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142
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Letter to Benjamin Elijah Mays
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document530718-000
Author
Jemison, D.V.
Place Written
Selma, Ala.
Document Date
7/18/1953
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Letter
Type of Writing
Typed
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Author
Jemison, D.V.
Author Affiliation
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America
Document ID
530718-000
Document Date
7/18/1953
Type of Writing
Typed
Document Type
Letter
Type of Signature
Signed (Handwritten signature of author)
Status
Cal. 2
Place Written
Selma, Ala.
Genre
Letter
Document Length
1 p.
Names
Mays, Benjamin Elijah [Morehouse College]
Organizations
World Council of Churches
Morehouse College
Topics
Afro-Americans - Religion
Meetings
Code for Location of Original
BEMP-DHU-MS
Location of Original
Benjamin E. Mays Papers, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 12, folder 12
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
4/30/1990 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
04/30/1990
Date Updated
5/26/2015 11:24:19 AM
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Letter to Benjamin Elijah Mays
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document530804-000
Author
Jemison, D. V.
Place Written
Selma, Ala.
Document Date
8/4/1953
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Letter
Type of Writing
Typed
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Author
Jemison, D. V.
Author Affiliation
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America
Document ID
530804-000
Document Date
8/4/1953
Type of Writing
Typed
Document Type
Letter
Type of Signature
Signed (Handwritten signature of author)
Status
Cal. 2
Place Written
Selma, Ala.
Genre
Letter
Document Length
1 p.
Names
Mays, Benjamin Elijah [Morehouse College]
Organizations
World Council of Churches
Morehouse College
Topics
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Friends and Associates
Code for Location of Original
BEMP-DHU-MS
Location of Original
Benjamin E. Mays Papers, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 12, folder 12
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
05/21/1990
Date Updated
5/26/2015 11:24:19 AM
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''Lesson From Gandhi''
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document551212-000
Author
Morgan, Juliette Hampton, 1914-1957
Place Written
Montgomery, Ala.
Document Date
12/12/1955
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Letter
Type of Writing
Printed -- published
More detail
Author
Morgan, Juliette Hampton, 1914-1957
Document ID
551212-000
Document Date
12/12/1955
Type of Writing
Printed -- published
Document Type
Letter
Status
Cal. 3
Place Written
Montgomery, Ala.
Genre
Letter
Document Length
2 pp.
Published In
Tell It To Old Grandma, Montgomery Advertiser, December 12, 1955.
Names
Courtney, Alton
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Throeau, Henry David
Burke, Edmund
McGill, Ralph
Azbell, Joe
Newman, Eliot
Organizations
White Citizens Council
Holt Street Baptist Church
Places
Selma, Ala.
Sabaranati, India
Paris, France
Topics
Pacifism
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Nonviolence
Gandhism
Code for Location of Original
MLKP-MBU
Location of Original
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 6, folder 38
Copy Location (1)
CTRP-OO, Carl T. Rowan Papers, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Copy Location (2)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
3/3/1988 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
03/04/1988
Date Updated
10/7/2014 1:16:50 PM
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Notes, Mass meeting at King Hill Baptist Church
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document560119-004
Author
Lee, Willie Mae
Place Written
Montgomery, Ala.
Document Date
1/19/1956
Genre
Report
Document Type
Document
Type of Writing
Typed
More detail
Author
Lee, Willie Mae
Document ID
560119-004
Document Date
1/19/1956
Type of Writing
Typed
Document Type
Document
Status
Cal. 3
Place Written
Montgomery, Ala.
Genre
Report
Document Length
1 p.
Organizations
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Places
Selma, Ala.
Topics
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Church and Race Relations
Code for Location of Original
PV-ARC
Location of Original
Preston Valien Collection, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
3/5/1992 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
03/06/1992
Date Updated
5/26/2015 12:43:03 PM
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Interview by Donald T. Ferron
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document560120-001
Author
Lewis, Rufus
Place Written
Montgomery, Ala.
Document Date
1/20/1956
Genre
Interview
Document Type
Document
Type of Writing
Typed
More detail
Author
Lewis, Rufus
Author Affiliation
Montgomery Improvement Association
Document ID
560120-001
Document Date
1/20/1956
Type of Writing
Typed
Document Type
Document
Type of Version
Fragment
Status
Cal. 3
Place Written
Montgomery, Ala.
