Amote Sias papers 1945-1993

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Amote Sias papers 1945-1993

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_2008_017_amote_sias/arms_2008_017_amote_sias.html

The Amote Sias papers consist of personal essays, legal and financial records, ephemera and various clippings relating to Sias's life and involvement in Brooklyn politics as well as her role as an African-American activist. The majority of the collection focuses on the political environment in Brooklyn from the mid 1970s and 1980s through newspapers, magazines and other publications. The collection is rich with programs, bulletins and manuals from Sias's involvement in various political organizations focusing on social justice, women's rights and Black Nationalism. The collection also documents Sias's political campaign for a seat on the New York City Council in 1989 and her involvement in the Committee to Elect Jesse Jackson for President.

3.0 Linear feet; in one manuscript box, one record carton and two oversize flat boxes.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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