Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) speeches and lectures, 1915-1933.

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Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) speeches and lectures, 1915-1933.

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The collection consists of speeches and lectures delivered by Neighborhood Union officials and volunteers from 1915-1933. Includes an address to the Georgia House of Representatives regarding the passage of a bill that prevented white teachers from teaching in "colored" schools and "colored" teachers teaching in white schools, lynching, and tributes to Lugenia Burns Hope on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Union. The collection also includes speeches presented at the White Interdenominational School of Missions by non-Union officials.

8 folders.

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404149

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Hope, Lugenia Burns

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Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.)

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The Neighborhood Union, an African American service organization, was organized in Atlanta, Georgia in 1908 under the leadership of Lugenia Burns Hope. Adopting the motto "Thy Neighbor as Thyself," the union proclaimed its mission to build playgrounds, clubs, and neighborhood centers; to develop a spirit of comradeship among neighbors; to promote child welfare; to impart a sense of cultural heritage; to abolish slums and vice; and to improve the overall moral quality of the community. To carry o...

White Interdenominational School of Missions.

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Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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The House Communications Office, previously known as the Georgia House Public Information Office, provides media credentials and workspace for journalists who cover the Georgia House of Representatives and serves as the direct liaison between the Office of the Speaker and media outlets in the state. The Director of Media Relations for House Communications, under the direction of the Director of Media Services, supervises the Communications staff to facilitate the coverage by reporters of legisla...