Records of the Virginia Council on Human Relations, 1957-1973.

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Records of the Virginia Council on Human Relations, 1957-1973.

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Collection consists chiefly of the official minutes of both the executive committee and of the board of directors, but also contains financial reports, general correspondence, and miscellenea. Also included are agendas and topical reports, clippings and memberships, chiefly of the state council. Many deal with special projects particularly the Frederick Douglass Fellowships in Journalism. Others reflect the Council's interest in prison reform, paramedic service in rural counties, malnutrition in poor counties and inner cities, and racial imbalance in state employment. There are also similar papers from the Charlottesville-Albemarle and Martin Luther King (University) chapters, most of which concern substandard housing; and related material from the Southern Regional Council.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Southern Regional Council

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The Help Our Public Education (HOPE) project was established in 1958 by a group of community leaders and concerned citizens to disseminate information regarding school integration in Georgia. After the Supreme Court's school desegregation decision of 1954, HOPE anticipated that many of Georgia's public schools would close, because the state would refuse to comply. HOPE believed an informed public would take the necessary action through elected representatives to keep Georgia's public schools ope...

Virginia Council on Human Relations

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The Virginia Council on Human Relations was a private organization formed to encourage better race relations. There were chapters in various localities and its headquarters was in Richmond. From the description of Papers, 1960-1966. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 23250141 From the guide to the Virginia Council on Human Relations Papers, 1960-1966., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) ...