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Remarks of Kelly M. Alexander, President
North Carolina State Conference of Branches
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Ministers' Conference of the 17th Annual State Convention
Greensboro, N. C, October 13, 1960
The Officers and Members of the North Carolina State Conference of Branches
join me in extending to you our deep appreciation for taking time out of
your busy activities to attend this Ministers' Conference, which is a permanent project of the North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches,
We welcome you and we know that your presence here today is representative
of your sincere desire to strengthen our democratic way of life.
It is encouraging to see Church leadership deeply interested in the problem of human relations as between man and man, as between group and
group, between majorities and minorities.
We welcome you because of your understanding of the great task of building
a genuine Democratic society here in North Carolina which is fundamentally
a religious task. We welcome you because you believe in the Lordship of
Christ and your realization of your responsibility to God and to one
another to face together your common problems of life.
We also welcome you because you believe in the objective and purpose of
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and you
are willing to work for social justice and equality. You are teaching
both races to think with the mind of God and love with the heart of
Christ, that laws be obeyed, authority respected and peace established,
Zou are teaching our people not to be filled with bitterness, but to
(cultivate an understanding of the difficulties involved when our white
brother attemps to overcome intellectual habits and inbred prejudice,
I sometimes think the church in North Carolina is bewildered and confused.
The church is confronted by those who want to change and open its doors
to all, irrespective of race or color and there are those who resist any
change whatsoever, this of course, results in churchmen being divided
Object Description
| Title | Kelly Alexander Sr. addresses, North Carolina State Conference |
| Series | Series 1, Addresses and Statements |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1960-1965 |
| 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 | 8 |
| 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-ms508-0101008 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-01-25 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0101008-01 |
| OCR Transcript | Remarks of Kelly M. Alexander, President North Carolina State Conference of Branches National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Ministers' Conference of the 17th Annual State Convention Greensboro, N. C, October 13, 1960 The Officers and Members of the North Carolina State Conference of Branches join me in extending to you our deep appreciation for taking time out of your busy activities to attend this Ministers' Conference, which is a permanent project of the North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches, We welcome you and we know that your presence here today is representative of your sincere desire to strengthen our democratic way of life. It is encouraging to see Church leadership deeply interested in the problem of human relations as between man and man, as between group and group, between majorities and minorities. We welcome you because of your understanding of the great task of building a genuine Democratic society here in North Carolina which is fundamentally a religious task. We welcome you because you believe in the Lordship of Christ and your realization of your responsibility to God and to one another to face together your common problems of life. We also welcome you because you believe in the objective and purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and you are willing to work for social justice and equality. You are teaching both races to think with the mind of God and love with the heart of Christ, that laws be obeyed, authority respected and peace established, Zou are teaching our people not to be filled with bitterness, but to (cultivate an understanding of the difficulties involved when our white brother attemps to overcome intellectual habits and inbred prejudice, I sometimes think the church in North Carolina is bewildered and confused. The church is confronted by those who want to change and open its doors to all, irrespective of race or color and there are those who resist any change whatsoever, this of course, results in churchmen being divided |
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