Scrapbook, 1935 - 1976.

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Scrapbook, 1935 - 1976.

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, typescript essays, and other materials re civil rights activism of Williams and others; African American history in S.C. and United States; the role of African Americans in S.C. politics; the Clarendon County school integration case that became known as Briggs v. Elliott; and A.P. Williams' candidacy for Richland County Council and the S.C. House of Representatives.

1 v. (unbound) : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Williams, Archie P., 1914-

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African American resident of Columbia, S.C., and founder, in 1936, of the A.P. Williams Funeral Home (1808 Washington Street), in partnership with his mother, Bessie Williams Pinckney; Archie Preston Williams II was a leader in the city's black community who ran for election to both the Columbia City Council and the state legislature in the 1950s. For 22 years, Williams served as an officer in the Columbia Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); William...

De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974

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African Methodist Episcopal minister, public school teacher and civil rights activist of Clarendon County, S.C. From the description of Joseph A. DeLaine papers, 1918-2000 (bulk, 1942-1974) (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 28408803 ...

Richland County (S.C.). County Council

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S.C. Statute 1905(24)1110 authorized the governor to appoint on the recommendation of the legislative delegation three persons to examine the financial affairs of Richland County. This committee was to ascertain the legal indebtedness of the county and to determine how and why the debt was created, rates of interest paid, and whether any indebtedness was created contrary to statute law. The committee was authorized to appoint an "expert accountant" and a clerk, and was e...

Elliott, R. Walter

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Briggs, Harry, -1986

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South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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A.P. Williams Funeral Home (Columbia, S.C.)

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