Mary Cornelia Baker papers, 1912-1971.

George, Walter F. (Walter Franklin), 1878-1959

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Walter Franklin George was born on a farm near Preston, Webster County, Georgia on 29 January 1878. He graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, in 1900 and from its law department in 1901. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Vienna, Georgia . He served as Solicitor General of the Cordele judicial circuit 1907-1912 and Judge of the Superior Court 1912-1917. From that bench he was elevated to Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia from January to October 1917. H...

Barker, Mary Cornelia, 1879-1963

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Mary Cornelia Barker, educator and labor activist (1879-1963), was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Thomas Nathaniel and Dora (Lovejoy) Barker. She taught school in Stockbridge, McDonough, and Decatur, Georgia (1900-1904), before becoming a teacher and principal in Atlanta Public School System (1921-1944). While with Atlanta Public Schools, Barker was president of Local #89 (1921-1923), and president of the National American Federation of Teachers (1925-1931); a founder of the Southern ...

Commission on Interracial Cooperation

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The Commission on Interracial Cooperation was founded in 1918 by a group of prominent blacks and whites who wished to address the social, political, and economic problems facing African Americans. Incorporated in 1929 in Georgia, the Commission consisted of state and local committees throughout the South. Will W. Alexander, a white Methodist minister served as director for twenty-five years. The organization was dissolved in 1944 and succeeded by the Southern Regional Council. From t...

McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969

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Ralph McGill, as editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, was a leading voince for racial and ethnic tolerance in the South from the 1940s through the 1960s. As an influential daily columnist, he broke the code of silence on the subject of segregation, chastising a generation of demagogues, timid journalists, and ministers who feared change. When the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools in 1954 and southern demagogues led defiance of the court, segregationists vilified McGill ...

League of Women Voters of Georgia

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Atlanta Young Men's Christian Association.

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Smith, Muggsy M.

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American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia

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Formed in 1962, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia adopted its constitution and was granted its affiliate status by the national organization in 1963. The affiliate's first president was Edward T. Ladd. From the description of American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia records, 1964-1994 (bulk 1966-1969). (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 45815868 ...

Southern Summer School for Women Workers in Industry (U.S.)

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Dombrowski, James A. (James Anderson), 1897-1983

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Settlemayer, John C. (John Carl), 1910-

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Hartsfield, William Berry

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William Berry Hartsfield (1890-1971) served as Mayor of Atlanta 1937-1962. He served on the Atlanta City Council from 1923-1928 and represented Fulton County in the state legislature. Hartsfield was Mayor of Atlanta in 1939 when the city hosted the premiere of Gone With the Wind, the movie based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh). The film Gone With the Wind, based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh), premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939. From the descript...

Barker family.

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Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...

Atlanta Urban League

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The Atlanta Urban League, an affiliate of the National Urban League, was established in 1920. It is a private, non-profit, interracial community service organization which functions as a vehicle for addressing the social and economic problems of the black community in Atlanta, Georgia. Grace Towns Hamilton (1907- ) served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Urban League from 1943-1960. From the description of Executive Director Grace Towns Hamilton administrative files, 1942-1961, 1...

Cohen, John Sanford.

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Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993

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Long, Nat G.

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Barker, Tommie Dora, 1888-1978

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Tommie Dora Barker attended Agnes Scott College and graduated from the Carnegie Library School of Atlantan 1909. She was head librarian, which also entailed direction of the library school, at the Atlanta Carnegie Public Library, 1915-1930; dean, 1936-1947, and later director, 1948-1954, of the Emory University library school. From the description of Papers, 1902-1960 (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28155372 Librarian and educator, of Atlanta, Ga. F...

Atlanta Forum Association.

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American Federation of Teachers

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Joyce Wheeler was a member of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a national teachers' labor union founded in 1900. She was particularly active in the United Action Caucus (UAC), a rank and file organization within the AFT. The UAC took stands on various issues within the American educational system, supported progressive politics in general, and campaigned for internal democracy within the AFT. Members of the Communist Party USA are thought to have played an important role in the UAC. Wh...

Spalding, Jack Johnson, 1856-1938

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Jack Johnson Spalding (1856-1938), lawyer and co-founder of law firm King & Spalding (Atlanta, Ga.), resided in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Letters to Judson L. Hand, 1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476512 ...

Atlanta Board of Education.

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