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Subject African Americans--Civil rights

1. Collection AUC Robert W. Woodruff library events

Description:
This series contains video recordings of lectures and events delivered at the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Date of Original:
2016/9999
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

2. Collection Athens Oral History Project, 2014-2016

Description:
Oral histories documenting the history of Athens, Georgia from the mid-twentieth century to the 2010s including neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.
Date of Original:
2014/2016
Holding Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

3. Collection David Roberts oral history collection

Description:
Oral history interviews of Atlanta's African American community conducted by Roberts, an Atlanta University student, in the summer of 1973
Date of Original:
1973
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

4. Collection Individuals active in civil disturbances, volume 2

Description:
Identification photographs of civil rights workers and members of white supremacy organizations distributed by the Alabama Department of Safety in 1965.
Date of Original:
1965
Holding Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

5. Collection Bo Richmond Photograph Collection

Description:
Roosevelt "Bo" Richmond was an amateur photographer from Alabama. He photographed events, buildings, people, and documented the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Date of Original:
1964/1974
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

6. Collection Maurice Pennington political cartoon collection

Description:
The Maurice Pennington political cartoon collection contains sketches of his political cartoons drawn for the Atlanta Inquirer, some original artwork, articles and programs from exhibitions. Most of the works were created during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Date of Original:
1960/1970
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

7. Collection WSB-TV newsfilm collection

Description:
Selected raw news footage of both Georgia and national civil rights events and leaders from Atlanta's WSB-TV station from 1956 to 1980.
Date of Original:
1956/1980
Holding Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

8. Collection W. W. Law Moving Image and Sound collection

Description:
Content collected from 1954 to 2004 by W. W. Law, a prominent Civil Rights leader, local historian, historic preservationist and community leader in Savannah, Georgia including recordings of local news television and radio programs, concerts of local artists, interviews, oral histories, and more.
Date of Original:
1955/2004
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

10. Collection The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

Description:
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, 1946-2014, contains approximately 450 linear feet of personal papers, sermons, speeches, correspondence, SCLC and SCLC/WOMEN records, and hundreds of historical photographs and audiovisual records documenting the Lowery's struggle of justice and equality. The Lowery Trust granted sole ownership of the collection to Morehouse College in March 2021. Shortly thereafter, the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library was formally designated as custodian of the collection with responsibilities for housing and providing access for students, scholars, researchers, and the global community.
Date of Original:
1946/2014
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

11. Collection Civil Rights History Project

Description:
Oral history interviews with civil rights activists conducted as part of the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009.
Date of Original:
1940/1969
Holding Institution:
Library of Congress
American Folklife Center
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

12. Collection Alabama photographs and pictures collection

Description:
The Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection includes over 20,000 images covering a a wide range of topics, places, and individuals from throughout the state's history.
Date of Original:
1931/2000
Holding Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

13. Collection Brailsford R. Brazeal papers

Description:
Collection of papers from Dr. Brailsford Reese Brazeal, an educator, economist, author, labor and civil rights activist. He dedicated much of his life to education, human relations, labor issues, and racial equality.
Date of Original:
1922/1994-03-11
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

14. Collection Johnson Publishing Company clipping files collection

Description:
Founded in 1942 by African American businessman John H. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. published Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as other publications. This collection contains newspapers clippings, press releases, and more used as research for the various publications.
Date of Original:
1905/1982
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

15. Collection John H. Wheeler collection

Description:
Items related to John H. Wheeler, who was heavily involved in politics and education through various positions within the federal government and on various boards of trustees for institutions like Morehouse College, Atlanta University, Lincoln Hospital, and the National Scholarship Service for Negro Students.
Date of Original:
1895/1973
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

16. Collection George A. Towns Collection

Description:
This collection consists of the papers of Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications.
Date of Original:
1890-1929
Holding Institution:
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

17. Collection Rosa Parks papers

Description:
Items from the Manuscript Division and the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress that document many aspects of Parks's private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Americans.
Date of Original:
1866/2006
Holding Institution:
Library of Congress

18. Collection Mercer University Manuscripts

Description:
Items from 1835 to 1964 in the Mercer University Special Collections Manuscripts Collection including account books, letters, depositions, and records.
Date of Original:
1835/1964
Holding Institution:
Mercer University. Libraries

19. Collection Mercer University Manuscripts

Description:
Items from 1835 to 1964 in the Mercer University Special Collections Manuscripts Collection including account books, letters, depositions, and records.
Date of Original:
1835/1964
Holding Institution:
Mercer University. Libraries