Ray Moore collection, 1957-1978.

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Ray Moore collection, 1957-1978.

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The collection consists of subject files established by Ray Moore from 1957-1978. Includes correspondence, printed material, press releases, newspaper clippings, television scripts, and notes. Materials document the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The files cover such subjects as race relations in Charlotte (N.C.), Macon (Ga.), and Birmingham (Ala.); Grady Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.); Help Our Public Education (Ga.); voter registration and qualification; school integration; Nation of Islam; church burnings; Martin Luther King, Jr.; sit-ins; and lynchings.

.5 cubic ft.

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403591

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Moore, Ray

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Ray Moore, news director for WSB-TV, Atlanta, Georgia during the 1960s. From the description of Ray Moore collection, 1957-1978. (Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System). WorldCat record id: 38476762 Ray Moore, news director for WSB-TV, Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Ray Moore oral history interview, 1987 June 18. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476285 From the description of Ray Moore oral history interview, 1987 May 8. (Georg...

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