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Ruby Pendergrass Cornwell papers

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Identifier: AMN 1039
Abstract Ruby P. Cornwell, a native of Foreston, SC, earned a B.A. from Talladega in 1925 and taught English for many years. In Charleston she was active in Plymouth Congregational Church and served on the boards of several organizations, including the Charleston Branch of the NAACP. Through her work with the NAACP she developed close ties to U.S. District Judge Julius Waites Waring and his wife, Elizabeth. Judge Waring presided over several noted civil rights cases-ruling for integration and equal...
Dates: 1944-2003; 1944-1974; Majority of material found within 1950-1969

Armand Derfner legal papers

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Identifier: AMN 1049
Abstract Armand Derfner, b. 1938, has been a litigator in private practice in Charleston, SC, since 1974. He has litigated civil rights cases since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 went into effect in August 1968, when Derfner represented voters in Greenwood, Mississippi. He has gained national renown as a civil rights attorney, having won five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Armand Derfner legal papers document his work since establishing his practice in Charleston in 1974. The papers are...
Dates: 1973-1995

Documenting the Arc Oral History Collection

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Identifier: AMN 1168
Abstract The Documenting the Arc Oral History Collection is a series of video oral history interviews conducted between fall 2021 and summer 2022 by Dr. Millicent Brown and Cedar Wolf Media using grant funds from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. The interviews document the experiences of activists, organizers, artists, clergy, journalists, and other community members who were members or affiliates of Black Lives Matter Charleston (2014-2018) and other local grassroots organizations in...
Dates: 2021-2022

Dr. Dewey M. Duckett, Sr. papers

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Identifier: AMN 1040
Collection Overview The collection contains three series. The first series consists of correspondence mainly regarding civil rights. The second series contains writings, speeches, and lectures related to Duckett's position as a doctor, civil rights activist, and member of the Council on Human Relatoins. The third series addresses duckett's affiliations such as the Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, the S.C. Commission on Civil Rights, and the Practical Nursing Program. It also includes...
Dates: 1949-1989; Majority of material found within 1952-1964

Reverend John T. Enwright papers

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Identifier: AMN 1087
Abstract Reverend John Thomas Enwright (1904-1975), an African American minister, served the congregation at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Charleston, South Carolina from 1949 to 1974. A public figure as well as a religious leader, Enwright was also heavily involved in Charleston-area community organizations.The collection documents Reverend Enwright's personal life, ministerial work, and civic involvement from the 1930s to 1975. Personal papers document Enwright's...
Dates: 1884-1975

Steve Estes papers

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Identifier: AMN 1055
Abstract

The collection consists of primary and secondary sources used by Steve Estes to write his master’s thesis drawing comparison from the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike of 1968 and Charleston Hospital workers’ strike of 1969. Estes interviewed people who were closely associated with these movements and also consists of an analysis of newspaper clippings that capture these movements.

Dates: 1967-1996

Myrtle Gonza Glascoe papers

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Identifier: AMN 1164
Abstract Dr. Myrtle G. Glascoe was a social worker, educator, civil rights activist, and the founding director of Avery Research Center. She was born in 1936 in Washington, D.C., then received her B.A. from Howard University, her M.A. from University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD from Harvard University.This collection contains professional materials relating to Dr. Glascoe’s time with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and educational development research from 1958...
Dates: 1958-1982

Cambridge Jenkins papers

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Identifier: AMN 1173
Abstract Cambridge Jenkins, Jr., joined the Charleston Police Department in 1950, becoming one of the first African American policemen in the Department. With a promotion in 1955 he became the first African- American detective on that force. He joined the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in 1961. Detective Jenkins later returned to the Charleston Police Department until 1963. He was appointed as the first minority United State Deputy Marshal for the Southeastern District of South Carolina. He...
Dates: 1946-1994

Esau Jenkins papers

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Identifier: AMN 1004
Abstract Esau Jenkins (1910-1972) was born and raised on Johns Island, South Carolina. With very little formal education, he became a businessman and civil rights leader.The collection contains biographical papers, correspondence, writings, and information about his affliations, including the Progressive Club, Citizen's Committee of Charleston, Community Organization Credit Union, Political Action Committee of Charleston County, Political Awareness League of Charleston County, and the...
Dates: 1963-2003

Anna D. Kelly papers

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Identifier: AMN 1083
Abstract Anna D. Kelly (1913-2007) is known for her efforts to connect Lowcountry African Americans with the Highlander Folk School, most notably recruiting Septima Clark. A graduate of the Avery Normal Institute in Charleston, South Carolina, Kelly was a charter member of the Avery Institute of African American History and Culture. She then played a crucial role in establishment of the Avery Research Center.The collection includes personal papers and photographs related to Anna D. Kelly...
Dates: 1930s-1999

