Manuscript/Mixed Material NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher Hut, 1947-1951
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Image 1 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … AACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND SUBJECT FILE Tranagoriahoi Melvin Fieicher fd 174781 BOX 0 FOLDER 1
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 2 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … January 25 19561 Attorney R W Gray President Jacksonville Branch NAACP 410 Broad Street Room 201 Jacksonville 2 Florida Dear Attorney Gray Thank you for your letter of January 20 concern ing…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 3 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … of OFFICERS ATTY R W GRAY PRESIDENT L 103 E UNION STREET ROOM NO 10 VICEPRESIDENTS SILAS McKINNEY J E WHITTINGTON SAMUEL JONES MARGARET W THORPE SECRETARY 410 BROAD STREET ROOM 201…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 4 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher …
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 5 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … YOUNG YOUNG ATTORNEYS AND GOUNSELLORS AT LAW ER NOTNG DUNN NORTH GAROLINA HF YOUNG Da a_1419T0 Nix Frown exi Detroit Mich DRO Sie Thon Kou So Much for i Bcd yntevest TA…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 6 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … ol 5 a oe YRC KOON abd EX and og we Sk BEA A Cha Line Sy oh on Soon an KF 1 Rd ned Sr Waar ai os a a Wo…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 7 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … TELEPHONE MADISON 46955 MRS LILLIE M JACKSON PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENTS MRS AUGUSTA T CHISSELL MRS SARAH F DIGGS MRS MAYME F GRIFFIN REV J R BUTLER REV SIMON WILLIAMSON REV FRANK J…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 8 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … TELEPHONE MESSAGE TO BALTTHORE BRANCH NAACP August 8 1947 Saturday before Easter a colored fellow was shot to death in the dining car Atlantic Coast Line Railroad by a white conductor He…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 9 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … May 13 1947 J Hr James Battle Rocky Hount North Carolina Dear lir Battle Information has reeched us to the effect that you were present on the train at the tine that…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 10 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … 3 Il reda 2C CHAMPION Chg PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Lf RICHMOND FREDERICKSBURG POTOMAC RR WEST COAST 4 ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD NEW YORKWEST COAST OF FLORIDA
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 11 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … all May 12 1047 Je 4 nul fh Mr Te Vi longum Ppesident North Carolina Conference of NAACP Post Office Dox YGl Statesville North Carolina Re Fletcher Hut Melvin Dear lr llanguns…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 12 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … 2 STATE OFFICERS PRESIDENT T V MANGUM STATESVILLE N C NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE LERAL REDRESS COMMITEE J S BOWSER CHAIRMAN OF THE CHARLOTTE N C NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE HOSEA V PRICE…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 13 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Bowger Esq East Second Street sh iil Ba ge BY ae 9 2 wn Charl Lotte Forth Carolina We have your letter of May 6th concerning G the brutal killing of Fletcher…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 14 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … BOWSER AnD HARRIS Vo ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW 4 J 420 EAST SECOND STREET CHARLOTTE N C N _ May 6 1947 Attorney Franklyn He Williams Asst Special Council NAACP ir…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 15 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher …
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 16 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Le J 7 il April 25 1947 Vrs Js B Sharpton Passenger Traffic Manager Atlantic Coastline Railroad ilmington N C 1 am presently gathering information for my own purposes concerning the various…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 17 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 23 1947 nd Me T Ve Mangum President State Conference of HAACP 206 Gerfield Street Statesville North Carolina Dear lr Mangum We have been reading about the brutal slaying of Fletcher…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 18 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Monday April 21 1947 Statement of Mr Calvin Johnson 268 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn New York Fletcher H Melvin Bought ticket at Pennsylvania RK station for Florence SC on Friday April 4th at…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 19 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Saturday April 19 1947 Statement of Mrs Daisy Brown 49 West 1ll4th Street New York City Re Fletcher H Melvin Bought ticket to Charleston SC from Pennsylvania Station on the Atlantic Coast…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 20 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Saturday April 19 194 Statement of Mrs Lorraine Simonds 120 West 115th Street New Yprk City cousin of lirs Daisy Brown Re Fletcher H lelvin Bought ticket at Pennsylvania Rallroad Station on…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 21 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Then conductor said all colored people move up to the next coach White people started laughing and stepping over body after the boy was shot before body was removed Body removed about…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 22 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Ix f io ib j 3 I James G Harris residing at 618 Sixtyfirst Avenue Northeast Washington D C first being duly sworn on oath depose and say I am employed as…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 23 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … NR A for an ambulance The ambulance arrived and the body of Flet gher was removed on a stretcher At that