Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Aubrey Williams transcript of "The Failure of Gradualism"
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS957f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a transcript of Aubrey Williams' speech, "The Failure of Gradualism" that that he presented in Atlanta, Georgia, before the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity. In the speech, Williams calls for a united stand against States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly called Dixiecrat, politicians and white supremacists and argues against a gradualist approach to desegregation.
Dates:
1949
Maxey family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS37
Scope and Content
The collection includes photographs of Charles Lincoln Maxey, Sr., and other members of the Maxey family. The collection contains images of African American school groups at varying levels from one-room schoolhouses for elementary level children to college students. All are group photographs, primarily scenes posed before educational buildings, or graduation groups, and most are unidentified. Those identified include the Chi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, students at Fisk University...
Dates:
1910-1945
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- African American children -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American college teachers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American photographers 1
- African American universities and colleges 1
- African American universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History 1
- African Americans -- Segregation 1
- Civil rights -- Georgia 1
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Clothing and dress 1
- Fraternal organizations -- Georgia 1
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Georgia 1
- Racial justice -- Georgia 1
- Segregation -- Georgia 1
- White supremacy movements -- Georgia 1
- Women educators -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Women educators -- Illinois -- Chicago 1 + ∧ less
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