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Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 10
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston 9
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 6
Civil rights movements -- South Carolina -- Charleston 6
Oral histories 6
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina 5
Civil rights demonstrations 5
transcripts 5
African American activists 4
African American civil rights workers -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 4
African Americans -- Civil rights 4
Civil rights 4
Civil rights movements -- United States 4
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina 3
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century 3
Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations 3
Cigar Factory Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1945-1946 3
Civil rights workers -- United States 3
Community organizers 3
Gullahs 3
Hospitals -- Employees -- Labor unions -- South Carolina -- Charleston 3
Political action committees -- South Carolina 3
Southern States -- Race relations 3
Voter registration -- Southern States 3
African American churches -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
African American civil rights workers 2
African American civil rights workers -- United States 2
African American college teachers 2
African American labor union members -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
African American political activists -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
African American soldiers 2
African American universities and colleges 2
African American women civil rights workers 2
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century 2
African Americans -- Education 2
African Americans -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
African Americans -- Politics and government 2
African Americans -- South Carolina 2
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 2
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 20th century 2
African Americans -- South Carolina -- Segregation 2
African Americans -- Suffrage -- South Carolina 2
Bridge clubs 2
Civic leaders -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
Civil rights lawyers -- South Carolina 2
Conferences 2
Discrimination in education -- South Carolina 2
Education -- South Carolina -- Johns Island (Island) 2
Geechees 2
Gullahs -- South Carolina -- Social life and customs 2
Political participation 2
Race discrimination -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 2
Race discrimination -- South Carolina -- History 2
School integration 2
School integration -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 2
Segregation -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
Segregation in education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 2
South Carolina -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century 2
Activism 1
Activists 1
Africa -- Periodicals 1
African American Baptists 1
African American Congregationalists 1
African American basket makers 1
African American business enterprises 1
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina 1
African American businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American children -- Education -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American civic leaders -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American college students 1
African American dentists 1
African American educators 1
African American educators -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American educators -- United States -- 20th century 1
African American families -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American jazz musicians -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American musicians 1
African American neighborhoods -- South Carolina 1
African American nurses -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American police -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- Biography 1
African American political activists -- United States -- 20th century 1
African American politicians 1
African American radio stations -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American religious leaders 1
African American school principals -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century 1
African American social reformers -- United States -- 20th century 1
African American stevedores -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 21st century 1
African American students -- Mississippi -- 20th century 1
African American teachers -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century 1
African American teachers -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
African American teachers -- Tanzania -- 20th century 1
African American women -- Social conditions 1
African American women -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies and clubs 1
African American women -- South Carolina -- Societies and clubs 1
African American women teachers 1
African American youth 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Rock Hill -- History 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States 1
African Americans -- History -- Study and teaching 1
African Americans -- Music 1
Names
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 11
Brown, Millicent E. 5
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 5
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 5
Avery Normal Institute 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 4
Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 4
Allen University 3
Brown, J. Arthur, 1914-1988 3
Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 3
International Longshoremen's Association 3
Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 3
Moultrie, Mary, 1943-2015 3
Saunders, William, 1935- 3
Voorhees College 3
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 3
Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 2
Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture 2
Avery Research Center 2
Bennett, Isaiah, 1926-2002 2
Bethel United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Blacks United for Action 2
Brown family 2
Brown, MaeDe E. M., 1918-2012 2
Carawan, Candie 2
Carawan, Guy 2
Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998 2
Charleston County School District 2
Citizens' Committee of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Committee on Better Racial Assurance 2
Cornwell, Ruby Pendergrass, 1902-2003 2
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 2
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990 2
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-2026 2
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 2
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) 2
United States Commission on Civil Rights. South Carolina Advisory Committee 2
Waring, Elizabeth 2
Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968 2
A. Philip Randolph Institute 1
African American Education and Research Organization 1
Al-Amin, Jamil, 1943- 1
Alexander, Camille D. 1
All-African People's Revolutionary Party 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1
American Civil Liberties Union 1
American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina 1
American Tobacco Company 1
Amos-Frazier, Marjorie, 1926-2010 1
Beecher Congregational Church (New Orleans, La.) 1
Benedict College 1
Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.) 1
Black Lives Matter Charleston (2014-2018) (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Black Panther Party 1
Blake, J. Herman 1
Blake, James G., Rev., 1942-1999 1
Bouffard, Jean Claude 1
Brown, Mattie 1
Campbell, James E., 1925-2021 1
Carson, Josephine, 1919- 1
Carter, Rosalynn 1
Centenary United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Charleston Area Community Relations Committee (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Charleston City Paper (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Charleston County (S.C.). Police Department 1
Charleston County School District No. 20 (S.C.) 1
Charleston Jewish Federation (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 1
Claflin University 1
Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998 1
Clyburn, James 1
Cole, John S. 1
College of Charleston 1
College of Charleston. Governor's School 1
Coming Street YWCA (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Communist Workers Party (U.S.) 1
Community Action Program (U.S.) 1
Community Organization Credit Union 1
Community Organization Federal Credit Union. 1
Concerned Clergy Committee (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Congress of African Peoples 1
Cottonreader, R. B. 1
Crawford, Robert, 1953- 1
Curnell, Denzel, 1995-2014 1
Curry, Constance, 1933- 1
Dabbs, James McBride, 1896-1970 1
Daise, Natalie 1
Daise, Ron 1
Derfner, Armand 1
Deweese family 1
Doster, Lillie M., 1922-2015 1
Duckett, Dewey M., 1900-1964 1
Duckett, Dewey M., 1929-2012 1
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Enwright, John T., 1904-1975 1
Estes, Steve, 1972- 1
Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963 1