Two Letters With Accompanying Envelope and Clippings from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 19 and 21, 1955
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Title
Two Letters With Accompanying Envelope and Clippings from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 19 and 21, 1955
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Type
Text
Creator
Dunson, Jesse Thomas (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1955-09
Description
Two letters from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. Both letters, having been penned in the wake of the murder of Emmett Till, discuss the murder and subsequent trial, training and education, and the state of things in the U.S. for the African-American population. Also enclosed with Dunson's letters are two newspaper clippings pertaining to other current events.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Newspapers
Language
English
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Physical Description
7 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F052-I004
Topics
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
African Americans--Education
Race discrimination
African American Resistance
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American professional employees
African American journalists
African American women educators
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.