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Anticipated Public School Desegregation in Southern and Border StatesThis memorandum provides a list of schools and school systems expected to desegregate in September of 1957. The Southern Regional Council, Inc. also includes vital information concerning pending Negro applications for school admittance and schools actively involved in litigation. |
Cities and Dates Suggested For Harry Belafonte's TourThese notes compile a list of suggested cities and possible dates for Harry Belafonte's tour. |
Declaration of "Nobel Peace Prize Day" DesiredThis press release announces the Virginia State Unit of the SCLC's appeal to Governor Albertis Harrison in hopes that he will establish a "Nobel Peace Prize Day" in honor of Dr. King. The proposed day will possibly be held in conjunction with a speech Dr. King will deliver at Virginia State College and the Virginia SCLC State Convention. |
Flyer for SCLC Mass MeetingThis flyer advertises a 1958 Norfolk, VA SCLC mass meeting. |
Letter from Dora McDonald to Harry BelafonteHere, Dr. King's secretary, Dora McDonald, forwards a list of proposed touring cities to Mr. Harry Belafonte. She also comments on a recent special he did entitled, "Laughter." |
Letter from Dr. D. F. Harris to MLKDr. D. F. Harris asks Dr. King if he can participate in the upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He gives Dr. King the names of people who can be contacted for information about his background, including Dr. Milton Reid, pastor of the New Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia. |
Letter from MLK to Mr. John Lee TilleyDr. King writes Mr. Tilley, the executive director of the SCLC, after nearly being stabbed to death at a book signing in Harlem, New York. He requests that Mr. Tilley attend to several organizational and book related matters. |
Letter from S.W. McAllister to MLKMr. McAllister, a father of three, requests Dr. King's assistance in obtaining a divorce from his wife who is living with another man. Dr. King was an image of hope for many people and often received requests for help in areas unrelated to civil rights. |
List of Colleges Participating in Choice "68 Requesting King InformationThis list includes the names of fifty colleges and universities participating in the "Choice 68" pre-election presidential campaigns. An additional twenty-five institutions also invited Dr. King to participate in their "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for President" campaigns. |
Program for the SCLC Mass MeetingThis program is for a SCLC Mass Meeting that took place, at the Norfok Municipal Auditorium, on October 1, 1958. |
Southern Conference Educational Fund Endorsement of MLK Vietnam StanceThe Southern Conference Educational Fund issues this article in the Patriot News Service. This statement supports Dr. King's sentiments regarding the Vietnam War and also details issues of race, injustice, and inequality in various places throughout the world. |
Telegram from Donna Jean Stancliff to MLKDonna Jean Stancliff informs Dr. King of Mrs. Zelma G. Proctor's funeral. |
Telegram from MLK to Dr. Samuel ProctorIn this telegram to Dr. Samuel Proctor and Family, Dr. King expresses his grief upon hearing of the death of Dr. Proctor's mother. |
Thank You Letter from Dr. King to Chas. E. ElmoreThis letter dated July 31, 1963 was written by Dr. King to Mrs. Chas Elmore. In it he thanks her for the kind letter she wrote to him about his letter from the Birmingham Jail. |
The Student Protest Movement Special ReportThe Southern Regional Council outlines several facts regarding the Student Protest Movement leading up to February 25, 1960. The contents of this report include detailed examples, legal precedents and public reaction accounts. Also included, is an analysis of the conditions that caused the student protest movement, as well as ideas for solutions. |