[Scripto strike records] 1963-1999.

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[Scripto strike records] 1963-1999.

The records, 1963-1968; 1996; 1999 consist of legal and union documents from the 1960s relating to the strike, as well as newspaper articles and photographs. Interviews with strike participants and supporters of the strike make up the 1996 part of the collection. An article written for "Atlanta History" is from 1999. Also included is a videotape on the strike and a microcassette copy of a Hosea Williams interview from 1996.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7686879

Georgia State University

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