Ella Mae Brayboy papers, 1935-1994 (bulk 1970-1991).

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Ella Mae Brayboy papers, 1935-1994 (bulk 1970-1991).

The collection consists of papers of Ella Mae Brayboy from 1935-1994 (bulk 1970-1991). The papers include correspondence, photographs, clippings, plaques, certificates, and printed material. The materials document Brayboy's activities with the Community Council of Atlanta (1973-1976), the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (1975-1989), the United Methodist Church, the use of the Atlanta Public Library for voter registration, and the Council on Battered Women (Atlanta, Ga.) (1985-1986). Notable correspondents include Jimmy Carter, Coretta Scott King, John Lewis, and Andrew Young. The collection also contains memorabilia from the Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) from 1935.

5.5 cubic ft.

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Young, Andrew, 1932-

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Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. Young later became active in politics, serving as a U.S. Congressman from Georgia, United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Carter Administration, and 55th Mayor of A...

Atlanta Public Library

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Council on Battered Women (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Community Council of Atlanta (Ga.)

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Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...

Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-2020

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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician, statesman, and civil rights activist and leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966. Lewis was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. He fulfilled many key roles in the civil right...

King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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Coretta Scott King (b. April 27, 1927, Marion, AL–d. Jan. 30, 2006, Rosarito Beach, Mexico) was the wife of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. She attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and earned a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music studying under Marie Sundelius. She met King in Boston and they were married in 1953. They had four children: Yolanda (1955), Martin III (1957), Dexter (1961), and Bernice (1963).The King family lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Mrs. ...

Brayboy, Ella Mae, 1919-

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Ella Mae Brayboy (1919- ), community activist, born in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Ella Mae Brayboy papers, 1935-1994 (bulk 1970-1991). (Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System). WorldCat record id: 38476530 ...

Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

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The Center was founded in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was established as an official memorial, education and action center to carry on his legacy of nonviolent social change. From the description of Collection, 1968-[ongoing] (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28371590 ...

United Methodist Church (U.S.)

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Although this collection contains records primarily from the N.C. and Western N.C. Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), and national records from both the MECS and the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC), this chronology is provided as an aid to understanding the context of the records contained in this collection. 1772 First Methodist preaching in North Carolina at Currituck Court House in northea...