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- Title
- Desegregate the schools, march on Boston May 17
- Date
- 1975
- Description
- Flier publicizing a march on Boston, Massachusetts on May 17, 1975 in support of school desegregation in Boston. The march is organized by the Boston NAACP and supported by numerous organizations, including NAACP, National Student Coalition Against Racism, and the D.C. Area Student Coalition Against Racism.
- Subject
- Demonstrations -- United States; Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; School integration
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_F_0049
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70879
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Join the National March Against Racism
- Date
- 1975
- Description
- Flier promoting the national march against racism in Boston, Massachusetts on May 17, 1975, as well as the forum and planning meeting in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday May 6, 1975. Speakers at the forum include Rev. Edward Hailes, D.C. NAACP; Thomas Black, Federal City College D.C. SCAR coordinator; and Joan Little, Defense Committee representative.
- Subject
- Demonstrations -- United States; Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; School integration
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_F_0054
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70885
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Little Rock Boston
- Date
- 1975
- Description
- Flier promoting a public forum at All Souls Church on March 18, 1975 in Washington, D.C. organized by the D.C. Area Student Coalition Against Racism on the fight for school desegregation in Boston. Speakers include Sylvester Vaughns, President, Prince George's County NAACP; William Simons, President, Washington Teachers Union; Rev. Samuel Hines, Leader, D.C. People United to Save Humanity (PUSH); Josephine Butler, Member, D.C. Statehood Party; Kathy Kelly, President, National Student Association; Patrick Harvin, Vice-President, Cardoza High School Student Government.
- Subject
- Demonstrations -- United States; Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; School integration
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_F_0055
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70886
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- National march and rally
- Date
- 1975
- Description
- A flier promoting a national march and rally in support of quality education, school desegregation, and the constitution on Saturday May 17, 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts. The march and rally are sponsored by the National NAACP and the Boston NAACP.
- Subject
- Demonstrations -- United States; Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; School integration
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_F_0052
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70883
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Tim Davis Interview, November 18, 2020
- Date
- November 18, 2020
- Creator
- Tim Davis; Joy Pierce
- Description
- Tim Davis is a Black artist currently living in Northern Virginia and active in the D.C. arts scene. He is originally from the Chicago area but has spent the past few decades in the D.C. area. In addition to extensive work with public arts programing, he worked for a teacher for more than thirty years. He discusses his life from childhood, experiences in school with busing, observing the Civil Rights Movement, and his career history. Finally, he reflects on the role of art in social movements and the Black Lives Matter Movement in particular. He concludes by recounting some of his experiences at the protests during summer 2020. The interview was conducted remotely through the podcasting program Zencastr without issue.
- Subject
- Washington, D.C.; Black lives matter movement; Art; Education; Artists; Protest movements; Segregation; Busing for school integration; Civil Rights Movement; Chicago (Ill.); Chicagoland; Falls Church (Va.); Fairfax County Public Schools; Oakton High School; National Endowment for the Arts; Symmetry
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2610
- Rights statement
- The copyright for this interview is retained by the D. C. Public Library and Humanities Truck at American University.