposition to the appointment of a black man as the Recorder of Deeds in Washington D.C., the poll tax, and the appropriation for the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC).
Dates
- Creation: 1944
Creator
- From the Collection: Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 (Person)
Language of Material
From the Collection:
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)