Mar 25, 2021 - Sale 2562

Sale 2562 - Lot 183

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Folder of membership and voter registration notes on the Selma branch of the NAACP. 16 items in one folder; minor wear and soiling. Selma, AL, 1969-70

Additional Details

Selma, Alabama is best known for its 1965 protest marches. These records date from 4 years later, and are mostly copies of official reports retained by the secretary of the NAACP's Selma-Dallas County Branch. Includes 9 summary membership reports from July to December 1969, each one 2 to 5 pages, listing individual branch members and their dues payments; 2-page manuscript list (apparently for voter registration) with 48 signatures, addresses, and birthdates; booklet of membership blanks; 4 blank dues reminder letters, August 1970; and mimeograph retained copy of letter reporting on a recent voter registration drive, 30 June 1970.