Papers, 1919-1973.

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Papers, 1919-1973.

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Correspondence, writings, addresses, memoranda, printed material, and clippings, documenting Muse's career as a soldier in World War I, secretary in the diplomatic services (1920-1934), Virginia state senator (1936), and activist in the Republican Party, officer in World War II, and director of the Leadership Project, Southern Regional Council (1959-1964). Includes drafts and research notes for his books, Tarheel Tommy Atkins (1963), Ten years of prelude: the story of integration since the Supreme Court's 1954 decision (1964), and The American Negro revolution: from nonviolence to Black Power, 1963-1967 (1968); and memoranda (1959-1964) for the Southern Regional Council on his travels through the South and talks with Southern leaders on race relations.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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