Box 16

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

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.

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

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

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

Includes taskforce meeting minutes and agendas.

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

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

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

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