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Charleston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People records
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1117
Abstract
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was started on February 12, 1909, partly in response to the prevalence of lynching of African-Americans in America and the 1908 race riot that occurred in Springfield, Illinois. The Charleston Branch of the NAACP was founded in February 1917 by Edwin Harleston. The branch was established to advocate for the rights of African-Americans in South Carolina and Charleston. The Charleston NAACP serves as a space for...
Dates:
1920-1995, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1994
Bernice Robinson papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1018
Abstract
Bernice Violanthe Robinson (1914-1994) was born in Charleston, South Carolina to James C. and Martha Elizabeth Robinson. She was a cosmetologist, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Secretary and Chairperson of Membership, Highlander's first Citizenship School teacher for adult education on John's Island, South Carolina. She held political education and voter registration workshops in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and other southern states for the...
Dates:
1920-1989; Majority of material found within 1950-1989
William "Bill" Saunders papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1100
Abstract
William (Bill) Saunders, was an organizer and lead negotiator of the Charleston Hospital Stike of 1969. In 1970, Saunders established the Committee on Better Racial Assurance (COBRA) to address race-related community problems and provide assistance to community members in need. He also operated the AM radio station WPAL from 1972-1998.
This collection includes materials relating to the personal and professional life of Saunders. A very small portion of the papers contains...
Dates:
approximately 1950-2004
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- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charleston Branch (Charleston, S.C.) 2
- Bethel United Methodist Church (Charleston, S.C.) 1
- Carawan, Candie 1
- Carawan, Guy 1
- Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987 1
- Clyburn, James 1
- Committee on Better Racial Assurance 1
- Community Action Program (U.S.) 1
- Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963 1
- Hamer, Fannie Lou 1
- Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 1
- Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
- Horton, Myles, 1905-1990 1
- IDEAS (Firm : Washington, D.C.) 1
- Jenkins, Esau, 1910-1972 1
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 1
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020 1
- Methodist Church (U.S.). South Carolina Conference 1
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Freedom Fund Program 1
- Palfi, Marion, 1907-1978 1
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 1
- Ravenel, Charles Dufort, 1938- 1
- Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994 1
- Saunders, William, 1935- 1
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority 1
- South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers 1
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1
- Southern Regional Council 1
- United Methodist Church (U.S.) 1
- United Methodist Women (U.S.). South Carolina Conference 1
- United Way of America 1
- Volunteers in Service to America 1
- Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 1
- Yonges Island Day Care Center (S.C.) 1
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 1 ∧ less
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