Emory F. Via papers, 1936-1987.

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Emory F. Via papers, 1936-1987.

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The collection consists of papers of Emory F. Via from 1936-1987. Includes correspondence, surveys and reports, newsclippings, printed materials, and biographical material on Via. The bulk of the correspondence is with groups related to the labor movement, other officers of the Southern Regional Council, and the Koinonia Farm, a cooperative farm in Southern Georgia. The surveys contain information on black membership in Southern labor unions, and while Via conducted surveys in every Southern state, not all surveys are complete. The reports deal with civil rights, the Koinonia Farm, and the Southern Union Staff Training Seminar.

10.5 linear ft.

Georgia State University

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Georgia State University

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Via, Emory F. (Emory Franklin), 1925-2003.

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Emory Franklin Via (1925-2003), educator, human rights activist, and labor consultant for the Southern Regional Council. From the description of Emory F. Via papers, 1936-1987. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477343 ...

Koinonia Farm

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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...