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1 Title:   W. E. B. Du Bois letter  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963  
  Dates:   circa 1948-1956  
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The collection consists of a typed letter by W. E. B. Du Bois responding to questions about his work as a teacher and writer. Specifically, he discusses the importance of support from black colleges and universities in gaining recogntion, his ability to support himself financially through his teaching and writing, and he identifies what he considers his most important scholarly work. The letter is signed by Du Bois.
 
  Identifier:   ms3835  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   W. E. B. Du Bois letter to W. B. Bailey  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963  
  Dates:   1907 May 17  
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This collection contains a letter on Atlanta University stationary from W. E. B. Du Bois to Professor W. B. Bailey of Yale University asking for a letter supporting the research that Du Bois is doing in order to provide validation when applying for a funding grant from the Russell Sage Foundation.
 
  Identifier:   ms4323  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   Foot Soldier for Equal Justice: Horace T. Ward and the Desegregation of the University of Georgia Collection  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Daniels, Maurice  
  Dates:   1940s-2001  
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Horace T. Ward: Desegregation of the University of Georgia, Civil Rights Advocacy, and Jurisprudence documents Horace Ward, the first African American to sue for admission to an all-white college or university in Georgia. The papers are mainly photocopies of transcripts from court cases, clippings, and correspondence from former University of Georgia law professor James J. Lenoir and Red and Black student editor Walter Lundy, both of whom resigned positions at the university due to the school's resistance to desegregation. Specific court cases documented include Ward v. Regents of the University System of Georgia and Holmes v. Danner.
 
  Identifier:   RBRL/072/FSEJ  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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