Joe Cumming papers, 1957-1963.

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Joe Cumming papers, 1957-1963.

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The collection consists of papers of Joe Cumming from 1957-1963. Includes handwritten notes and stories, file copy of stories, and newspaper clippings of stories written by Cumming and other Newsweek correspondents regarding race relations in the South. Covers stories on Nashville (Tenn.) riots (1957), the Freedom Riders, voter registration drives, and Birmingham (Ala.) bombings. Also includes several reports distributed by the Southern Regional Council.

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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...

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...

Cumming, Joe.

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Joe Cumming, Newsweek magazine correspondent. From the description of Joe Cumming papers, 1957-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476691 ...