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Box 16

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

The Charleston District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and African American Churches, 1993-1994, and undated

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 139
Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Document various topics and issues of concern for the Charleston Branch of the NAACP.

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Charleston Police Department, 1988-1990

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 140
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence regarding the high turnover rate of law enforcement in Charleston; the 1988 statistics on minority representation on the force; personal statements, correspondence, and newspaper clippings regarding discriminatory promotional practices; the 1988 and 1989 Annual report from the Internal Affairs Divison; and correspondence regarding two shooting deaths that may have resulted from excessive or deadly force was used.

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Civil Rights Issues, 1983-1993, and undated

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 141
Scope and Contents note

Includes the NAACP Civil Rights Handbook, materials relating to the 1989 Silent March on Washington, and about the Civil Rights Act of 1990

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Confederate Flag and South Carolina, 1987 and 1994

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 142
Scope and Contents note

Contains memos, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and flyers relating to the NAACP and the South Carolina Coalition for Unity and Progress protest of the Confederate Flags flying and/or representation in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Courtenay Elementary School Protest, 1960 and undated

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 143
Scope and Contents note

Contains newspaper clippings regarding the school boycott because of overcrowding in the African-American schools; and photos of teachers.

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Daniel Island Taskforce, 1991 and 1993

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 144
Scope and Contents note

Includes taskforce meeting minutes and agendas.

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Daufuskie Island and First Union African Baptist Church, 1992 and undated

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 145
Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Document various topics and issues of concern for the Charleston Branch of the NAACP.

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Health Concerns, 1989-1994, and undated

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 146
Scope and Contents note

Contains pamphlets and newspaper clippings regarding various health concerns in the African-American community, such as organ donation, bone marrow donors, and breast cancer.

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Media Issues, 1988-1991, and undated

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 147
Scope and Contents note

Contains material relating to misrepresentation of the NAACP and African-Americans in the media, as well as petition to deny license renewals for radio stations in the Carolinas due to their lack of Black employees

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated

Political Issues/Politics, 1991-1994

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 148
Scope and Contents note

Includes material from the NAACP Washington Bureau on the appointment of African-Americans to federal courts, the number of African-American politicians in South Carolina, a political map of Charleston County, 1980 and 1990 census breakdowns by district, and documents on elected officials that should not be reelected

Dates: 1920, 1960-1994, and undated