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The Mary's Cafe Incident: Dr. Martin Luther King

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 81

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The files in the first two series are dated from 1999-2001. They contain the outlines, history, planning, and instructions for the “original” phase of the Color Line Project and the collection of oral history transcripts. Series three is dated from 2002-2006 and contains student papers discussing various Civil Rights Movement topics and their impacts on South New Jersey. Notable topics include, but are not limited to, civil unrest and rioting, redlining and housing discrimination, and the struggle for desegregation across education, housing, and employment. Series four contains Audio-Visual and Mixed media of oral history interviews, story circle meetings, and digital transcription files.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in 1999-2006

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English