Democratic Club Desegregation Newspaper Clipping

Title

Democratic Club Desegregation Newspaper Clipping

Subject

Newspapers, Democrats, Rufus Lige Edmisten (b. 1941), Sam James Ervin (1896-1985), Clubs, Segregation, Committees, Government

Description

This item is a newspaper clipping from the Raleigh News & Observer. This clipping is of an article about the overturning of a segregation clause in the North Carolina Democratic Club. The article includes some background on the practice of segregation. There are also several members of Senator Sam Ervin Jr.'s staff mentioned in the article as behind the effort to overturn the clause. This item is on the top on page 17 in Rufus Edmisten's fifth scrapbook.

Creator

James K. Batten

Date

Circa 1969

Contributor

Rufus Edmisten

Format

Newspaper Clipping

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

Ruf-Edm-05-053

Spatial Coverage

Raleigh, NC

Scanning Technician

Jennifer Woods

DPI

600

Bit Depth

24 Bit

Collection Name

Rufus Edmisten Collection

Scanning Software

Epson Scanning

Files

Ruf-Edm-05-053.jpg

Citation

James K. Batten, “Democratic Club Desegregation Newspaper Clipping,” Digital Watauga, accessed September 19, 2024, http://digitalwatauga.org/items/show/34739.

Comments

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