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"CRUSADING FOR NEGRO REPRESENTATION IN CITY GOVERNMENT"
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL ACTION
422J- East Second Street
Suite 209
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 28, 1953
Dear Citizen:
This is your invitation to become an active member of the
Citizens Committee for the election of Kelly M, Alexander to the City
Council and Mrs* Emma R0 Anderson to the School Board. You are requested to attend a Special Campaign Organization meeting for these
candidates on Thursday night, March 5th, at 8 o'clock at the Bethlehem
Center, 301 South Caldwell Street, Please understand that your ideas,
advice and suggestions for the success of these candidates are solicited.
We realize the only way for success in this campaign is mutual respect
of ideas among all of us interested in Negro representation in city
government.
History should teach us that "divided we cannot win"J We must
be united as we launch this great campaign,, We must demonstrate that we
wont Negro representation in city government by building our voting
strength and by making every vote count at the polls on Primary Voting
Day, April 27th and Election Day, May 5th. From March 5th until the
last vote is counted, we shall be engaged in an all-out campaign to increase the voting registration and to be oertain that voters get to the
polls. We urge you to join this great crusade J
Charlotte, the largest city in North or South Carolina, is behind other cities as to Negro representation in city governments If the
Negro people in Winston-Salem, N. C, Greensboro, N. Cr and Fayetteville,
N. C. can unite and go forward politically, we can in Charlotte, Yn'e have
the voting potential to win if we work and not grow weary, fight and not
faint, for in this age, as in no other, to the courageous belongs the
battle. We must first believe in ourselves and then by the proper use
of the ballot force others to believe in us.
The date of the meeting is Thursday night, March 5th, 8 o'clock
at the Bethlehem Center, 301 South Caldwell Street, Como and help to make
Democracy livo in Charlotte, North Carolina,
Respectfully,
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL ACTION
Rev. James F. Wertz, F» D. Alexander,
President Executive Secretary
Phone 4-0717 Phone 3-0218
Object Description
| Title | Citizens Committee for Political Action [1 of 2] |
| 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 | 1952-1953 |
| 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 | 24 |
| 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-ms508-0208024 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-04-28 |
| Rating |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0208024-02 |
| OCR Transcript | "CRUSADING FOR NEGRO REPRESENTATION IN CITY GOVERNMENT" CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL ACTION 422J- East Second Street Suite 209 Charlotte, North Carolina February 28, 1953 Dear Citizen: This is your invitation to become an active member of the Citizens Committee for the election of Kelly M, Alexander to the City Council and Mrs* Emma R0 Anderson to the School Board. You are requested to attend a Special Campaign Organization meeting for these candidates on Thursday night, March 5th, at 8 o'clock at the Bethlehem Center, 301 South Caldwell Street, Please understand that your ideas, advice and suggestions for the success of these candidates are solicited. We realize the only way for success in this campaign is mutual respect of ideas among all of us interested in Negro representation in city government. History should teach us that "divided we cannot win"J We must be united as we launch this great campaign,, We must demonstrate that we wont Negro representation in city government by building our voting strength and by making every vote count at the polls on Primary Voting Day, April 27th and Election Day, May 5th. From March 5th until the last vote is counted, we shall be engaged in an all-out campaign to increase the voting registration and to be oertain that voters get to the polls. We urge you to join this great crusade J Charlotte, the largest city in North or South Carolina, is behind other cities as to Negro representation in city governments If the Negro people in Winston-Salem, N. C, Greensboro, N. Cr and Fayetteville, N. C. can unite and go forward politically, we can in Charlotte, Yn'e have the voting potential to win if we work and not grow weary, fight and not faint, for in this age, as in no other, to the courageous belongs the battle. We must first believe in ourselves and then by the proper use of the ballot force others to believe in us. The date of the meeting is Thursday night, March 5th, 8 o'clock at the Bethlehem Center, 301 South Caldwell Street, Como and help to make Democracy livo in Charlotte, North Carolina, Respectfully, CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL ACTION Rev. James F. Wertz, F» D. Alexander, President Executive Secretary Phone 4-0717 Phone 3-0218 |
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