Southern Conference for Human Welfare records, 1938-1967 (bulk 1946-1948).

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Southern Conference for Human Welfare records, 1938-1967 (bulk 1946-1948).

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The collection consists of records of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare from 1938-1967, with the bulk from 1946-1948. The collection includes background materials on the SCHW; correspondence and records pertaining to the National Office; records relating to State Committees; publications; records relating to the National Commission to Abolish the Poll Tax; and files pertaining to SCHW President Clark Foreman.

17 linear ft.

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Southern Conference for Human Welfare

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The Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW) was formed in 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama to promote civil liberties and to combat economic problems in the South by expanding the New Deal to attack southern poverty. The organization campaigned against the poll tax, allied itself with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, held interracial meetings, and followed a "popular front" strategy which allowed Communists membership in SCHW. This policy led to charges of Communist influence, a factor ...