Newspaper Clippings, 1966-2013
Scope and Contents
Materials include clippings about Millicent Brown graduating from Rivers High School; J. Arthur Brown with Sen. Isaiah DeQuincy Newman; District 20 schools being desegregated; Joenelle Brown Gordon carrying the Olympic Torch in Savannah, Georgia; the NAACP’s J. Arthur Brown Award; Craig Gordon (Joenelle’s son) wining an Entrepreneur of the Year award; MaeDe, Joenelle, and Minerva attending a Savannah Links event; MaeDe discussing organizing older voting populations; the opening ceremonies for the “Underground Railroad Freedom Center”; and a 2013 article about the S. H. Kress lunch counter sit-in with quotes from Minerva Brown King.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-2013
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Extent
From the Collection: 14.63 linear feet (14 full Hollinger boxes, 4 half Hollinger boxes, 4 oversize boxes, and 2 shallow lid boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
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