Significant Case Files, 1980–2001

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Significant Case Files, 1980–2001

1980-2001

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155510439

This series consists of case files about incidents and complaints of possible Civil Rights Act violations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee as well as requests for community outreach and training by individuals and organizations. The files commonly contain correspondence, reports, court documents, daily crisis reports, pamphlets and brochures, agendas and meeting minutes, forms, press clippings, policies and procedures, newsletters, rosters and lists, vouchers, closure report statements, and handwritten notes. Subjects covered by these records include allegations of racial discrimination, harassment, racially motivated conflicts in a community, riots, desegregation and busing for school integration, public housing, allegations of police brutality, hate crimes, police training, affirmative action programs, community civil and human rights commissions, cross-cultural and anti-hate training, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, local chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, various public school districts, illicit drugs, gangs and gang violence, and safety concerns. Reports specifically identified as neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan activities are the subject of some case files.

11 linear feet, 3 linear inches

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National Archives at Atlanta

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National Archives at Atlanta

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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