Shivery family papers, 1865-1974.

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Shivery family papers, 1865-1974.

Papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, legal and financial documents, educational and professional papers, minutes of religious and civic organizations in Savannah, Ga., and scrapbooks. Correspondence includes letters from W. E. B. Du Bois to members of the Shivery family, and love letters of Melinda Smith. Letters between family members, particularly the women in the Smith and Shivery families, chronicle African-American middle class life.

3.6 lin. ft.

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Shivery family.

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The Shiverys, Smiths and Blazes were three branches of a southern African-American family. From the description of Shivery family papers, 1865-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122485283 ...

Blaze family.

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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Educated at Fisk University, he did graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. Du Bois became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Due to his contributions in the African-American community he was seen as a member of a Black elite that supported some aspects ...

Smith family.

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Smith, Melinda B.

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