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Sponsored by the H National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
ACT-SO
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics
KWEISI MFUME MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS
President 8. Chief Executive Officer 4805 Mount Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 • Phone: (410) 358-8900 Chair. Board of Directors
January 22, 1997
Dear NAACP Branch/Youth Council President:
As we prepare for yet another successful Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific
Olympics (ACT-SO) program in 1997, it is imperative that the name of your designated ACT-SO
chairperson is reported to the National ACT-SO Coordinator, so that new information may be
received by your ACT-SO Committee. Each active ACT-SO chairperson is being asked to review
the final draft of the revised ACT-SO guidelines book by March 14, 1997 to ensure that everyone
has an opportunity to make recommendations and express concerns. The new guidelines book
will be presented at the 19th National ACT-SO Competition to be held in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania from July 11 through July 14. I have attached a listing of the branches that have
confirmed their participation in the 1997 ACT-SO program. It is vital that this information be
reported as there will be no on-site registration at the National ACT-SO competition. Thus, each
local ACT-SO chairperson is expected to confirm their participation in this year's program by
March 15, and submit their participants' National applications and materials by May 30.
In the event your branch does not have an ACT-SO program and you are interested in beginning
one this year, please feel free to contact me for information or to organize a workshop/training
session. I can be reached in my office at (410)486-9102. ACT-SO is vital to the success of
youth. We must continue to encourage and motivate our young people to succeed in the
classroom and ultimately in life. The NAACP can work together to replace the glare of defeat
and despair in the eyes of many of our youth with a vision for hope and achievement.
Please join me in continuing and advancing the ACT-SO tradition of excellence.
Sincerely,
Rhonda K. Wilson
National Coordinator, ACT-SO
Attachment
Object Description
| Title | Press releases and memoranda |
| Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
| Subseries | Subseries 4, Committees |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1996-1997 |
| 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 | 21 |
| 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-ms508-0208021 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-04-26 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0208021-009 |
| OCR Transcript | Sponsored by the H National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ACT-SO Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics KWEISI MFUME MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS President 8. Chief Executive Officer 4805 Mount Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215 • Phone: (410) 358-8900 Chair. Board of Directors January 22, 1997 Dear NAACP Branch/Youth Council President: As we prepare for yet another successful Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) program in 1997, it is imperative that the name of your designated ACT-SO chairperson is reported to the National ACT-SO Coordinator, so that new information may be received by your ACT-SO Committee. Each active ACT-SO chairperson is being asked to review the final draft of the revised ACT-SO guidelines book by March 14, 1997 to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to make recommendations and express concerns. The new guidelines book will be presented at the 19th National ACT-SO Competition to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from July 11 through July 14. I have attached a listing of the branches that have confirmed their participation in the 1997 ACT-SO program. It is vital that this information be reported as there will be no on-site registration at the National ACT-SO competition. Thus, each local ACT-SO chairperson is expected to confirm their participation in this year's program by March 15, and submit their participants' National applications and materials by May 30. In the event your branch does not have an ACT-SO program and you are interested in beginning one this year, please feel free to contact me for information or to organize a workshop/training session. I can be reached in my office at (410)486-9102. ACT-SO is vital to the success of youth. We must continue to encourage and motivate our young people to succeed in the classroom and ultimately in life. The NAACP can work together to replace the glare of defeat and despair in the eyes of many of our youth with a vision for hope and achievement. Please join me in continuing and advancing the ACT-SO tradition of excellence. Sincerely, Rhonda K. Wilson National Coordinator, ACT-SO Attachment |
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