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*** over this country. The walls of segregation have fallen as to the right of Negroes to eat .•esses in , inn., and North Carolina. Thank God for these young people who have appealed to conscience and have argued on the basis of moral right and supported that argument with economic pressure, 1st Annual Convention of the NAACP will concern itself as to how the activities of these youn, * broadened in all fields of community life and they deserve the Its everywhere in this country. In these sit-in demonstrations, the students are viral > who are not in the majority, of course, and they do not represent the thinking of the old south. They are on the side of freedom rowing in number. There is a sensitive American co science, a conscience whic' where throughout the country becoming increasingly aroused. This is a healthy development. In these facts of American life, and in his own resolve, lies the future hope of the Negro, You nay be tired of the fact that the Negroes in the south will co. t* ash for equality, and there will bo no compromise on tho issue of fundamental rights, Ify christian friends, the old social order i. , and a new Social Order is being born, and it is our task to see that the new one is better than the old. Because we have failed to safeguard our freeclo , ake Democracy secure for all, we have not made it secure for are at anytime. The , ike it genuine through practice. Scientific progress has shortened the lines of co n between peoples all over the earth so that peoile who were once thought of as slrange and different residents of r« now our neighbors in a "small world" community. Indeed, we are at that point on the "stage of time" where no nation can e:d.st in isolation and no individual Live in a corner, , more than eve , Negroes and whites must oither join hands and hearts and save our nation, while it is yet strong enough to lead the ..orld to liberty, Bake our nation a genuine democracy, or we will lose it to same other form of a less effective govern or lose it to an insipid decadent democracy.
Object Description
Title | Kelly Alexander, Sr. speech fragment, 51st NAACP National Convention |
Series | Series 1, Addresses and Statements |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
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 | 6 |
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-ms508-0101006 |
Date Digitized | 2016-01-21 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0101006-1 |
OCR Transcript | *** over this country. The walls of segregation have fallen as to the right of Negroes to eat .•esses in , inn., and North Carolina. Thank God for these young people who have appealed to conscience and have argued on the basis of moral right and supported that argument with economic pressure, 1st Annual Convention of the NAACP will concern itself as to how the activities of these youn, * broadened in all fields of community life and they deserve the Its everywhere in this country. In these sit-in demonstrations, the students are viral > who are not in the majority, of course, and they do not represent the thinking of the old south. They are on the side of freedom rowing in number. There is a sensitive American co science, a conscience whic' where throughout the country becoming increasingly aroused. This is a healthy development. In these facts of American life, and in his own resolve, lies the future hope of the Negro, You nay be tired of the fact that the Negroes in the south will co. t* ash for equality, and there will bo no compromise on tho issue of fundamental rights, Ify christian friends, the old social order i. , and a new Social Order is being born, and it is our task to see that the new one is better than the old. Because we have failed to safeguard our freeclo , ake Democracy secure for all, we have not made it secure for are at anytime. The , ike it genuine through practice. Scientific progress has shortened the lines of co n between peoples all over the earth so that peoile who were once thought of as slrange and different residents of r« now our neighbors in a "small world" community. Indeed, we are at that point on the "stage of time" where no nation can e:d.st in isolation and no individual Live in a corner, , more than eve , Negroes and whites must oither join hands and hearts and save our nation, while it is yet strong enough to lead the ..orld to liberty, Bake our nation a genuine democracy, or we will lose it to same other form of a less effective govern or lose it to an insipid decadent democracy. |
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