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02 October 1967
Associated Press
Justice Marshall
One wirephoto entitled, "Justice Marshall," taken by Associated Press dated October 2, 1967. Image is a portrait of Thurgood Marshall in his judicial robes.
GLC09741.04
20 July 1964
unknown, fl. 1964;
Beefed-Up Police Force Near the Funeral of Negro Boy
One photograph entitled, "Beefed-Up Police Force Near the Funeral of Negro Boy" dated July 20, 1964. Image is of people behind a barricade. A group of police officers stands on the other side of the barricade. A newspaper clipping is pasted on the...
GLC09733.20
United Press International
[Wire photo of Thurgood Marshall]
One wirephoto entitled, "Washington" taken by United Press International dated October 2, 1967. Image is of Thurgood Marshall, from the shoulders up. Wire transfer information states that the image was taken the moment before he took a seat on the...
GLC09741.05
Harlem Street Scene
One wirephoto entitled, "Harlem Street Scene" taken by Associated Press dated July 20, 1964. Image is of armed police officers surrounding Black residents in front of a flower shop in Harlem. Wire transfer information states that residents and police...
GLC09733.21
Injured in Harlem Rioting
One wirephoto entitled, "Injured in Harlem Rioting," taken by Associated Press dated July 20, 1964. Image is of four Black men carrying one injured man. Wire transfer information states that violence broke out during the Harlem riots.
GLC09733.22
New York
One photograph by United Press International dated July 20, 1964. Image is of police officers pushing back a crowd of Black mourners. Wire transfer information states that the officers were restraining people outside the funeral of James Powell.
GLC09733.23
Taking Cover
One wirephoto entitled, "Taking Cover" taken by Associated Press dated July 20, 1964. Image is of a police officer crouching behind a car. He is pointing a gun. Wire transfer information states that debris was thrown at officers from tenement houses...
GLC09733.24
The Harlems of New York
One wirephoto entitled, "The Harlems of New York" taken by Associated Press dated July 20, 1964. Image is a map of upper Manhattan, Harlem, and parts of the Bronx and Queens. It also displays the borders of different areas of Harlem. Wire transfer...
GLC09733.25
[Police Patrol Seventh Avenue and 123rd Street in Harlem]
One telephoto entitled "New York" taken by United Press International dated July 20, 1964. Image is of four police officers standing guard at a deserted street in Harlem. Wire transfer information states that police officers stood on guard to stop...
GLC09733.26
The Battle of Harlem
One wirephoto entitled, "The Battle of Harlem" taken by Associated Press dated July 20, 1964. Image is of a Black man crouching behind a car as police officers shoot towards rooftops. Wire transfer information state that police offiers were shooting...
GLC09733.27
2 July 1964
[Demonstrators March in Front of the United Nations Building]
One telephoto entitled "New York" taken by United Press International dated July 21, 1964. Image is of protesters holding signs that read, "Wanted for Murder" and "UN Must Intervene to Stop U.S. Genocide Now." Wire transfer information states that...
GLC09733.28
21 July 1964
The Calm After the Storm in Harlem
One wirephoto entitled, "The Calm After the Storm in Harlem," taken by Associated Press dated July 21, 1964. Image is of two Harlem residents standing in front of a butcher and pawnshop. The windows of these shops have been boarded up. Wire transfer...
GLC09733.29
22 July 1964
Police Frisk Harlem Youths
One wirephoto entitled "Police Frisk Harlem Youths," taken by Associated Press dated July 22, 1964. Image is of two Black men being searched by police officers. Wire transfer information states that the men had been stopped during the riots. Helmeted...
GLC09733.30
Causalty in Brooklyn Violence
One wirephoto entitled, "Casualty in Brooklyn Violence," taken by Associated Press dated July 22, 1964. Image is of an injured Black man laying on the floor. Other residents attend to him. Wire transfer information identifies that the man who was...
GLC09733.31
26 July 1964
[Map of Protests in New York State]
One photograph dated July 22, 1964. Image is of a map of New York state and the surrounding area with markers over Rochester and New York City highlighting recent protests against police brutality.. A note on the back reads "Racial Map."
