Segregation: Correspondence between W. E. Kerr and Senator Burnet R. Maybank, May 1954

Title:

Segregation: Correspondence between W. E. Kerr and Senator Burnet R. Maybank, May 1954

Date:

1954

Creator (Personal):

Kerr, W. E.

Description:

A letter from a South Carolina constituent warning Senator Maybank of the Supreme Court's further interference in the desegregation of public housing projects. Senator Maybank replied that he had made a statement to withdraw his support for public housing programs as a result of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision banning segregation in public schools.

Collection Title:

Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Series:

Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Segregation 1954

Personal or Corporate Subject:

United States. Supreme Court

Topical Subject:

Civil rights, Segregation in education, and Public housing

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Richland County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0085 Box 193 Folder 60

Date Digital:

2015-02-18

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Statement:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

43886