African Americans -- Periodicals

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Contains campaign ephemera, invitations, programs, photographic images, newspapers articles, and magazines related to the President Obama's election and his first years in office.

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Contains campaign ephemera, invitations, programs, photographic images, newspapers articles, and magazines related to the President Obama's election and his first years in office.

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Contains campaign ephemera, invitations, programs, photographic images, newspapers articles, and magazines related to the President Obama's election and his first years in office.

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Contains campaign ephemera, invitations, programs, photographic images, newspapers articles, and magazines related to the President Obama's election and his first years in office.

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Contains color photocopy of Jackson's funeral program, "King of Pop: A Celebration of the Life of Michael Jackson," and a commemorative issue of Ebony Magazine, "Michael Our Icon."

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Contains various editions of Constitution and By-Laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial reports, procedure manuals, event programs, and photocopied newspaper clippings regarding Whipper's membership with this historically African American national women's service organization. Of note is the National Trends and Services Facet Committee's work on "The Hurricane Hugo Project," (Box #156, Folder#9: 1989-1990), which details the relief efforts provided to fellow South Carolinians. Also...

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Includes newspaper and magazine articles.

Abstract Lucille Simmons Whipper (1928-2021), an educator, guidance counselor, academic administrator, community, and religious leader and the first African-American woman to serve as an State of South Carolina House of Representatives in Charleston's District 109 (1986-1996). She exercised her activism with her graduating class at Avery Institute in their attempts to desegregate the College of Charleston in 1944. Decades later, Whipper was instrumental in working with the State of South Carolina and...

Abstract Frank Albert Young (1905-1990), worked as a journalist, historian, lecturer, and activist. Young, frequently referred to as "Mzee" (respected wise elder) and "Mwalimu" (dedicated teacher) was one of the last living members of "The Harlem Round Table." He was the founding member of the Third World Press News Service, Third World-American Education Association and Pan-African Communications Committee and was a member of numerous social justice, and grassroots organizations.The...