O.A.S.I.S. and H.O.P.E. papers of Frances D. Green 1955-1961, bulk 1960-1961 1960 - 1961.

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O.A.S.I.S. and H.O.P.E. papers of Frances D. Green 1955-1961, bulk 1960-1961 1960 - 1961.

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The OASIS papers, bulk 1960-1961, consists of correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes, memoranda, and committee reports collected by Mrs. Frances D. Green; a member of OASIS and an Atlanta city school counselor. Included in the files are OASIS Articles of Association, By-Laws, handwritten meeting notes, and membership lists. Within the correspondence is a letter and report from mayoral candidate Ivan Allen, Jr., who stated his support of the organization. Also included among the correspondence is a description of groups and individuals identified by HOPE as distributors of "hate literature" opposing the cause of integration. There are also letters and reports concerning cooperating organizations as well as publications and news articles related to the issue of school integration.

0.42 linear ft. (1 ducument cas)

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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Green, Frances D.

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Frances D. Green was an Atlanta city school counselor, and a member of two civic organizations, OASIS, and HOPE. OASIS (Organizations Assisting Schools in September) was a grassroots organization founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1961 to implement the "Atlanta Plan" for the desegregation of the public schools. OASIS emerged from an earlier group known as HOPE (Help Our Public Education), Inc. HOPE, Inc. began as a parent's study group aimed at keeping Atlanta public schools open during a period in ...

Help Our Public Education (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003

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Organizations Assisting Schools in September (Atlanta, Ga.)

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