Papers, 1927-1971 1927-1971.

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Papers, 1927-1971 1927-1971.

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The collection contains the papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, radio broadcast transcripts and sound recordings of Dr. Joseph Samuel Nathaniel Tross, a minister in the AME Zion Church, editor of the Charlotte Post, and civil rights leader in Charlotte, NC from the 1930s until his death in 1971.

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University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7135799

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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Tross, J. S. Nathaniel (Joseph Samuel Nathaniel), 1889-1971.

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Joseph Samuel Nathan Tross was born in Berbice, British Guiana, in Central America, in 1889. As a British citizen he was able to attend university in the UK and Oxford University, but later migrated to Canada, probably around 1913. When hostilities broke out in Europe, Tross moved again, this time to the US. He attended Harvard University. within the next few years, he moved frequently, attending several different schools, eventually earning a Ph.D. in religion at the University of Pittsburgh. H...

WBT (Radio station : Charlotte, N.C.)

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African Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh Episcopal District

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Organized in 1816 from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of discrimination; Richard Allen was consecrated the first bishop in 1816. From the description of African Methodist Episcopal Church collection, 1914-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962830 ...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...