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Civil Rights collection, 1933-2003

By Nneka Hanchard, Emma Ladson, Kristian Clark

Collection Overview

Title: Civil Rights collection, 1933-2003

ID: 01/BAF MS_00086

Creator: Black Archives (1977-present)

Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is organized by format.

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Civil Rights collection consists of material relating to the civil rights movement from 1933 to 2003 collected by staff of The Black Archives.  The materials document: assimilation; black astronauts; prominent black individuals in local, state and national government; blacks in the military; elections; inmate pardons, executions and stays; local and national black headlines of the day; Negro achievements; police shootings and brutality against black males; political rallies;  and voting rights and violations.  The bulk of the collection is composed of magazine articles, newspaper articles, programs and reports.

Administrative Information

Alternate Extent Statement: 4 Archival boxes

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.

Use Restrictions: An image license agreement must be signed prior to recording or copying images.

Other URL: http://www.theblackarchives.org/archon/containerlists/civilRightsCL.pdf


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