News and Courier, 1963 July 5-August 30, and undated
Scope and Contents
Holds newspaper clippings about African Americans education and schools, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), segregation/integration issues, employment, politics, voting, housing, places, and events in Charleston and South Carolina state, with Drago's handwritten article annotations on index cards. Includes articles on: "Negroes Wade In At Area Beaches," 7 July 1963; Negroes Hear Roy Wilkins, Then Stage Orderly March," 8 July 1963; "Charleston USO To Be Integrated," 17 July 1963; "Demonstrations Enter 7th Week: Negro Marchers Are Out Early on King Street-But Quietly,"23 July 1963; "State Troopers Have City Covered," 23 July 1963; "100 Negroes Hold Rally Downtown," 29 July 1963; "City Schools Ordered to Integrate This Fall: 11 Negro Pupils to Be Admitted," 23 August 1963; "87 City Merchants Agree to Desegregation Program," 2 August 1963; "Guy Carawan Studies Folk Music of Sea Islands," (notes song, "We Shall Overcome"), 11 August 1963; Charleston YWCA Refuses to Agree to Integration," 16 August 1963; "Pickets Increase Activity Near Supermarket Uptown," (regarding Piggly Wiggly), 17 August 1963; Piggly Wiggly statement, ""It's Good To Know You Don't Stand Alone...!" written by F. Marion Brabham, owner of Meeting Street store, 18 August 1963; "Negro Seeks Admission to College of Charleston," 20 August 1963; "College Rejects Negro," 23 August 1963; editorial, "Decision For Dimaster," (regarding the admission of 11 Black children to white schools in the City of Charleston), 24 August 1963; "Local Private Schools in Quandary,"(undated); "Integration of City Schools To Take Place 4 Days Early," 28 August 1963.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 July 5-August 30, and undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Drago, Edmund L. (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 15.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu