Box 1

Paper by Steve Estes (n.d.) “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us ‘Round’: The Role of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969.”Paper annotated and graded by Dr. Robert Pratt.

Photocopy of excerpt of Chapter V (re: Hospital Worker’s Strike) of UVA dissertation by Stephen O’Neill titled “From The Shadows of Slavery: The Civil Rights Years in Charleston.” Annotated by Steve Estes. Also contains inventory of Stephen O’Neill’s oral history tapes.

Pamphlet (ca.1969). “Letter From A Charleston Jail: ‘To Preach The Gospel To The Poor’” by Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Introduction summarizes Poor People’s Campaign, SCLC’s involvement in Charleston Hospital Workers’ Strike. Letter responds to letter printed in News and Courier and Evening Post to the Clergy Committee urging them to stop supporting the strike.

Photocopy of article by Leon Fink (1983) printed in Southern Changes titled “Union Power, Soul Power: The Story of 1199B and Labor’s Search for A Southern Strategy.”

Two issues (1969) of SCLC Newsletter/ Press release NEWS. June 1969 issue titled “The Historic Strike in Charleston, S.C.” July 1969 issue titled “SCLC and Hospital Workers Win 100- Day Battle of Charleston.” Contains notations by Steve Estes on back with names and numbers of local contacts etc.

Photocopies of FBI Files (1967, 1969) on the SCLC activities during the 1969 Charleston Hospital Workers Strike.

Photocopy of article (1969) by J.H. O’Dell published in Freedomways titled “Charleston’s Legacy To The Poor People’s Campaign.”

Photocopy of Soul Force (Aug 1969). “Poor People’s Campaign” by Rev. Walter Fauntroy with annotations by Steve Estes discussing impact of SCLC’s success with Poor People’s Campaign.

Photocopy of case study (March 1971) published in Southern Hospitals titled “The Charleston Hospital Strike.”

Photocopies of articles (March 1969) on hospital workers strike from News & Courier.