Muriel Lokey Papers, 1970-1993.

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Muriel Lokey Papers, 1970-1993.

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During her term as director of the Poverty Rights Office, Muriel Lokey retained documents relating to the P.R.O., Emmaus House and the activism efforts of Peoplestown residents. Records from the P.R.O. include copies of the Poor People's Newsletter (1970-1993), a monthly publication that contained information for poor people in Atlanta in the areas of housing, social security, welfare, school lunches, health care, the police and the law, politics, and activism. Documentation of Emmaus House and its founder, Austin Ford include newspaper articles, fund raising letters, annual reports, and financial statements. The papers include material about the National Welfare Rights Organization office in Atlanta.

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Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Poverty Rights Office (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Lokey, Muriel.

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Muriel Lokey is an activist who served as director of the Poverty Rights Office (P.R.O) in Atlanta, Georgia. The Poverty Rights Office is an advocacy organization serving low-income residents of Atlanta by advising the poor of their rights and helping them receive available services. The P.R.O. is located in Emmaus House in the Atlanta neighborhood of Peoplestown. Austin Ford, the first rector at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Atlanta founded Emmaus House in 1967. Emmaus House is an inner...

National Welfare Rights Organization (U.S.)

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This organization and its serial publications were known by various names and incorporated various groups, including the Poverty/Rights Action Center, The National Welfare Leaders Newsletter, NOW!, WRO's in Action, and The Welfare Fighter. From the description of Newsletters, 1967-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571802 ...

Emmaus House (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Ford, Austin.

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