Protest movements
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
John E. LaGrone Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3178
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of five items relating to Vashon High School, the Class of 1961 50th reunion, the school’s 85th anniversary, and the NAACP Youth Council. Two posters and three letters dating from 2011-2012 are arranged chronologically.
Two letters are written to John LaGrone by Dorcas Adams McReynolds on January 31, 2012, regarding the death of classmate Queen Esther and memories of their activities in the NAACP Youth Council. The third...
Dates:
2011-2012
Richard Reilly Social Protest Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1026
Scope and Contents
The Richard Reilly Social Protest Photograph Collection contains photographs documenting a wide range of protests related to social justice, racial equality, LGBTQ rights, and improving conditions for the poor. The bulk of the collection deals with issues of racial justice and police violence, including sustained protests following the shooting death of Michael Brown; the acquittal of St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith; and the death of...
Dates:
2013-2020
Yvonne A. Rosen Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3162
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to Rosen’s work on Victory Without Violence: The First Ten Years of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality, a history of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE). The papers also include a small number of Yvonne “Bonnie” Rosen’s academic papers and her master’s thesis in the areas of social work and anthropology. The papers are divided into two series: the CORE Series dates...
Dates:
1951-2001; Majority of material found within 1994-1996
Unknown Soldiers / Unsung Heroes: Youth Activism in the St. Louis Civil Rights Movement Oral History Project Transcripts
Collection
Identifier: A3175
Scope and Contents
The collection contains oral history interview transcripts, interview summaries and context synopses, topics indexes, biographical information and family history forms, and other documentation relating to the Unknown Soldiers/Unsung Heroes Oral History Project. Additionally, there are items such as leaflets and yearbook pages provided by some interviewees to help tell their stories. Gwen Moore, historian at the Missouri Historical Society, conducted all 17 interviews in 2004...
Dates:
2004-2005