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Civil rights

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Mirage Magazine Zine Collection

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4562
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2020 August-2020 September 23
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Richard B. Drake, Author, "Freedom and Civil Rights"

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4340
Content Description

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.

Dates: undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia University, College of Arts and Sciences, Centennial History, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3121
Overview

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.

Dates: 1924-1992
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Winchester Avenue Christian Church, Martinsburg, Correspondence regarding Lynchburg Sit-In and Other Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3602
Overview Includes correspondence of Reverend William A. Cook of the Winchester Avenue Christian Church of Martinsburg, West Virginia regarding a sit-in in Lynchburg, Virginia for civil rights; there are also clippings regarding this event, including information regarding the response of Lynchburg College to its students involved with the sit-in. Also includes solicitation for funds to build church (1901) and resolution of church elders (1913); membership committee records (1961); and miscellaneous...
Dates: 1901-1962; Majority of material found within 1961-1962
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Women Miners Oral History Project Records and Recordings

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4690
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials created for the Women Miners Oral History Project, moslty oral history recordings and transcripts. Oral history interviewees include Bonnie Boyer, Tammy Brock, Lisa Parnell Christiansen, Kipp Dawson, Brenda Ellis, Betty Jean Hall, Jody Hogge, Shirley Hyche, Carol Jones, Goldie Kiser, Libby Lindsay Dingess, Doris Magan, Ella Thomas, and Barbara Ward. Also included are photographs from a trip to England, research notes, and drafts and photographs...
Dates: 2021-2025
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center