GLC09733.32
27 February 1965
Casket of Malcolm X Leaves Church
One wirephoto entitled, "Casket of Malcolm X Leaves Church," taken by Associated Press dated February 27, 1965. Image is of Malcolm X's casket being carried from his funeral in 1965. Wire transfer information states that the funeral took place at the...
GLC09733.33
1956-1995
[Portrait photographs of Rosa Parks] [Decimalized .01-.07]
Collection of seven photographs of activist, Rosa Parks dates range from 1956-1955. Includes Parks speaking at events in the 1990s, press photographs of Parks aboard a bus on Montgomery, Alabam in 1956 prior to her arrest, and Parks in the sheriff's...
GLC09778
1919-1969
Various
[Photographs, ephemera and magazines dated 1919-1969][Decimalized .01-.14]
Collection of 14 items dated 1919-1969. Consists of photographs, cover images of Life magazines, tin advertisements and signs. Subjects pertain to Cream of Wheat, segregation in public spaces and covers from Life magazine featuring police brutality...
GLC09779
1948
National Associaton for the Advancement of Colored People
The Fortieth Year in the Crusade for Civil Rights, Annual Report for 1948
One pamphlet entitled, "The Fortieth Year in the Crusade for Civil Rights, NAACP Annual Report for 1948." Topics covered are government branches, housing, education, suffrage, transportation, legal criminal cases, issues, political action, public...
GLC09640.124.01
GLC09640.124.02
29 August 1961
Federally Supported Discrimination, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.
One pamphlet entitled, "Federally Supported Discrimination, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights," dated August 29, 1961. Survey submitted by Roy Wilkins, Chairman of NAACP, and Arnold Aronson, Secretary of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights...
GLC09640.151
13 September 1976
Reclaiming a Heritage; the NAACP and Africa: An Historical Profile, NAACP Task Force on Africa
One study entitled, "Reclaiming a Heritage; the NAACP and Africa: An Historical Profile, NAACP Task Force on Africa," completed by the NAACP dated 1976. Includes a list of the names of the task force, summary of five Pan-African congresses...
GLC09640.142
July 1962
The Jim Crow School-North and West
One pamphlet entitled, "The Jim Crow School-North and West," from July 1962. Document pertains to efforts to desegregate schools in the North and West states, expresses the NAACP's position on reducing segregation in schools in the North. Includes...
GLC09640.154.01
GLC09640.154.02
GLC09640.154.03
report for 1962: The March to Freedom
One pamphlet entitled "report for 1962: The March to Freedom," dated July 1962. Content consists of updates on desegregation in Northern schools, housing discrimination, voter registration, finances, politics and religion.
GLC09640.153
1963
NAACP
Target for 1963.
One pamphlet entitled, "Target for 1963." Content consists of a summary of goals for civil rights in 1963; details conditions for "Fight for Freedom Campaign," which includes talking points on attaining civil rgihts in employment, housing, voter...
GLC09640.156.01
Target for 1963
One pamphlet entitled, "Target for 1963." Content consists of a summary of goals for civil rights in 1963; details conditions for "Fight for Freedom Campaign," which includes talking points on attaining civil rights in employment, housing, voter...
GLC09640.156.02
GLC09640.156.03
July 1964
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In Freedom's Vanguard, Report for 1963.
One pamphlet entitled, "In Freedom's Vanguard, Report for 1963," dated 1964. The report for 1963 highlights: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Medgar Evers's funeral and activism; integrated classrooms; briefing on a convention; religion...
GLC09640.157.01
In Freedom's Vanguard, Report for 1963
GLC09640.157.02
July 1965
A New Birth of Freedom, Report for 1964
One pamphlet entitled, "A New Birth of Freedom, Report for 1964," dated 1965. Report topics include: legislation passed in Congress; NAACP departmental actions; membership; legal cases of the year; desegregation in schools; labor department; voter...
GLC09640.159
July 1966
NAACP Annual Report for 1965
One pamphlet entitled "NAACP Annual Report for 1965." Report covers the enactment of the Civil Right Act of 1964; Los Angeles riots; police brutality; YMCA segregation; highlights victims of racial violence; protests; NAACP departmental actions...
