Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation (Norfolk, Va.)
Dates
- Existence: 1945-
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Vivian Carter Mason Interviews
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.
Edith R. White Papers
This collection contains of a variety of documents relating to women’s activism and educational activity in the city of Norfolk, Virginia.
Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation Records
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.
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- 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
- African Americans--Segregation 1
- Discrimination against African Americans 1
- Public schools--Virginia--Norfolk 1
- Racism--Prevention 1
- Segregation in education--Virginia--Norfolk 1
- Virginia--Politics and government 1
- Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950 1
- Women in community organization--Virginia 1
- Women--Societies and clubs 1
- Women--Virginia--Social conditions 1 ∧ less