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Donald Harris Papers, 1963-1964, 2010

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Summary

Creator:
Harris, Donald (Donald Stuart)
Abstract:
Donald Harris is a SNCC veteran and civil rights movement activist. This collection contains materials from his participation in SNCC including clippings, writings and articles, some ephemera, and other printed materials about SNCC.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11708

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection contains materials from Don Harris's involvement in SNCC, particularly in SNCC-led voter registration efforts in Southwest Georgia during the early 1960s. Also included are legal and media documents regarding his arrest on insurrection charges in August 1963, and a report from a 1964 trip across the African continent. Contains SNCC buttons and brochures. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center at Rubenstein Library.

Biographical / Historical:

Donald Harris is a veteran of the civil rights movement. He joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1962 and became involved with voter registration efforts in Southwest Georgia, running C.B. King's congressional campaign in 1964. In August 1963, he and several other SNCC workers were violently attacked and jailed following a mass meeting at a church in Americus, GA. He was held without bail on charges of insurrection for three months before being released on November 1st, 1963.

Acquisition Information:
The Donald Harris Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2018.
Processing information:

Processed by Jasmine Alexander-Greene, Meghan Lyon, March 2019

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2018-0154

Rules or Conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights movements -- Southern States
Civil rights movements -- Georgia
Names:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture

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Donald Harris Papers, 1963-1964, 2010
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Collection ID RL.11708
EAD ID harrisdonald
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Total components 13
Last indexed 2023-09-06

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