The cry for freedom in South Carolina [ca. 1955] ; [typescript]

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The cry for freedom in South Carolina [ca. 1955] ; [typescript]

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Text of unsigned, undated, speech attributed to Modjeska Simkins; topics discussed include Citizens' Councils, disparity in education in S.C. schools, and charges against the NAACP that it was a communist organization.

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Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992

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African American civil rights activist of Columbia, S.C.; served as the S.C. State Secretary for the NAACP, 1941-1957; Campaign Director for the renovation of Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, 1944-1950; Public Relations Director for the Richland County Citizens Committee, 1956-1988; and President of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, 1972-1974; ran unsuccessfully for the Columbia City Council in 1966 and 1984 and the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1966; died 1992. ...