NAACP memorandum from Delbert L. Woods, President of the Charleston Branch of the NAACP, to William H. Penn, Sr., Director Branch and Field Services for the National Office of the NAACP, regarding an issue Rev. Dr. Jack DeLong Dash, a member of the branch Executive Committee and chairman of the Education Committee of the Charleston Branch.
Bar owner Tommy Snee discusses his experiences as an Irish immigrant in Charleston. He is the youngest of ten children and describes his upbringing in a poor family as a happy one despite the hardships of poverty. He first came to the United States at the age of seventeen in 1980, to stay with an aunt and uncle in St. Augustine, Florida for a holiday. He returned home for a period of time before returning to the States in 1986 and gaining his green card. He gained U.S. citizenship in 2017. He attended a Christian Brothers School in Ireland, and left school at the age of fourteen to work in construction. Feeling that there was “nowhere to go in Ireland,” he came to the States, where he found the opportunity to work hard and make a life immensely appealing. The weather, the diversity, and the local culture drew him to Charleston from New York. He finds that the response to him as an immigrant has been nothing but positive. While he loves his life in the States, he states that, first and foremost, “I’ll always be an Irishman.” On Irish stereotypes, he disagrees with many of the simplistic stereotypes, but argues that the best way for Irish immigrants to dispel these kinds of false notions is through education. He also discusses the importance of honoring diverse backgrounds and experiences, and the importance of listening to and learning from those with different perspectives, which he feels is critical for America, or for any country, to becoming as great as it can be.
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding the names and addresses of ministers in attendance at a recent luncheon.
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding the South-wide Voter Registration Campaign.
NAACP memorandum from Robert Ford, Charleston NAACP, to William Penn, Director of Branches, regarding election violations for the Charleston Branch of the NAACP.
Correspondence from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown inviting the recipient to attend a meeting of State Conference President and officers with the staff of the NAACP.
