Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee records
Collection
Identifier: MS0101
Overview
Records of a committee established in 1961 by the mayor of Charlotte to help ease racial tensions and to assist in the gradual desegregation of public facilities. Includes correspondence, minutes, and clippings relating to the committee and its predecessor, the Friendly Relations Committee. Also contains material from state and national groups, including the North Carolina Mayor's Cooperating Committee, North Carolina Good Neighbor Council, National Citizens Committee for Community Relations,...
Dates:
1960 - 1990; 1961 - 1969
Robert Smith research collection concerning Griggs v. Duke Power
Collection
Identifier: MS0594
Overview
Collection consists of research materials compiled by Dr. Robert Samuel Smith for his 2008 book, Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs v. Duke Power and the Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1968-1979, 2004-2005