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EXCERPTS OF REMARKS BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR., AT NAACK 53RD ANNUAL CONVENTION MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, ATLANTA, GEORGIA JULY 2, 1962, 8 P.M. In plain, simple terms the Supreme Court by its previous actions and subsequent decisions has left no doubt in the minds of responsible,thinking people. These decisions of the Court are killing racial discrimination in public and semi-public places. It should be recognized, however, that such discriminations are still suffering the throes of rigor mortis not only in the South but in the balance of the nation. This has always been the case in every type of social evolution. The emancipation of the women in America through their right to vote, too, was a long and continuous fight. Even after the passage of legislation, the full opportunity of woman suffrage was not provided for many years. No more bitter struggle ever came about than when the courts curtailed the right of business to hire child labor and destroy young lives. Bitterly fought, it was a continuous struggle for almost two decades before these laws gained full public acceptance. The social security programs of the Federal government in the middle Thirties were obstructed by bitterness, selfishness, misrepresentation and every other conceivable obstacle. Today they stand as a monument to the wisdom of the people of this country and provide the sound basis of our great welfare.. All this pattern is evident in the Court's decisions to force full acceptance of civil and personal rights to all the citizens of this country* It is an acceptance that will be bitterly contested for a long number of years and will be determined in Its final analysis by an open approach of every citizen. There are people in Atlanta who feel strongly and moderately on both sides of this issue. They are roughly divided into three groups, one-third of which is occupied by the Negro citizen. Observing the right of all men to freely express themselves, to the right of self-determination, to the right of personal selection and private privilege, in the final analysis the decision, whatever it
Object Description
Title | Ivan Allen address, 1962 NAACP National Convention |
Series | Series 1, Addresses and Statements |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
Date Created | 1962 |
Series Description | Addresses and speeches by figures in the NAACP organization, including Kelly Alexander, Sr. and Jr., Clarence Mitchell and Roy Wilkins. There are also speeches by Charlotte leaders, including Hugh McColl and Stanford Brookshire. |
Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
Box Number | 1 |
Folder Number | 10 |
Language | eng |
Object Type | Text |
Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
Identifier | naacp-ms508-0101010 |
Date Digitized | 2016-01-25 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0101010-1 |
OCR Transcript | EXCERPTS OF REMARKS BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR., AT NAACK 53RD ANNUAL CONVENTION MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, ATLANTA, GEORGIA JULY 2, 1962, 8 P.M. In plain, simple terms the Supreme Court by its previous actions and subsequent decisions has left no doubt in the minds of responsible,thinking people. These decisions of the Court are killing racial discrimination in public and semi-public places. It should be recognized, however, that such discriminations are still suffering the throes of rigor mortis not only in the South but in the balance of the nation. This has always been the case in every type of social evolution. The emancipation of the women in America through their right to vote, too, was a long and continuous fight. Even after the passage of legislation, the full opportunity of woman suffrage was not provided for many years. No more bitter struggle ever came about than when the courts curtailed the right of business to hire child labor and destroy young lives. Bitterly fought, it was a continuous struggle for almost two decades before these laws gained full public acceptance. The social security programs of the Federal government in the middle Thirties were obstructed by bitterness, selfishness, misrepresentation and every other conceivable obstacle. Today they stand as a monument to the wisdom of the people of this country and provide the sound basis of our great welfare.. All this pattern is evident in the Court's decisions to force full acceptance of civil and personal rights to all the citizens of this country* It is an acceptance that will be bitterly contested for a long number of years and will be determined in Its final analysis by an open approach of every citizen. There are people in Atlanta who feel strongly and moderately on both sides of this issue. They are roughly divided into three groups, one-third of which is occupied by the Negro citizen. Observing the right of all men to freely express themselves, to the right of self-determination, to the right of personal selection and private privilege, in the final analysis the decision, whatever it |
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