Civil rights
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Mirage Magazine Zine Collection
Includes Mirage Magazine, "Zine 01: The Black Lives Matter Issue," and Dominion Post article from September 23, 2020 on Mirage Magazine turning to zines during COVID-19.
Richard B. Drake, Author, "Freedom and Civil Rights"
Paper by historian and author Richard B. Drake regarding his opinion on civil rights and freedom in America during the Cold War era. The range of discussion is broad, referencing civil rights in Kentucky, segregation, states rights, and the meaning of federation in the administration of President Johnson, among other topics. Drake is the author of "A History of Appalachia" published by the University Press of Kentucky.
West Virginia University, College of Arts and Sciences, Centennial History, Records
A collection assembled on behalf of the WVU College of Arts and Sciences by Dr. Barbara Howe, WVU Department of History, for the Centennial History Project. Most of the records relate to the Humanities program at West Virginia University. Includes mostly copies of materials from former students, as well as transcriptions of interviews with former faculty or their spouses.
Winchester Avenue Christian Church, Martinsburg, Correspondence regarding Lynchburg Sit-In and Other Records
Women Miners Oral History Project Records and Recordings
The Women Miners Oral History Project aims to collect and preserve the life histories of women in the Appalachian region who entered the mines as protected workers in the late 1970s after decades of exclusion. This collection contains materials created for the Women Miners Oral History Project, moslty oral history recordings and transcripts.