Smith, Maxine Atkins

Description

Report from the executive secretary of the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for May 2 through June 5, 1962. The report details local civil rights work, including protesting a judicial promotion; supporting an African American judicial appointment; corresponding with legislators; protesting police behavior and discrimination at a restaurant; and notes on membership and voter campaigns. It also includes recommendations about the upcoming national convention, awards to local leaders, upcoming hearings with the Commission on Civil Rights, and school desegregation cases.The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Record Contributed By

Memphis Public Library. Memphis and Shelby County Room

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia