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-5- This program must necessarily "concern itself with America's desperate need to provide decent housing for its citizens. Adequate housing has for several decades "been a problem defying solution. It was during President Roosevelt's administration that public attention was focused on the Intensity of the housing problem. During that period, low income groups were given special consideration through the erection of low-cost housing. Despite the millions of dollars invested by government in low- cost housing projects and the many thousands of buildings erected with private capital, we find today the problem of housing more acute than ever before. We as members of low income groups are being exploited because of our housing needs, and as potential purchasers we find this commodity priced beyond our reach. We must strive to activize the members of organizations such as yours and mine to join with those other forces who are endeavoring to create housing programs that will begin to meet the estimated need of one million units per year for at least a 10-year period.
Object Description
Title | Kelly Alexander, Sr. speech fragments and Kelly Alexander, Jr. Charlotte City Council address |
Series | Series 1, Addresses and Statements |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
Date Created | 1959, 1977, 1987 |
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 | 12 |
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-ms508-0101012 |
Date Digitized | 2016-01-25 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0101012-06 |
OCR Transcript | -5- This program must necessarily "concern itself with America's desperate need to provide decent housing for its citizens. Adequate housing has for several decades "been a problem defying solution. It was during President Roosevelt's administration that public attention was focused on the Intensity of the housing problem. During that period, low income groups were given special consideration through the erection of low-cost housing. Despite the millions of dollars invested by government in low- cost housing projects and the many thousands of buildings erected with private capital, we find today the problem of housing more acute than ever before. We as members of low income groups are being exploited because of our housing needs, and as potential purchasers we find this commodity priced beyond our reach. We must strive to activize the members of organizations such as yours and mine to join with those other forces who are endeavoring to create housing programs that will begin to meet the estimated need of one million units per year for at least a 10-year period. |
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