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Title OASIS: copies of desegregation letters sent to Brown and Grady High Schools
Reference MSS 374, Box 1, Folder 9
Library Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Collection Name O.A.S.I.S. and H.O.P.E. Papers of Frances D. Green 1955-1961, bulk 1960-1961
Collection Overview 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.
Date 17 Aug 1961
Document Type Correspondence
Theme(s) Education and Training
Keywords desegregation, education, schools
Places Atlanta, Georgia
Organisations/Associations Organizations Assisting Schools In September (OASIS)
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the Atlanta History Center.
Copyright Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center