Notebook, 1961

Item

 

Title

Notebook, 1961

Rights Information

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Type

Text

Creator

Gorham, Thelma Thurston (Creator)

Date

1961

Description

A notebook of handwritten notes by Thelma T. Gorham. Gorham writes at length about a gathering of students and CORE members, led by reverend B. Elton Cox, protesting the arrests of black Southern University students in Baton Rouge. The notes also include drafts of letters, notes related to her teaching position, Baháʼí Faith, and other miscellaneous jottings.

Genre

Notebooks

Language

English

Place

Kansas City (Mo.)
Baton Rouge (La.)

Physical Description

38 pages

Identifier

JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B012P-I0003

Topics

Civil rights movements
Student movements
African American students
Historically Black colleges and universities
African American women--Education
Baháʼí Faith

Time Period

Civil Rights Era (1954-1968)

Physical Location

Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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