Joseph W. Straley papers, 1936-2002.

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Joseph W. Straley papers, 1936-2002.

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Essays, correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters, clippings, audiotapes, a videotape, photographs, Straley's FBI file, and other items relating to Straley's education, causes in which he was interested, and other topics. There are materials relating to the North Carolina Speaker Ban law, to which Straley was opposed; clippings of opinion and other pieces Straley wrote chiefly about Central America; materials on communism, including a 1949 letter to University of North Carolina Chancellor R. B. House from Straley about his not being a Communist; sermons by Charles Jones and materials relating to him and to the Community Church; materials relating to African American politician Howard Lee's unsuccessful 1976 North Carolina lieutenant governor bid; and notebooks from Straley's 1984-1985 trip to Central America that contain detailed information on meetings Straley had with local activists and other residents.

About 600 items (1.5 linear feet).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Physics professor and activist Joseph Ward Straley (1914-2005) was born in Paulding, Ohio. Straley joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina in 1945; he retired from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. Straley was dedicated to a wide range of social justice issues, including desegregation, civil rights, freedom of speech, academic freedom, and injustice in Central America. He, along with the Reverend Charles Jones, helped start the racially integrated Community ...