Oakley Johnson papers, 1946-1959 [microform].

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Oakley Johnson papers, 1946-1959 [microform].

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Organized into two series: The Southern period (1946-1952) contains legal papers, press releases, clippings, and correspondence involving the activities of the Louisiana Civil Rights Congress; The Post-Southern period (1952-1959) includes research notes, source materials, and manuscripts of his extensive writings on civil liberties and segregation.

ca. 4000 items.

HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library

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HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library

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Louisiana Civil Rights Congress

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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One of the foremost repositories in the world for the collection and preservation of materials documenting the history and culture of blacks throughout the world. The Schomburg Center collects books, periodicals, archival and audiovisual material, photographs, and art. It was established in 1926 with the purchase of bibliophile Arthur A. Schomburg's collection of over 5,000 books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and prints by the New York Public Library for the Division of Negro History, Literature and ...

Johnson, Oakley C., 1890-....

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University of Michigan student, and later, instructor (1920-1928)who acted as faculty advisor to the Negro-Caucasian Club. Also taught at the City College of New York (1930-32), though dismissed in part for involvement in the radical student Liberal Club. From 1940 to 1944, Johnson worked on the staff of the Daily Worker. From the description of Oakley Johnson papers, 1926-1934, 1966-1969. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 244064958 Scholar; civil rights advocate...