The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
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1963 World Day of PrayerThis brochure from the United Church Women of Atlanta, sent to Ms. Coretta Scott King, outlines the agenda for 1965 World Day of Prayer. The brochure allso included is a schedule of the organization's calendar of events. |
Action Among Nations: International Planned Parenthood FederationThis publication highlights collaborative efforts to support and expand the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The document highlights statistical data demonstrating the organization's successes in "voluntary fertility control," and references Planned Parenthood's conference scheduled in autumn 1966. |
Anonymous Letter to Charles C. Diggs Jr.This anonymous letter to Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr. of Michigan details the grievances suffered by Negro and Caucasian females in the U.S. Army. The authors assert that they routinely are subjected to segregation in public accommodations and are denied equal opportunity for promotion and reenlistment. |
Event Program for Chester Robinson TributeSpeaking invitation to Dr. King for a tribute to Chester Robinson and the West Side Organization at the First Congregational Church in Chicago. |
Letter from Clifford L. Alexander to MLKClifford L. Alexander, Chairman for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, wrote to Dr. King to encloses some clippings from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission News Digest, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post regarding the EEOC's hearings on white collar discrimination in New York. |
Letter from Coretta Scott King to the Women's Strike for PeaceMrs. King writes to the Women's Strike for Peace to extend her appreciation for their support in the area of civil rights. |
Letter from Dorothy I. Height to MLKDorothy Height invites Dr. King to the 32nd National Convention of the National Council of Negro Women. Height serves as the national president of the NCNW. |
Letter from George W. Chivers to MLKGeorge W. Chivers writes to Dr. King objecting to the Alabama law that disallows women from sitting as jurors. He compares this denial of women's civil rights to the injustices suffered by Negroes in Alabama. |
Letter from Judith D. Greenberg to MLKJudith Greenberg of the Stern College for Women asks Dr. King about material for a report concerning Choice '68. |
Letter From Mae P. GodfreyMae P. Godfrey requests monetary assistance to support her family during the upcoming Christmas holiday. |
Letter from Margery Bray to MLKMargery Bray writes Dr. King discussing how the women in America were engaged in similar demonstrations to secure their right to vote. Bray states that legislation is the only way to efficiently change things, and admits that she has recently become an active voter. |
Letter from Mrs. W. J. Givan to MLK about Unsavory AssociationIn this letter Mrs. Givan expresses her dissatisfaction with Dr. King on how "prominent Negroes" are often photographed with "unsavory whites." |
Letter from Robert Birley to MLKRobert Birley invites Dr. King to give an address at a program in London. Mr. Birley informs Dr. King of the four topics that will be discussed and requests that Dr. King address the topic of racial discrimination. |
Letter from Ruth H. Bunche to MLKMrs. Ruth H. Bunche appeals to Dr. King for his financial support for Inwood House, a support system for unmarried mothers. Enclosed is a brochure describing the program and its services. |
Letter from Stanley Newman to MLK Regarding National Coalition for a New CongressNewman writes that, given the recent passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill, a national coalition needs to be created to support and enforce it. Understanding the limitations of Congress, the new coalition would focus on transforming Congress to better support the needs of the underprivileged and oppressed. |
Letter from Vivian C. Kelley to MLK and President KennedyVivian C. Kelley offers her support to Dr. King in his continued efforts in the Civil Rights Movement. Mrs. Kelley shares with Dr. King a letter in which she asks President John F. Kennedy to address issues of discrimination in the United States. In response to Mrs. Kelly, Lee C. White, Assistant Special Counsel to the President, expresses thanks on the behalf of President John F. Kennedy and assures Mrs. Kelley the President and the Administration are dedicated to ending discrimination and securing the Constitutional Rights of all Americans. |
Letters To Mrs. Fillmore from MLKDr. King responds to Mrs. Fillmore's previous letter, offering some suggestions to help her. He apologizes that he cannot use SCLC funds because that money is currently in use for the civil rights struggle. Dr. King suggests alternative organizations and programs that may offer her assistance. |
OEO Extends Contract with National Council of Negro WomenThis press release from the Office of Economic Opportunity highlights a technical assistance program designed to stimulate home ownership among poor Negro women in the deep South. |
SCLC Newsletter: February 1964This SCLC newsletter covers items ranging from Dr. King's Nobel Peace Prize nomination to voter registration drives throughout the country. The lead photo features national civil rights leaders "summoned to the White House for a special conference with President Lyndon B. Johnson." |
SCLC Newsletter: June-July 1965The cover story for this 1965 SCLC Newsletter features Dr. King leading a March in Chicago, and also includes the usual wide gamut of Civil Rights Movement issues. Editor Ed Clayton's column discusses the "loss of fear" among Negroes, who "never again will be systematically excluded from office, or driven back from the voting booth." |
Southern Rural Action ProjectThe Southern Rural Action Project, an initiative of the Citizens' Crusade Against Poverty, seeks to finance and support community development in low-income areas. This progress report highlights current field projects and objectives. |
Telegram from Robert L. Green, Floyd McKissack and Roy Wilkins to MLKMr. Wilkins, Mr. Kissack and Mr. Green express their viewpoint regarding restrictive racial policies towards the Negro, more specifically towards Negro women by members of the Women's City Club of Detroit. The author encourages a dismembership from the club based on their findings. |
Terminated Employee Asks for a Meeting with the SCLC BoardMeredith Gilbert writes to William Rutherford regarding her termination in January 1968 from employment with SCLC. |
The National Council of Negro WomenThis brochure gives a brief overview of the NCNW and the positive results its had on the Negro community. |
The Stresses of the White Female Worker in the Civil Rights Movement in the SouthDr. Alvin F. Poussaint describes social and psychological stresses that white female civil rights workers encounter in both their living and working conditions in the American South in the 1960's. |
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom NewsletterThis issue of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom newsletter, Four Lights, was sent to Coretta Scott King. It features an article about the current state of their demonstrations against Vietnam, including a quote by Dr. Benjamin Spock calling on President Johnson to end the attack on the Vietnam War. |
Women's Response to the Rising Tide of ViolenceWomen's Response to the Rising Tide of Violence was a two day day conference in Philadelphia. The women who gathered agreed that violence was not a spontaneous action, but something that grows out of the environment. The way to combat such violence it enforce positive action with long-term solutions through social, economic, and political programs. |
Youth in the World of WorkDaniel H. Kruger describes many aspects of current labor trends in regards to automation, education and employment ratios in the United States. |