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Departmental Reports
-2-
The Director and the Assistant continued work on the codification of the Association's resolutions; prepared Negro History
materials; prepared suggestions for implementing the report of the riot
commission; planned and conducted orientation for new staff members;
prepared copy for the third issue of the NAACP Leader, departmental
newsletter of "how to" suggestions for branch and youth coulcil committees.
In addition workshops were conducted by the Department at the
New England Regional Conference and the Region II Leadership Training
Conference held in Providence, R.I. and Wilmington, Delaware.
The Director assisted in the planning of the Association's 59th
Annual Convention; participated in the Denver Center Lecture series,
"The American Negro in Revolt" at the University of Colorado. Additional speaking engagements included: Excalibur Club, International;
Boulder, Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder and the Oklahoma
City Youth Council Freedom Rally. Workshops were also held in Leadership development for the El Dorado, Arkansas Branch during this period.
FIELD REPORTS
REGION I
Field Director, Virna Canson, reports on a variety of activities;
conferences, legislative hearings, branch visitations and membership
solicitation.
Political Action: A second legislative reception brought
125 persons together, many of them legislators, city councilmen and
heads of departments of State Government. As a result the NAACP has
received contributions of approximately $250.00 and several memberships
have been gained.
A significant legislative victory was won in the battle to
to defeat Senate Bill # 389. The bill in its original form would have
provided complete immunity to any members of the National Guard, when
federalized in the time of emergencies, from any civil or criminal act
in the performance of his duties. The Chairman of the Region I Legal
Redress Committee reviewed the legislation which had been referred
from the legislative advocate and determined that it was/extremely
Discussions with the representative of the Justice Department
which was the agency requesting the legislation resulted in the Bill
being substantially amended.
The Eureka. California Branch was responsible for bringing this
to the attention of the legislative office in Sacremento.
The West Coast NAACP is also engaged in trying to assist the
passage of AssembLy Bill # 260, which provides for the establishment of
Regional Training Centers for Peace Officers and creation of an
Advisory Committee to the Commission on Peace Officer training in the
Justice Department.
Object Description
| Title | Report to the board of directors |
| Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
| Subseries | Subseries 3, Reports, Communications, and Press Releases |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1963-1964, 1968 |
| Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
| 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 | 8 |
| Folder Number | 3 |
| 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-ms508-0208003 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-04-15 |
| Rating |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0208003-07 |
| OCR Transcript | Departmental Reports -2- The Director and the Assistant continued work on the codification of the Association's resolutions; prepared Negro History materials; prepared suggestions for implementing the report of the riot commission; planned and conducted orientation for new staff members; prepared copy for the third issue of the NAACP Leader, departmental newsletter of "how to" suggestions for branch and youth coulcil committees. In addition workshops were conducted by the Department at the New England Regional Conference and the Region II Leadership Training Conference held in Providence, R.I. and Wilmington, Delaware. The Director assisted in the planning of the Association's 59th Annual Convention; participated in the Denver Center Lecture series, "The American Negro in Revolt" at the University of Colorado. Additional speaking engagements included: Excalibur Club, International; Boulder, Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder and the Oklahoma City Youth Council Freedom Rally. Workshops were also held in Leadership development for the El Dorado, Arkansas Branch during this period. FIELD REPORTS REGION I Field Director, Virna Canson, reports on a variety of activities; conferences, legislative hearings, branch visitations and membership solicitation. Political Action: A second legislative reception brought 125 persons together, many of them legislators, city councilmen and heads of departments of State Government. As a result the NAACP has received contributions of approximately $250.00 and several memberships have been gained. A significant legislative victory was won in the battle to to defeat Senate Bill # 389. The bill in its original form would have provided complete immunity to any members of the National Guard, when federalized in the time of emergencies, from any civil or criminal act in the performance of his duties. The Chairman of the Region I Legal Redress Committee reviewed the legislation which had been referred from the legislative advocate and determined that it was/extremely Discussions with the representative of the Justice Department which was the agency requesting the legislation resulted in the Bill being substantially amended. The Eureka. California Branch was responsible for bringing this to the attention of the legislative office in Sacremento. The West Coast NAACP is also engaged in trying to assist the passage of AssembLy Bill # 260, which provides for the establishment of Regional Training Centers for Peace Officers and creation of an Advisory Committee to the Commission on Peace Officer training in the Justice Department. |
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