A press release from the national office of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America describing the events of the Orangeburg Massacre and its misrepresentation in the media. This release was to be distributed to local chapters of the DuBois Clubs to educate its members on the events of the Orangeburg Massacre, to suggest ways for them to get involved in promoting awareness, and to advocate for mass mobilization against racial repression.
Fact sheet written in the early 1970s relating the events leading up to and including the Orangeburg Massacre and the actions of the state of South Carolina since the incident. Includes information compiled regarding "Brother" Cleveland Sellers' trial and indictment.
Western Union Telegram sent by members of the Kentucky Conference on the War and the Draft relating the shared struggle of the Freedom Movement and the Anti-war movement. The Kentucky Conference was planned to occur on February 11, 1968 and was expected to attract as many as 500 people.
A fact sheet released by Atlanta University relating the events of the Orangeburg Massacre and advocating dressing in black on February 15th, 1968 to commemorate the lives of the three men slain on the day of their funerals.
Set of two adjoined flyers possibly distributed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to be presumably distributed to local or national student groups. The text advocates the use of civil disobedience as well as the use of self defense with use of "guns and strategy." The flyer also recommends pledging support for H. Rap Brown, Cleveland Sellers, and others.
Resolution from the Student Legislative Council of the University of California at Los Angeles condemning the attack of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the National Guard upon students in Orangeburg. The Council demands that the perpetrators of violence at Orangeburg be brought to court to "answer for their crimes."
Western Union telegram denouncing Orangeburg Massacre as an act of genocide. The creators demand police and troops to be withdrawn from Orangeburg and that all charges against demonstrators be dropped.
