Southern States--Race relations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Agrarian Reunion Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0021
Abstract

This collection of 3 Hollinger boxes (1.26 linear feet) contains reel to reel audio tapes and transcripts (original and photocopies) of the proceedings of the Agrarian Reunion at the Southern Literary Festival which took place at the University of Dallas in Texas on April 19, 20, 21 1968. Participants in the Reunion were Agrarians Andrew Lytle, John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren.

Dates: 1968
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Agrarian Reunion Collection

Racist Envelope Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0973
Abstract

This collection contains two envelopes with racist descriptions. One is a gold envelope printed with the racist text "Alabama WILL NOT SUBMIT TO NEGRO RULE" dating to the 1868 presidential election. The second is a printed image of enslaved people escaping from a slaveowner related to the "Fort Monroe Doctrine".

Dates: circa 1861-1868
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Racist Envelope Collection

 

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