Sam Reed Papers, 1986-2001

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Sam Reed Papers, 1986-2001

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/reedsam/

Sam Reed was a community activist and organizer, and the founder of the newsletter in Durham, North Carolina. Trumpet of Conscience The Sam Reed Papers span the years 1986-2001, and pertain to the political activism of Sam Reed of Durham, North Carolina, particularly in connection with the civil rights movement and subsequent race and labor relations issues in the South. The collection consists of the records of the Durham organization founded by Reed, Trumpet of Conscience, and a run of the newsletter of the same name, 1987-2000. Other papers include correspondence to Reed; biographical information, interviews, speeches, and articles by and about Sam Reed; and awards honoring Reed and the organization he founded. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

1.2 Linear Feet; Approximately 500 Items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Reed, Sam, -1999

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Community activist and organizer; founder of the "Trumpet of Conscience" newsletter in Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. From the description of Sam Reed papers, 1986-2001. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 621263798 1906 Aug. 20 Born Sam Pobiersky in a small Jewish village in the Ukraine 1923 Emigrated to the United States with family an...