Genre
Interview
Document Length
7 pp.
Names
Colvin, Claudette
Parks, Rosa
Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson
Nixon, E. D. (Edgar Daniel)
Langford, Charles D.
Walton
Powell, W.(William) J.
Sellers, Clyde
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Bennett, L. Roy
Gray, Fred D.
Birmingham, Dave
Frazier
Organizations
Citizens Coordinating Committee
Montgomery Improvement Association
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Freemasons. Prince Hall Grand Lodge
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Southern Regional Council
Alabama Council on Human Relations (ACHR)
Women's Political Council (WPC)
White Citizens Council
Citizen's Club
Progresive Democratic Organization
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Mount Zion Methodist Church
Holt Street Baptist Church
Places
Selma, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala.
Topics
Montgomery Improvement Association--organizational structure
Montgomery Improvement Association--relations with other organizations
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Segregation in transportation
Afro-Americans--Intimidation of
Montgomery Improvement Association--fund raising
Montgomery Improvement Association--staff
Voter registration
Race relations
Montgomery Improvement Association--meetings
Code for Location of Original
PV-ARC
Location of Original
Preston Valien Collection, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
2/25/1992 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
02/26/1992
Date Updated
5/26/2015 12:43:03 PM
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Letter to Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document560514-008
Author
Berry, Carrie
Velberta C. Chestnut
Place Written
Selma, Ala.
Document Date
5/14/1956
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Letter
Type of Writing
Typed
Handwritten -- other than author's hand
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Author
Berry, Carrie
Velberta C. Chestnut
Author Affiliation
Alabama Association of Modern Beauticians
Document ID
560514-008
Document Date
5/14/1956
Type of Writing
Typed
Handwritten -- other than author's hand
Document Type
Letter
Type of Signature
Signed (Handwritten signature of author)
Status
Cal. 3
Place Written
Selma, Ala.
Genre
Letter
Document Length
1 p.
Document Note
Signed by Chestnut only.
Dates
5/28/1956
Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Organizations
Selma Beautician Club
Elks Club
Places
Montgomery, Ala.
Topics
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Honors
Code for Location of Original
MLKP-MBU
Location of Original
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 65, folders 24, 25, 26, 27
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
7/9/1991 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
07/19/1991
Date Updated
3/18/2009 10:19:48 AM
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Letter to Velberta C. Chestnut
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document560516-017
Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Place Written
[Montgomery, Ala.]
Document Date
5/16/1956
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Letter
Type of Writing
Typed
More detail
Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Author Dates
1929-1968
Author Affiliation
[Montgomery Improvement Association]
Document ID
560516-017
Document Date
5/16/1956
Type of Writing
Typed
Document Type
Letter
Type of Version
Copy
Status
Cal. 3
Place Written
[Montgomery, Ala.]
Genre
Letter
Document Length
1 p.
Dates
5/14/1956
Names
Chestnut, Velberta C.
Organizations
Selma Beautician Club
Places
Selma, Ala.
Topics
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Honors
Code for Location of Original
MLKP-MBU
Location of Original
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 65, folders 24, 25, 26, 27
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
7/10/1991 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
07/17/1991
Date Updated
3/18/2009 10:29:11 AM
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''Report from the South, Number 2''
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document560815-000
Author
Smiley, Glenn E.
Document Date
8/15/1956
Genre
Report
Document Type
Document
Type of Writing
Typed
Handwritten -- other than author's hand
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Author
Smiley, Glenn E.
Author Affiliation
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)
Document ID
560815-000
Document Date
8/15/1956
Type of Writing
Typed
Handwritten -- other than author's hand
Document Type
Document
Status
Cal. 3
Genre
Report
Document Length
4 pp.
Dates
4/1/1956
5/12/1956
7/1956
7/24/1956-7/25/1956
9/17/1956
Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Lawrence, Charles
Muste, Abraham John
Swomley, John M.
Abernathy, Ralph
Brazeal, Brailsford R.
Isaac, Alfred
Timmerman, George Bell
Brady, Thomas P.
Carter, Asa
Rollins, J. Metz (Joseph Metz) [Trinity Presbyterian Church]
Lee, J. Oscar
Jennings, R. H.
Nabors, Billy Joe
McCollom, Matthew
Cannon, Robert L.
