Clarence Albert Bacote papers, 1932-1977.

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Clarence Albert Bacote papers, 1932-1977.

The collection consists of the papers of Clarence Albert Bacote from 1932-1977. Includes correspondence, reports, photographs, project statements, news clippings, and questionnaires. Materials document Bacote's prominent role in the registration of African-American voters in Georgia particularly in Atlanta during 1946, civil rights in Georgia, and participation in and election to the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party in Fulton County, Georgia. Also described in the Bacote papers are his achievements and work, while a professor at Atlanta University (AU), including research for a history of AU, and memberships on the governing boards of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History and the Southern Historical Association.

50 linear ft.

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Bacote, Clarence Albert, 1906-

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Clarence Albert Bacote (1906-1981), African American educator and scholar, born in Kansas City, Missouri. From the description of Clarence Albert Bacote papers, 1932-1977. (Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc.). WorldCat record id: 38477192 Clarence Albert Bacote (1906- ), professor at Atlanta University, active in black Atlanta politics in the 1940s, and headed the All-Citizens Registration Committee of 1946. From the description of ...

Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.

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Democratic Party (Fulton County, Ga.)

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Atlanta University

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Atlanta University, now part of Clark Atlanta University, was founded in 1865 by the American Missionary Association with assistance also from the Freedmen's Bureau. Atlanta University developed graduate programs in different fields including liberal arts, social and natural sciences, and professional programs such as business, library science and business administration. In 1929, Atlanta University joined forces with Morehouse College and Spelman College to create Atlanta University Center. Lat...

Southern Historical Association

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The Southern Historical Association was established in 1934 to promote the study of history of the American South and the teaching of all branches of history in the South. From the description of Southern Historical Association records, 1935-2005. WorldCat record id: 25466009 Eighteen historians from seven southern states organized the Southern Historical Association in November 1934, to promote interest and research in Southern history, to collect and preserve ...