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Title OASIS, 1961
Reference MSS 427, Box 5, Folder 5
Library Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Collection Name H.O.P.E., INC. (Help Our Public Education) Records, 1954-1961, undated
Collection Overview The H.O.P.E., Inc. records consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, and printed and published materials generated by the organization from 1958-1961. Also included are records from other allied organizations such as Active Voters, OASIS, Partners for Progress, and the League of Women Voters of Atlanta. The records are also comprised of correspondence, newsletters and mailings from segregationist groups, and a vast quantity of newspaper clippings which document the school closure crisis in Virginia, Arkansas, and Georgia. The clippings are drawn from Georgia newspapers including the Atlanta Journal, Atlanta Constitution, Northside Neighbor, Augusta Courier, Marietta Daily Journal, and Metropolitan Herald. Collectively, these present a reasonably complete background of school integration in the South from 1958-1961.
Date 17 May - 29 Sep 1961
Document Type Correspondence; Pamphlet; Official Record
Theme(s) Education and Training; Legislation and Legal Cases
Keywords schools, integration, desegregation, legislation, students, community organisations, racial tensions, education
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