Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 29, 1955
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Title
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 29, 1955
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Type
Text
Creator
Dunson, Jesse Thomas (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1955-09-29
Description
A letter from Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham. Dunson discusses the recent game between the Dodgers and the Yankees, a topic which he uses to share thoughts on the progress of civil rights in the ten years prior to writing his letter.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Language
English
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Physical Description
2 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F052-I006
Topics
African Americans--Civil rights
Discrimination in sports
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American professional employees
African American journalists
African American women educators
Time Period
Civil Rights Era (1954-1968)
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.