Tuskegee University ArchivesThe DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material.http://localhost:8080/archive2018-03-13T22:16:15Z2018-03-13T22:16:15ZTuskegee Civic Association Meeting #43 [May 6, 1958]: Election DayGusta, JocelynMayfield II, Corneliushttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9812018-02-28T19:15:51Z2018-02-21T00:00:00ZTuskegee Civic Association Meeting #43 [May 6, 1958]: Election Day
Gusta, Jocelyn; Mayfield II, Cornelius
Audio recording of the 43rd mass meeting called by the Tuskegee Civic Association during election day, held May 6, 1958. Main program includes remarks about governor campaign by T.C.A president Dr.Gomillion and message titled "Living Up to Our Heritage" by Hatty S. Kelly. Transferred from 7in reel-to-reel audio tape in Tuskegee University Archives' TCA audio collection.
This audio recording preserves the historic fourty third mass meeting called by the Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA) in the 1958 Election Day, held on May 6, 1958, at the Butler Chapel AME Zion church. At this meeting C. G. Gomillion, a Tuskegee Institute professor and President of the TCA, spoke to the community on an editorial posted in the Tuskegee News Paper about "first major evidence" of governor candidate ,John M. Patterson, getting into conflict with state officals. A case of misrepresentation had spread across the city and the candidate gave reason for the editorial to be titled "Evidence of Disatisfaction". An account of unfair treatment against African American voter Vena Harris who's name was unlawfully taken off an official list of registered voters was stated to the congregation. Although her name was reinstated, she faced major difficulty for this right. Gomillion notes that African Americans struggle and go through harsh obstacles to obtain rights that are rightfully theirs. Sullans notes "the South is different" from the attitudes being outspoken, stead fast, die hard. Sullans described it as the southern way of life. The message titled "Living Up to Our Heritage" given by Hatty S. Kelly speaks about the African American struggle for full participation in political, social, economical life of their nation. Hatty gives examples of actions made by African American ancestors to encourage and give standard to the congregation to live up to their heritage. An inspirational poem was cited titled "I am Somebody" by William Holmes Borders.
2018-02-21T00:00:00ZThe BossJocelyn, Gustahttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9802018-01-22T20:20:12Z2018-01-22T00:00:00ZThe Boss
Jocelyn, Gusta
Photograph of a strong African American woman taken by P.H. Polk.
This is a photograph taken by P.H. Polk entitled "The Boss". This picture shows an African American woman appearing to pose as strong and serious as possible. Uploaded by Jared McWilliams and Khandice Lofton.
2018-01-22T00:00:00ZBulletins/Catalogs from 1881 to 1915Chandler, Danahttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9792017-12-18T17:08:41Z1881-01-01T00:00:00ZBulletins/Catalogs from 1881 to 1915
Chandler, Dana
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1881-01-01T00:00:00ZTuskegee Civic Association Meeting #1 [June 25, 1957]: The announcement of the Tuskegee Boycott. K. L. Buford, D. W. Wynn, Charles G. Gomillion, S. T. MartinGomillion, Charles G.Buford, K. L.Wynn, D. W.Martin, S. T.Tuskegee Civic AssociationJohnson, CharlesMcWilliams, Jaredhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9752017-05-31T14:25:29Z1957-06-25T00:00:00ZTuskegee Civic Association Meeting #1 [June 25, 1957]: The announcement of the Tuskegee Boycott. K. L. Buford, D. W. Wynn, Charles G. Gomillion, S. T. Martin
Gomillion, Charles G.; Buford, K. L.; Wynn, D. W.; Martin, S. T.; Tuskegee Civic Association; Johnson, Charles; McWilliams, Jared
Audio recording of the first mass meeting called during the Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA) Crusade for Citizenship, held June 25, 1957, and the first public announcement of the Tuskegee Boycott. Main program includes speeches by local ministers K. L. Buford, D. W. Wynn and S. T. Martin, and civil rights leader C.G. Gomillion. Transferred from 7in reel-to-reel audio tape in Tuskegee University Archives' TCA audio collection.
This audio recording preserves the historic first mass meeting called by the Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA) in the 1957-1960 Crusade for Citizenship, held on June 25, 1957 at the Butler Chapel AME Zion church, and the first public announcement of the beginning of the Tuskegee Boycott.
At this meeting C. G. Gomillion, a Tuskegee Institute professor and President of the TCA, spoke to the community on the "almost insurmountable difficulties" that Jim Crow city officials had placed in the way of efforts to register black voters, and called out the threat posed by Alabama Senate Bill 291, a measure proposed by state senator and White Citizens' Council member Sam Engelhardt, which redrew the city limits of Tuskegee to disenfranchise all but five African American registered voters. Rev. S. T. Martin, a Baptist pastor, delivered a message, in which he declared "I am no politician and hope never to become one, as I am desirous of going to heaven when I die," but that "As surely as God is heaven," he knew that "He never intended that man should have dominion over his fellow men," and that "the Gospel of Love" would overcome the walls that segregationist politicians built up. Gomillion then delivered the decision of the TCA to continue their efforts to defeat the bill politically, and to announce the beginning of Tuskegee Boycott: "We are going to cooperate with, and support those who are helping us, who can help us, who will help us.... We are going to buy goods and services from those who help us, from those who make no effort to hinder, from those who recognize us as first-class citizens. ... I think it is the essence of self-respect for us to support those who are our friends, and not feed those who would devour us."
In addition to the main program, the meeting also includes invocations and a Bible Verse by Rev. K. L. Buford and Rev. D. W. Wynn, and numerous musical selections of hymns and spirituals, including "I'm Standing in the Need of Prayer," "Down By The Riverside" and "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross."
The recording has been transferred from two sides of a 7 inch reel-to-reel audio tape preserved in the Tuskegee University Archives' TCA audio collection. Digitization performed in May 2017 by Charles Johnson and Jared McWilliams.
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