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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

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Christian A. Fleetwood Papers

Identifier: MSS20784
Abstract Soldier and civic leader. Correspondence, diaries, legal documents, scrapbook, printed material, memorabilia, and photographs pertaining to Fleetwood's military and civilian career during and after the Civil War, education, nursing, and slavery, and other civic and social concerns of the African American community. Material relates chiefly to the District of Columbia where Fleetwood held various government and business positions. Includes papers of his wife Sara Iredell Fleetwood, a nurse,...
Dates 1797-1945; Majority of material found within 1860-1907
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James Forman Papers

Identifier: MSS85371
Abstract

Author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, subject files, speeches and writings, family papers, appointment books and calendars, and other papers relating primarily to Forman's activities as executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and president of the Unemployment and Poverty Action Committee.

Dates 1848-2005; Majority of material found within 1961-2001
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Gloria Ford Gilmer Papers

Identifier: MSS86576
Abstract Consultant, educator, ethnomathematics pioneer, mathematician, and social activist. Biographical material, bylaws, correspondence, financial records, meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, proposals, reports, résumés, rosters, speeches, and writings documenting Gilmer’s professional career and contributions to the fields of ethnomathematics and mathematics in both physical and digital formats. Additionally featured are Gilmer's activities and accomplishments as a social justice advocate and...
Dates 1928-2021; Majority of material found within 1980-2010
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Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project Collection

Identifier: AFC 2009/001
Abstract The Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project collection includes manuscripts (letters, sermons, orations, church programs, etc.), audio and video recordings, photographs, and other graphic materials created by the public in response to the 2009 election and inauguration of President Barack Obama and collected by the American Folklife Center. Includes submissions from over 300 individuals, religious and secular organizations, from 39 states and the District of Columbia, and from...
Dates 2008-2009
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records

Identifier: MSS34140
Abstract Civil rights organization. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, itineraries, speeches, testimonies, writings, legal case files, legislation, publications, resolutions, policy statements, constitutions, bylaws, charters, contracts, proposals, scripts, manuals, handbooks, music, awards, certificates, directories, daily mail sheets, notes, lists, questionnaires and surveys, flags, photographs, maps, subject files, annual convention files, biographical material, financial records, and...
Dates 1842-2019; Majority of material found within 1919-2004
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National Urban League Records

Identifier: MSS40774
Abstract

Civil rights organization. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, speeches, reports, surveys, statistical data, financial and legal records, scrapbooks, printed material, and other records relating to the programs and policies of the league and its affiliates.

Dates 1900-1988; Majority of material found within 1930-1979
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Rosa Parks Papers

Identifier: MSS85943
Abstract

Civil rights activist. Correspondence, family papers, writings, notes, statements, programs, medals, resolutions, and other honors, financial, employment, health, and estate records, drawings, photographs, address books, appointment calendars, memorabilia, magazine and newspaper clippings, books, and other printed matter documenting her personal life and civil rights activism.

Dates 1866-2006; Majority of material found within 1955-2004
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Philip Kan Gotanda Papers

Identifier: MSS86638
Abstract

Playwright and filmmaker. Articles, awards, correspondence, costume sketches, play drafts, posters, programs, reviews, study guides, and other material related to Gotanda’s plays written between 2004 and 2012.

Dates 1948-2012; Majority of material found within 2004-2012
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A. Philip Randolph Papers

Identifier: MSS49775
Abstract

Labor union official and civil rights leader. Correspondence, documents relating to presidential executive orders, memoranda, notes, printed matter, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, and other material reflecting Randolph's role in the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the Fair Employment Practices Committee, marches on Washington for employment and equal rights for African Americans, and the civil rights movement.

Dates 1909-1979; Majority of material found within 1941-1968
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Elijah Reynolds Papers

Identifier: MSS3963
Abstract

United States Army officer. Writings, certificates, photographs, correspondence, medals, and other papers related chiefly to Reynolds’s service in the Twenty-Fifth Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War and Philippine American War, and his position as the instructor of military science and tactics at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.

Dates 1897-1959; Majority of material found within 1940-1959
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Henry Spira Papers

Identifier: MSS84743
Abstract

Animal welfare advocate and political activist. Correspondence, writings, notes, newspaper clippings, advertisements, printed matter, and photographs, primarily relating to Spira's work in the animal welfare movement after 1974.

Dates 1906-2002; Majority of material found within 1974-1998
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Leon Howard Sullivan Papers

Identifier: MSS85101
Abstract

Civil rights leader, entrepreneur, and minister. Correspondence, speeches, subject files, clippings, printed material, awards, and other papers relating chiefly to Sullivan’s work with the International Foundation for Education and Self Help.

Dates 1940-2002; Majority of material found within 1988-2002
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Robert H. Terrell Papers

Identifier: MSS42556
Abstract

Teacher, lawyer, and judge. Correspondence, speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating to Terrell's interest in African American education and welfare, courts and schools in Washington, D.C., Republican politics, and the Washington Board of Trade.

Dates 1870-1954; Majority of material found within 1884-1925
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Roy Wilkins Papers

Identifier: MSS75939
Abstract

Civil rights leader and journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, diary, manuscripts of speeches, newspaper columns, and articles, subject files, reports, minutes, committee, board, and administrative material, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to Wilkins's career with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in various positions between 1931 and 1977, especially his service as executive director (1965-1977).

Dates 1901-2001; Majority of material found within 1932-1980
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J. Skelly Wright Papers

Identifier: MSS58982
Abstract

Attorney, judge, and educator. Personal and professional correspondence, case files, opinions, memoranda, reports, speeches and writings, financial papers, teaching material, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating primarily to Wright's legal and judicial career.

Dates 1933-1987; Majority of material found within 1948-1986