GLC09640.162
5 July 1966
57th Annual Convention Resolutions
One pamphlet entitled, "57th Annual Convention Resolutions," dated 1966. Resolutions concerned with civil rights, economic advancement, education, housing, legislation, health, labor, religion, foreign affairs, apartheid, discrimination in unions...
GLC09640.163
1964
Lieber, Larry, 1931-;
Your Future Rests ... In Your Hands
One comic book entitled, "Your Future Rests...In Your Hands," by Larry Lieber dated 1964. Illustrates characters discussing racial inequality in housing and education in African American communities; Steve Baxter of NAACP Voter Registration Committee...
GLC09640.160
June 1945
Urban Housing Management Association
Demonstration in Harlem.
One pamphlet entitled, "Demonstration in Harlem," published by Urban Housing Management Association dated June 1945. Item pertains to housing built for African Americans in Harlem, NY; the construction, how to make it economically solvent for local...
GLC09640.324
June 1968
NAACP Annual Report for 1967
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1967." Item contains summary of organization's efforts towards civil rights: listing accomplishments of different state chapters, voter registration and political action, annual convention, finances...
GLC09640.164
June 1969
NAACP Annual Report for 1968.
One pamphlet entitled "NAACP Annual Report for 1968." Item contains summary of organization's efforts which include legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, pupil incentive program, finances, and the annual convention.
GLC09640.165.01
NAACP Annual Report for 1968
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1968." Item contains summary of organization's efforts which include legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, pupil incentive program, finances, and the annual convention.
GLC09640.165.02
June 1970
NAACP Annual Report for 1969
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP Annual Report for 1969," dated 1970. Item contains summary of organization's efforts: legislation, public school desegregation, housing agencies, rezoning based on a racial bias, finances, and the annual convention.
GLC09640.166.01
GLC09640.166.02
April 1969
We've just started...
One pamphlet entitled, "We've just started..." dated April 1969. Item is a small pamphlet that printed images of Roy Wilkins's hands with blocks of text. Text could possibly be drawn from a speech regarding racial segregation and the work yet to be...
GLC09640.167.01
GLC09640.167.02
October 1971
NAACP Annual Report for 1970
One pamphlet entitled "NAACP Annual Report for 1970," dated October 1971. Item summarizes organization's efforts for voting rights, 1970 elections, 1970 census participation, housing, the National Afro-American Builders Project, textbooks, political...
GLC09640.168
1971
The Search for Military Justice, Report of an NAACP Inquiry into the Problems of the Negro Serviceman in West Germany
One pamphlet entitled, "The Search for Military Justice, Report of an NAACP Inquiry into the Problems of the Negro Serviceman in West Germany," dated 1971. Discusses concerns and examples of discrimination against African Americans serving in the...
GLC09640.169
1976
The Little Black Book of 1976
One pamphlet entitled, "The Little Black Book of 1976," dated 1976. Articles highlight the history of the National Urban League, historical landmarks, monthly calendars related to activists and historical figures in African American history...
GLC09640.175
1973
Lest We Forget , 64th NAACP Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – July 2-July 6, 1973
One pamphlet entitled, "Lest We Forget, 64th NAACP Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – July 2-July 6, 1973," dated 1973. Program outlines the day's events and sessions at the 64th NAACP annual convention that included youth workshops and...
GLC09640.171
February 1975
Highlights of NAACP History – 1909-1974.
One pamphlet entitled, "Highlights of NAACP History – 1909-1974," dated February 1975. Item outlines summaries of NAACP's history against race discrimination. Includes pertinent legal cases, Supreme Court rulings, organization highlights, and a...
GLC09640.173.01
GLC09640.173.02
NAACP Soul of 1976, 67th Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – June 28-July 2, 1976.
One pamphlet entitled, " NAACP Soul of 1976, 67th Annual Convention & Commerce & Industry Show – June 28-July 2, 1976," dated 1976. Outlines the day's events and sessions at the 67th NAACP annual convention including youth workshops, exhibition...
GLC09640.176
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