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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, ve call upon the National Board to
establish a Blue Ribbon Panel to study selected school systems
vhere court ordered desegregation plans have been terminated;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Blue Ribbon Panel evaluate
the efforts and publish a report on its findings and
recommendations pertaining to non-court structural education
programs;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the NAACP and its local branch
units monitor very closely any deviations from court ordered
desegregation plans and any adverse Impact encountered eg. reduced
workforce representation hiring and promotion of African-American
Teachers and Administrators, dlsproportionment allocation of
resources;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the National Office's Legal
Department vigorously litigate educational desegregation issues
vhich vould best serve to advance sound public policy procedure.
2. Legal Redress
Non-Concurrence
WHEREAS, the Legal System - A recent exposure of police
actions of brutality in Los Angeles has vividly demonstrated the
need for close monitoring of police actions throughout our
country. There is an inordinately high number of True Bills by
District Attorneys secured through grand Juries, and others
against African-Americans and there is a disproportionate
sentencing of African-Americans by the Judiciary resulting in an
extremely high imprisonment rate; and,
WHEREAS, we call for the National Office to provide
guidelines for use by local Branches to monitor police, district
attorneys and Judges (perhaps the Florida Judicial study could be
used for challenging and rectifying judicial systems;
BE IT RESOLVED, that ve call upon local branches to make the
total local legal systems a priority by fostering and Jointly
sponsoring studies In these areas and for closer monitoring.
III. CIVIL RIGHTS
1. Opposition to Nomination of Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp to
the Uth qircult Court of Appeals
Non-Concurrence
Action already concluded
WHEREAS, the members at the April 20th Board meeting of the
Object Description
| Title | Political Action Committee and Police Review Board proposal [2 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 | 1990-1991 |
| 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 | 10 |
| Folder Number | 4 |
| 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-ms508-0210004 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-02-25 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0210004-071 |
| OCR Transcript | 30 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, ve call upon the National Board to establish a Blue Ribbon Panel to study selected school systems vhere court ordered desegregation plans have been terminated; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Blue Ribbon Panel evaluate the efforts and publish a report on its findings and recommendations pertaining to non-court structural education programs; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the NAACP and its local branch units monitor very closely any deviations from court ordered desegregation plans and any adverse Impact encountered eg. reduced workforce representation hiring and promotion of African-American Teachers and Administrators, dlsproportionment allocation of resources; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the National Office's Legal Department vigorously litigate educational desegregation issues vhich vould best serve to advance sound public policy procedure. 2. Legal Redress Non-Concurrence WHEREAS, the Legal System - A recent exposure of police actions of brutality in Los Angeles has vividly demonstrated the need for close monitoring of police actions throughout our country. There is an inordinately high number of True Bills by District Attorneys secured through grand Juries, and others against African-Americans and there is a disproportionate sentencing of African-Americans by the Judiciary resulting in an extremely high imprisonment rate; and, WHEREAS, we call for the National Office to provide guidelines for use by local Branches to monitor police, district attorneys and Judges (perhaps the Florida Judicial study could be used for challenging and rectifying judicial systems; BE IT RESOLVED, that ve call upon local branches to make the total local legal systems a priority by fostering and Jointly sponsoring studies In these areas and for closer monitoring. III. CIVIL RIGHTS 1. Opposition to Nomination of Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp to the Uth qircult Court of Appeals Non-Concurrence Action already concluded WHEREAS, the members at the April 20th Board meeting of the |
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