Organizations
White Citizens Council
United States. Supreme Court
Montgomery Improvement Association
South Carolina Council on Human Relations
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Inter Civic Council of Tallahassee (ICC)
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
Tuskegee Institute
Koinonia Farm
University of Alabama
Places
Orangeburg, S.C.
Selma, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn.
Montgomery, Ala.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Americus, Ga.
Talladega, Ala.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Topics
Nonviolence
Afro-Americans--Intimidation of
Segregation--law and legislation
Afro-Americans - Social conditions
Montgomery Bus Boycott
School integration
Voter registration
Other Topics
The Power of Nonviolence
Erasing the Color Line
The Dagger and the Cross
New Testament Basis of Pacifism
Code for Location of Original
FORR-PSC-P
Location of Original
Fellowship of Reconciliation Records, 1943-1973 , Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pa.
Copy Location (1)
GESP-INP, Glenn E. Smiley Papers, In Private Hands
Copy Location (2)
FORR-PSC-P, Fellowship of Reconciliation Records, 1943-1973, Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pa.
Copy Location (3)
MLKJP-GAMK, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers (Series I-IV), Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
Copy Location (4)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
8/15/1988 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
2/1/2010
2/1/2010 szwald
Date Updated
6/2/2015 9:18:52 AM
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''Birthday Party for a Bus Boycott''
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document580125-003
Author
Wofford, Harris
Document Date
1/25/1958
Genre
Article
Document Type
Document
Type of Writing
Typed
Handwritten -- other than author's hand
More detail
Author
Wofford, Harris
Document ID
580125-003
Document Date
1/25/1958
Type of Writing
Typed
Handwritten -- other than author's hand
Document Type
Document
Status
Cal. 4
Genre
Article
Document Length
47 pp.
Dates
12/5/1955
1/10/1957
Names
Nixon, Edgar Daniel
King, Martin Luther, Jr. [Dexter Avenue Baptist Church]
Parks, Rosa
Abernathy, Ralph
Pleasure, Mose [Montgomery Improvement Association]
Gandhi, Mahatma
Graetz, Robert S.
Underwood, Jefferson
Washington, Booker T.
Agronsky, Martin
Engelhardt, Samuel
Gomillion, Charles G. (Charles Goode) [Tuskegee Institute]
King, Martin Luther
Simon, Paul
King, Coretta Scott
Sparkman, John
Nehru, Jawaharlal
Wyszynski, Stefan
Connor, Eugene
Seay, S. S. (Solomon Snowden)
Organizations
Montgomery Advertiser
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Holt Street Baptist Church
United Negro College Fund
Ku Klux Klan
National Broadcasting Company, inc.
Montgomery Improvement Association
Boston University. School of Theology
United States. Supreme Court
Institute on Non-Violence and Social Change
Places
Atlanta, Ga.
Montgomery, Ala.
India
South Africa
Selma, Ala.
Chicago, Ill.
Little Rock, Ark.
St. Louis, Mo.
New York, N.Y.
Topics
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Public Speaking
Civil Rights Act, 1957
Afro-Americans--Intimidation of
Nonviolence
Gandhism
Montgomery Improvement Association--meetings
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Critics
Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas
Other Topics
1 Corinthians 13:11
Code for Location of Original
MLKP-MBU
Location of Original
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 78, folder 31
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
2/22/1999 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
03/09/1999
Date Updated
11/19/2009 3:34:08 PM
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Letter to Lenore Pennington
http://okra.stanford.edu/en/permalink/document580317-008
Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Place Written
[Montgomery, Ala.]
Document Date
3/17/1958
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Letter
Type of Writing
Typed
More detail
Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Author Dates
1929-1968
Document ID
580317-008
Document Date
3/17/1958
Type of Writing
Typed
Document Type
Letter
Type of Version
Copy
Status
Cal. 4
Place Written
[Montgomery, Ala.]
Genre
Letter
Document Length
1 p.
Names
Pennington, Lenore [Migrant Ministry]
Carter, Howard A.
Rogers, T. Y.
Organizations
Migrant Ministry
New York State Council of Churches
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Places
New York, N.Y.
Selma, Ala.
Topics
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Friends and Associates
Code for Location of Original
MLKP-MBU
Location of Original
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
Location of Original - Detail
Box 32A, folder 23
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
6/30/1992 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
07/01/1992
Date Updated
1/28/2009 8:45:46 AM
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