John Henry McCray papers, 1929-1989.

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John Henry McCray papers, 1929-1989.

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Papers, correspondence and photographs reflecting McCray's involvement with the Lighthouse and Informer and other newspapers as editor, columnist, distributor, and activist. Also including papers re his work with the Progressive Democratic party which he helped to found in 1944, and his efforts to register black voters; his indictment and libel trial, 1950, Greenwood County, S.C., for criminal slander in an article on the execution of Willie Tolbert, Jr.; as well as his coverage of lynchings, other racial incidents, and the NAACP. Also includes personal, family, and financial papers; and photographic prints and negatives, arranged topically, including athletics, Allen University activities, McCray and his family, and voter registration.

12.5 linear ft. (10 cartons)

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7285501

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Allen University (Columbia, S.C.)

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Progressive Democratic Party.

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McCray, John Henry, 1910-1987.

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African-American journalist and political activist, of Columbia, and Charleston, S.C.; born in Youngstown, Fla., McCray moved with his family to South Carolina at the age of six and grew up in the Lincolnville area of Charleston County, S.C. From the description of John Henry McCray papers, 1929-1989. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30339309 ...