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Philip Davis papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Philip Davis papers | |
| Creator: Davis, Philip, 1939-1970 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1962-1965 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 box) | |
| Collection Number: ms3964 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Philip Davis was from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Though his parents opposed his activities, Davis was a staunch supporter of desegregation and racial equality. In the 1960s, he became an organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He spent time as an activist in Berkeley, California. From June 1963 to June 1964, Philip Davis was a field worker, organizing voter registration, for SNCC in Albany, Georgia. He subsequently served in San Francisco as the National Chairman of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1970.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence and printed material from the civil rights activist Philip Davis. The letters were all sent from Albany, Georgia to activist friends in Berkeley, California. A copy of a letter sent to his parents from Berkeley before he embarked for the South is also included in the collection.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Philip Davis papers, ms3964, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.