African Americans -- Politics and government

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Contains sub-series: Correspondence, Meeting Minutes and Reports; and Redistricting and Reapportionment.

Abstract Cleveland Sellers, Jr. (born 1944), an African American from Denmark, South Carolina, was a participant and leader of a variety of student, civil rights, leftist, and Pan African movements in the 1960s and 1970s. Sellers alone was indicted and convicted for inciting a riot during the Orangeburg Massacre, in which three students of South Carolina State University died and many others were wounded; Sellers was later pardoned.The majority of the collection details Cleveland L....

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Regarding Lucille and Seth Whipper's article, "Political Kin," feature in The State newspaper, (Columbia, South Carolina).

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction. Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...

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Contains conference materials and newsletters regarding, "Strategies for Achieving Equality in Reapportionment and Redistricting."

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Includes the sub-series of organizations: National Conference of State Legislatures; Democratic National Committee; The Council of State Governments; Southern Legislative Conference; South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus; National Black Caucus Foundation; Various African-American Political Organizations; Women Legislative Caucuses and Organizations; State of South Carolina Political Organizations.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes the sub-series of organizations: National Conference of State Legislatures; Democratic National Committee; The Council of State Governments; Southern Legislative Conference; South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus; National Black Caucus Foundation; Various African-American Political Organizations; Women Legislative Caucuses and Organizations; State of South Carolina Political Organizations.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes the sub-series of organizations: National Conference of State Legislatures; Democratic National Committee; The Council of State Governments; Southern Legislative Conference; South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus; National Black Caucus Foundation; Various African-American Political Organizations; Women Legislative Caucuses and Organizations; State of South Carolina Political Organizations.

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Included "Black Elected Officials" (1998); and various pamphlets published by the Caucus.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Each series contains multiple subseries in which detailed descriptions are provided in each introduction. Series 1. Biographical Documents (1944-2015, and undated)holds resumes, vitas and biographical sketches; oral interview transcripts and essays about Whipper; tributes and honors which includes honorary degrees, the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame, and the BellSouth-South Carolina African American History Calendar honoree (also refer to Series 10: Awards. Various...