Linda Abess Ellis Collection 1947-1948

Smith, Lillian Eugenia, 1897-1966

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"Lillian Smith was one of the first prominent white southerners to denounce racial segregation openly and to work actively against the entrenched and often brutally enforced world of Jim Crow. From as early as the 1930s, she argued that Jim Crow was evil ("Segregation is spiritual lynching," she said) and that it leads to social moral retardation."--"Lillian Smith (1897-1966)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 18, 2008: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. From the descri...

Laurel Falls Camp for Girls (Ga.)

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Ellis, Linda A. (Linda Abess), 1939-

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Linda Abess Ellis attended Laurel Falls Camp for Girls in Clayton, Georgia, in the late 1940s. The summer camp was operated by author and social activist, Lillian Smith, between 1925 and 1948. From the description of Linda Abess Ellis Collection, 1947-1948. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 60386582 From the guide to the Linda Abess Ellis Collection, 1947-1948, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) ...