Papers. 1873-1994.

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Papers. 1873-1994.

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Papers reflect the professional and personal lives of the prominent Atlanta, Georgia family of John Wesley Dobbs. Included are correspondence for various members of the family, speeches, writings, photographs, programs, biographical and genealogical data, and newspaper clippings. His activities as president of the Georgia Voters League and State Grand Master of Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia account for many items relating to Dobbs, patriarch of an exceptional family. His activities in civil rights work and the NAACP are also documented in the collection. Several generations of the family are included in groups of items. Names of family members easily identifiable are those of Dr. Irene Jackson, Willie Blackburn, Millicent Jordan, Mattiwilda Janzon, Josephine Clement, & Dr. June Butts, daughters of Irene and John W. Dobbs, and grandson Maynard Jackson. Other persons named in the collection include John Lewis, William Holmes Borders, Thurgood Marshall, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

3.5 linear ft. one oversized box.

Tulane University, Amistad Research Center

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Tulane University, Amistad Research Center

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Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003

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Jordan, Millicent Dobbs.

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Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961

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Lewis, John G. (John Gregg), 1945-

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Butts, June Dobbs

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Dombrowski, James

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Marshall, Thurgood, 1956-

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Jackson, Irene Dobbs.

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Clement, Josephine Dobbs.

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Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993

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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...

Dobbs, Irene Dobbs.

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Blackburn, Willie Dobbs.

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Janzon, Mattiwilda Dobbs.

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