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Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation (Norfolk, Va.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1945-

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Vivian Carter Mason Interviews

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 53
Abstract

Founding member of the Women’s Council for Interracial Cooperation and an active participant in the Civil Rights movement. Contains transcripts and audiotapes of an interview that documents her life and the Civil Rights movement in Norfolk.

Dates: 1978; Other: Date acquired: 07/19/1982

Edith R. White Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 109
Abstract

This collection contains of a variety of documents relating to women’s activism and educational activity in the city of Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: circa 1923-2010, undated; Other: Date acquired: 09/10/2010

Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 54
Abstract

Founded in 1945 as an interracial organization designed to address concerns with education, health, and housing among the Afro-American community in Norfolk. Predecessor to the Norfolk Human Relations Council. Includes correspondence, newspapers clippings, minutes, reports, pamphlets, and membership lists. Bulk of the organization’s records are in the archives at Norfolk State University.

Dates: 1939-1964, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/19/1982

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Topic
Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Race relations--History--20th century 2
School integration--Massive resistance movement 2
School integration--Virginia--Norfolk--History--20th century 2
African Americans--Education--Virginia--Norfolk 1