African Americans; civil rights; Hooks, Benjamin L.; Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce; NAACP; politics; Stockton, Clifford; U.S. Navy; Zech, Lando W., Jr.;
"Politicians who retreat from their support of civil rights and turn their backs on efforts to end discrimination will face an election-day uprising of blacks, civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks of Memphis says." (Clipping 1 of 2)
Campaign material supporting Roosevelt's Democrats, both national and local. Outlines improvements the Democrats have brought to the black community, with an emphasis on education. (Note: Item is composed of two separate documents, placed back to...
Beale Street; business; Church, Robert R., Jr.; Handy, W. C.; Lee, George W.; music; politics; portraits;
Bob Church, Jr., W. C. Handy and Lieutenant George Lee were among the most influential black men in Memphis and on Beale Street. Church was a political and business leader, Handy was a leading musician and Lee was in politics and business.
civil rights; Dixiecrats; politics; States' Rights Party;
A brochure put out by the States' Rights Party outlining their take on the Fair Employment Practices Commission and Truman's proposed Civil Rights Bill.
