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Waring Letters,, 1956

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Letters with photocopied newspaper clippings from January to May 1956. Topics include conversations with Alan Paton; praising Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.; talking to Roy Wilkins about Charleston; Autherine Lucy's case regarding admission to Alabama University; comments on attending League for Industrial Democracy conference honoring A. Philip Randolph was honored; Waring's dismay regarding apathy in the Charleston's Black community; concern regarding Septima Clark; Elizabeth's health problems; meeting playwright Noel Coward; comments on attending Madison Square Garden Civil Rights Rally; and working with Poppy Cannon White as co-chairman to the Walter White Annual for Courage.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Series: 26.0 Folders

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

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