44 items found
Collection ID is exactly "40" AND Subject contains "Race relations"
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"A Card." written by W. H. Sherwood, 1889

"A Card." written by W. H. Sherwood, 1889

Date
1889
Description
W. H. Sherwood proposing he and Rev. H C. Bailey meet for a public discussion on October 24, 1889, regarding the participation of African-Americans in politics.
Collection
Advertisement for Congress of Racial Equality's Jazz Album, ca. 1960

Advertisement for Congress of Racial Equality's Jazz Album, ca. 1960

Date
1960 (circa)
Description
Brochure advertising the Congress of Racial Equality's all-star jazz 2-record album for half the price. Proceeds from sales help the CORE treasury bail out jailed demonstrators, conduct CORE workshops and organize African-American voter registration drives.
Collection
Letter from Mary E. Rustam to Richard F. Parker, ca. 1960

Letter from Mary E. Rustam to Richard F. Parker, ca. 1960

Date
1960 (circa)
Description
Letter from Mary E. Rustam to Richard F. Parker, a white student who was jailed in a sit-in in Jacksonville, discussing Parker's release from jail and asking if he received materials from Roosevelt University.
Collection
Letter from R. B. Garrett to Mary E. Rustam, October 28, 1960

Letter from R. B. Garrett to Mary E. Rustam, October 28, 1960

Date
1960-10-28
Description
Letter from R. B. Garrett of the Bradley University Department of Sociology to Mary E. Rustam discussing the possibility of Richard F. Parker attending Roosevelt University as a race relations major. Bradley is a white college student who was arrested during a sit-in in Jacksonville.
Collection
Letter from James R. Robinson to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, April 3, 1960

Letter from James R. Robinson to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, April 3, 1960

Date
1960-04-03
Description
Letter from James R. Robinson, executive secretary of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, the mother and stepfather of Patricia and Priscilla Stephens, detailing the importance of the sisters' activism, explaining his time in jail and providing clippings about the Woolworth's boycott in Tallahassee.
Collection
Memo from Carl Braden to the Tallahassee Educational Committee, October 19, 1960

Memo from Carl Braden to the Tallahassee Educational Committee, October 19, 1960

Date
1960-10-19
Description
Memo from Carl Braden of the Southern Conference Educational Fund to the Tallahassee Educational Committee regarding the imprisonment of Richard F. Parker, a white activist, and requesting members in Tallahassee speak to Governor LeRoy Collins about releasing Parker from jail.
Collection
"Facts About the Community Relations Service" Brochure, August 1964

"Facts About the Community Relations Service" Brochure, August 1964

Date
1964-08
Description
Brochure outlining the responsibilities and mission of the Community Relations Service (CRS).
Collection
Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960

Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960

Date
1960
Description
Promotional brochure describing the purpose of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Interracial Training Institute and nonviolent demonstration methods and requesting donations. The institute was held in Miami from August 14 to September 5, 1960.
Collection
Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959

Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959

Date
1959
Description
This report contains a summary of action at the institute written by Susan Boden. She writes about institute members testing Miami lunch counters, movie theaters and public transportation to see if African-American Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) members would be served. Sit-ins were held at Jackson Byron's department store and Grant's. In each instance, CORE members were not served. James R. Robinson of CORE wrote an evaluation of the institute which includes sections about the concept and aims of the institute; preparatory work; selections of participants; functioning of the institute; evaluations made by institute members, and conclusions and suggestions for future institutes.
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
flc_br0070Flier announcing meeting of the Ku Klux Klan near Tallahassee, 1956TextRace relations
White supremacy movements
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m86-38_b001_f03_01"A Card." written by W. H. Sherwood, 1889TextSouthern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Race relations
African Americans -- Suffrage
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n2015-1_b001_f10_03Advertisement for Congress of Racial Equality's Jazz Album, ca. 1960TextCivil rights movements
Mass media and race relations
Civil rights--Economic aspects
African Americans -- Civil rights
Jazz musicians
Fund raising
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n2015-1_b001_f10_29Letter from Mary E. Rustam to Richard F. Parker, ca. 1960TextSolidarity
Mass media and race relations
Education
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n2015-1_b001_f10_31Letter from R. B. Garrett to Mary E. Rustam, October 28, 1960TextRace relations--Study and teaching
Education
College students--Political activity
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n2015-1_b002_f01_05Letter from James R. Robinson to Lottie Houston and Marion Hamilton, April 3, 1960TextBoycotts
Imprisonment
Race relations
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n2015-1_b002_f02_08Memo from Carl Braden to the Tallahassee Educational Committee, October 19, 1960TextImprisonment
Race relations
Jails
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n2015-1_b003_f06_01"Facts About the Community Relations Service" Brochure, August 1964TextRace relations
Civil rights--Political aspects
Nonviolence
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n2015-1_b003_f07_01Nonviolence in Theory and in Action, Congress of Racial Equality, Miami, 1960TextRace relations
Civil rights--Political aspects
Nonviolence
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n2015-1_b003_f07_15Miami Interracial Action Institute Summary and Evaluation, 1959TextRace relations
Civil rights--Social aspects
Nonviolence
African Americans--Civil rights
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