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Address of Kelly M. Alexander, President
North Carolina State Conference of Branches,
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People before the 13th Annual Convention
of the North Carolina State Conference of NAACP
Branches- in Winston-Salem, N.C., October Z05 1956
The North Carolina State Conference of Branches, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, appreciate very highly the invitation from the
Winston«Salem Branch to hold its 13th Annual Convention in this North-Central
section of the North Carolina piedmont.
It is really fascinating to meet in a city with a Negro Alderman, a famous insurance
company owned and operated by progressive community leaders, a noteworthy educational
institution, a very active branch of the association and many churches that are
serving the needs of this community.
The progress you are making in this great industrial and important manufacturing
center gives us an exalted conception of the great leadership you have for the
constructive advancement of the total community.
This is also the home of our hard working field secretary, Charles McLean, a
dedicated worker in the field of civil rights.
The Winston-Salem Branch under the leadership of men like Rev. Kelly O.P. Goodwin,
minister of this church; Dr. P.M. Brandon, your present President, Mr. Cortez Furysar,
to name only a few, have contributed much toward the gains made on the civil rights
front.
We deeply appreciate the hospitality extended us during this convention and will
cherish in our memory every kind act to make our stay most enjoyable. We congratulate Attorney Oliver Denning and the entire convention committee of the Winston-Salem
Branch for an excellent job done.
I also want to pay my respects this morning to every officer of this association on
the state and local levels and the entire membership in North Carolina for the
leadership and fellowship they have given the NAACP in the administration of its
program,, You rightfully deserve and have the widespread admiration and confidence
of more citizens in this state than you may realize.
I am confident that I express the sentiment of every delegate in stating to our
national office staff our appreciation for taking time out of busy and pressing
schedules to be with us at this time. We thank all the participants on our convention program for assisting the state conference to make this a most successful
convention.
We are meeting here on this occasion to work out ways and means to secure civil
rights and speed up the desegregation of the public schools in North Carolina.
Object Description
| Title | Kelly Alexander Sr. North Carolina State Conference addresses |
| Series | Series 1, Addresses and Statements |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1956-1959 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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-ms508-0101002 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-01-21 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0101002-1 |
| OCR Transcript | Address of Kelly M. Alexander, President North Carolina State Conference of Branches, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People before the 13th Annual Convention of the North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches- in Winston-Salem, N.C., October Z05 1956 The North Carolina State Conference of Branches, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appreciate very highly the invitation from the Winston«Salem Branch to hold its 13th Annual Convention in this North-Central section of the North Carolina piedmont. It is really fascinating to meet in a city with a Negro Alderman, a famous insurance company owned and operated by progressive community leaders, a noteworthy educational institution, a very active branch of the association and many churches that are serving the needs of this community. The progress you are making in this great industrial and important manufacturing center gives us an exalted conception of the great leadership you have for the constructive advancement of the total community. This is also the home of our hard working field secretary, Charles McLean, a dedicated worker in the field of civil rights. The Winston-Salem Branch under the leadership of men like Rev. Kelly O.P. Goodwin, minister of this church; Dr. P.M. Brandon, your present President, Mr. Cortez Furysar, to name only a few, have contributed much toward the gains made on the civil rights front. We deeply appreciate the hospitality extended us during this convention and will cherish in our memory every kind act to make our stay most enjoyable. We congratulate Attorney Oliver Denning and the entire convention committee of the Winston-Salem Branch for an excellent job done. I also want to pay my respects this morning to every officer of this association on the state and local levels and the entire membership in North Carolina for the leadership and fellowship they have given the NAACP in the administration of its program,, You rightfully deserve and have the widespread admiration and confidence of more citizens in this state than you may realize. I am confident that I express the sentiment of every delegate in stating to our national office staff our appreciation for taking time out of busy and pressing schedules to be with us at this time. We thank all the participants on our convention program for assisting the state conference to make this a most successful convention. We are meeting here on this occasion to work out ways and means to secure civil rights and speed up the desegregation of the public schools in North Carolina. |
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