time a local police officiel sald that Fletcher was dead Worn…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 24 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 16 1947 sy Drown 114th Stree 26 New wd os s aL av oo dd at congerneaq re be Ton 2 Wi ASG Tas 1led ei n 1 Po 19 50…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 25 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 16 1947 Migs Alethia Johnson 2192 Macon Street Brooklyn 106 New York Dear Jilss Johnson ile are presently concerned with taking steps against C A James a conductor on the Atlantic…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 26 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 16 194 lr Calvin Johnson ob8 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn 21 lew York Dear lir Johnson We are presently concerned with taking steps against C A James a conductor on the Atlantic…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 27 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 16 194 lilss Conlie Leowls b2 Lexington Avenue Brooklyn 5 Hew York Dear lilss Lewis Wie are presently concerned with taking steps against C A James a conductor on the Atlantic…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 28 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 16 194 Miss Mattie Pressly JL 93 1 19 Bast 128th Street Jha Hew York 55 New York Dear lllss Pressly Wie are presently concerned with taking steps against C A…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 29 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Mr and Mrs BR Randall 182 ipeDonough Street Brooklyn 16 Rew York Dear Br and Mrs Randall We are pressntly concerned with taking steps agelnst C A James a conductor on the…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 30 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … April 16 1947 Miss Lorraine Simonds 120 West 115th Street New York 26 New York 2 4 fie are presently concerned with taking steps against GC A James a conductor on the…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 31 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … ga Zs g J
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- Date: 1947
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Image 32 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher …
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- Date: 1947
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Image 33 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … raster see mtr met Cl HS Passenger By Conductor Victim Slain In Self Defense By JOHN LeFLORE Special to The Defender SMITHFIELD N C A coroners jury debated only a few minutes…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 34 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … Slain Mans Family May Sue Railroad an By AM RIVERA Jr BEEN Staff Correspondent SMI uss THFIELD N CThe According to the coroner Supreme Court was port Melvin died instantly Eo gno…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 35 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … FLETCHER HUT MELVIN x an Enroute To pend Easter Dunn Fletcher Hut Melvin 24 orderly in Provident Hospital Baltimore Md was instantly kill ed on the crack Savannah special of the Atlantic…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 36 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … KILLER OF PASSENGER a A James conductor on ACL I railroad train the Savannah Special who shot and killed Fletcher H Melvin April Se 13 The vistim was enroute tof 1 to…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
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Image 37 of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher … rT 3 Bottom photo Southern Styleuots the body of 24yearold Fletcher Hut Melvin former orderly at Baltimores Provident Hospital slaj R A om r tn ry 3 2 bye 53 AES n…
- Contributor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Date: 1947
About this Item
Title
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records: Subject File, 1929-1968; Transportation; Melvin, Fletcher Hut, 1947-1951
Names
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Created / Published
- 1947 - 1951
Headings
- - Law--United States
- - Civil rights--United States
- - African Americans--Civil rights
- - African Americans--Segregation
- - Segregation--United States
- - United States--Race relations
- - United States--Armed Forces--African Americans
- - African Americans--Education
- - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- - African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc
- - African Americans--Political activity
- - Criminal law--United States
- - Discrimination--Law and legislation--United States
- - Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
- - Discrimination in education--United States
- - Discrimination in employment--United States
- - Discrimination in housing--United States
- - Discrimination in public accommodations--United States
- - Discrimination in the military--United States
- - Educational law and legislation--United States
- - Election law--United States
- - Housing--Law and legislation--United States
- - Labor laws and legislation--United States
- - Recreation centers--Law and legislation--United States
- - Suffrage--United States
- - Manuscripts
- - United States
Genre
- Manuscripts
Call Number/Physical Location
- series: Subject File, 1929-1968
- mss65570, box 162
Source Collection
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records
Repository
- Manuscript Division
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- image
- online text
IIIF Presentation Manifest
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Dates
Location
Language
Subject
- African Americans
- Armed Forces
- Civil Rights
- Criminal Law
- Discrimination
- Discrimination in Criminal Justice Administration
- Discrimination in Education
- Discrimination in Employment
- Discrimination in Housing
- Discrimination in Public Accommodations
- Discrimination in the Military
- Education
- Educational Law and Legislation
- Election Law
- Housing
- Labor Laws and Legislation
- Law
- Law and Legislation
- Legal Status, Laws, Etc
- Manuscripts
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Political Activity
- Race Relations
- Recreation Centers
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- United States