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Racial ghettos suffer a double evil. They suffer from
racial segregation, and also from poverty. The people have no margin
of security. There are no shelves with extra food for the next meal
or the next day. There are no bank savings or insurance policies,
for the starvation wages require a weekly supplement of welfare.
There is nothing the people can show as security for loans in times
of unemployment, family sickness, accidents, or other misfortunes.
There is no wonder that life expectancy is shorter than that in
a white community. The incidence of disease and death due to
tuberculosis and cancer is many times that of the white community.
Child death in the first days of life, in the first months of
life, and year of life is over twice that for other parts of the
city.
To the physical illnesses we have to note the ill effects
of family life. The man of the family is supposed to be the
protector and support of the family. But if he is denied education
and employment, if he cannot play his role as a husband or a
father, the family breaks down.
Thus, men plagued with forced idleness, women have to
carry the burden of providing the income, and at the same time
caring for their children. Is it any wonder that alcohol and
narcotics and gambling and various forms of antisocial action
are found in the black ghettos? And is it any wonder that
children and youth are damaged emotionally and mentally? The
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Object Description
| Title | Hugh McColl and White House conference speeches |
| Series | Series 1, Addresses and Statements |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1966, 1991 |
| 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 | 19 |
| 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-ms508-0101019 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-02-02 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0101019-024 |
| OCR Transcript | Racial ghettos suffer a double evil. They suffer from racial segregation, and also from poverty. The people have no margin of security. There are no shelves with extra food for the next meal or the next day. There are no bank savings or insurance policies, for the starvation wages require a weekly supplement of welfare. There is nothing the people can show as security for loans in times of unemployment, family sickness, accidents, or other misfortunes. There is no wonder that life expectancy is shorter than that in a white community. The incidence of disease and death due to tuberculosis and cancer is many times that of the white community. Child death in the first days of life, in the first months of life, and year of life is over twice that for other parts of the city. To the physical illnesses we have to note the ill effects of family life. The man of the family is supposed to be the protector and support of the family. But if he is denied education and employment, if he cannot play his role as a husband or a father, the family breaks down. Thus, men plagued with forced idleness, women have to carry the burden of providing the income, and at the same time caring for their children. Is it any wonder that alcohol and narcotics and gambling and various forms of antisocial action are found in the black ghettos? And is it any wonder that children and youth are damaged emotionally and mentally? The 16 |
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