Dewey M. Duckett, Sr. papers, ca. 1949-1989 (bulk 1952-1964).

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Dewey M. Duckett, Sr. papers, ca. 1949-1989 (bulk 1952-1964).

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The collection contains three series. The first series consists of correspondence mainly regarding civil rights. The second series contains writings, speeches, and lectures related to Duckett's position as a doctor, civil rights activist, and member of the Council on Human Relations, with mentions of and tributes to James McBride Dabbs, Thurgood Marshall, and others. The third series addresses Duckett's affiliations such as the Palmetto Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, the South Carolina Commission on Human Relations, and the Practical Nursing Program. It also includes miscellaneous materials on civil rights and a 1989 Duckett family reunion.

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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South Carolina Council on Human Relations

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Created, 1957, as affiliate of South Carolina Division of Southern Regional Council (formerly South Carolina Committee on Interracial Cooperation, founded 1919); independent organization from 1963; renamed South Carolina Council for Human Rights, 1973; dissolved, 1975; headquartered in Columbia, with local affiliates throughout the state, including student council for college students, established in 1960. From the description of Records, 1934-1976. (University of South Carolina). Wo...

Duckett, Dewey M., 1920-1972.

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Dewey M. Duckett, Sr., DMD (1920-1972) of Rock Hill, S.C. was a civil rights activist and dentist. He worked with the South Carolina Advisory Committee to the National Commission on Civil Rights investigating complaints by citizens regarding discrimination. Similarly, he was actively involved in the South Carolina Council on Human Relations (later Council on Human Rights). He was also an advocate for Licensed Practical Nursing in South Carolina and served as the president of the African American...

Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

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Thurgood Marshall (b. July 2, 1908, Baltimore, Maryland – d. January 24, 1993, Washington, D.C.) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice. Before becoming a judge, Marshall was a lawyer who was best known for his high success rate in arguing before the Supreme Court and for the victory in Brown v. Board of Education, a 1954 decision that ruled t...

Palmetto Dental, Medical, and Pharmaceutical Association.

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United States Commission on Civil Rights. South Carolina Advisory Committee

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Congressionaly funded, fact-finding group for investigating civil rights violations; powers limited to gathering information and reporting complaints; no paid staff or office; chaired, 1960-1967, by Darlington native E.R. ["Rick"] McIver, manager of the McIver Shaw Lumber Company, of Conway, S.C. From the description of Records, 1957-1968. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30712285 ...

Dabbs, James McBride, 1896-1970

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James McBride Dabbs (1896-1970) was a professor of English at the University of South Carolina and Coker College, Presbyterian churchman, writer, civil rights leader, Penn School Community Services trustee, Southern Regional Council president, and farmer of Mayesville, S.C. He also worked with the South Carolina Council on Human Relations, the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen, the Committee of Southern Churchmen, the Council on Church and Society, and the Delta Ministry. From the des...