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Guide to the Mildred Pitts Walter Papers
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Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.)

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes legal documents filed in the Superior Court of the State of California seeking an injunction and compensation from four Los Angeles home builders that discriminated against non-white homebuyers, a C.O.R.E. pamphlet on segregation in Los Angeles and one issue of the CORE-lator newsletter

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Los Angeles Chapter

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“Segregated schools in Los Angeles,” prepared by Education Committee Los Angeles CORE Kenneth B. Fry chairman 1963

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No. 822908 Complaint for injunction and damages, Kilkenny Homes Corp., a corporation, Overstone Homes Inc., a corporation, Iliad Homes Corp., a corporation and Altena Two Homes, a corporation plaintiffs vs. Julian Heicklen et. al. Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.), Superior Court of the State of California for the county of Los Angeles 1963

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CORE-lator, no. 107 1964-07

 

Manual Arts High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes legal documents, photographs, flyers, and press releases documenting students and parents’ 1965 struggle against the Los Angeles Board of Education to build a new boys basketball gymnasium comparable to other all-white schools in the district.

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Collateral agreement between Kenneth E. Huckaby et. al. and the Board of Education Los Angeles School District 1965-03-02

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Manual Arts High School Dedication Committee, boys’ gymnasium minutes 1968-03-01

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Loan approval report 1968-03-01

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Memorandum from Guardian General Agency to Marnesba T. Tackett, subject: injunction bond 1965-03-04

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“Mills lauds Manual Arts High School parent’s victory,” Office of Billy G. Mills councilman, eighth district press release (two copies) 1966-11-04

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“A gymnasium won for the people by the people,” circa 1960s

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Affidavit in support of a temporary restraining order, Kenneth E. Huckaby, a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem plaintiffs vs. Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District of Los Angeles County defendant (three copies) 1965-02-09

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No. 854187 Complaint for declaratory judgment and injunction, Kenneth E. Huckaby et.al. plaintiffs vs. Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District of Los Angeles County defendant circa 1965

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MAD POTT (Manual Arts District Parents or Taxpayers and Trust) flyer (three copies) circa 1960s

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Los Angeles City Board of Education report of correspondence 1965-02-15

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Collection of funds to influence fight for new gymnasium equal to gymnasiums at all-white school in Los Angeles School District press release 1965-02-22

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Comments by Mr. Richard T. Cooper at the special building committee meeting,augmented, subject: rehabilitation of the Manual Arts Gymnasium (two copies) 1965-01-25

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Invitation to dedication of boys’ gymnasium 1968-03-31

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Dedication of boys’ gymnasium program (two copies) 1968-03-31

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Newspaper clippings 1963-1966 and undated

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Earl Lloyd Walter funeral program 1965-06-18

Physical Description: 1 item
 

Photographs

Physical Description: 10 photographs

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes ten photographs documenting Los Angeles Branch of Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) and MAD POTT's (Manual Arts District Parents or Taxpayers and Trust)struggle for a new basketball gymnasium at Manual Arts High School (Los Angeles, Calif.).

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Box 1:4

Earl Walter wearing “Call off the dogs, JFK! CORE” protest sign [001] circa 1960s

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Protesters marching in the Medgar Evers CORE memorial march Southpark Los Angeles, California [002] circa 1960s

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Mildred Walter (third from right) standing with group of men and women in front of Manual Arts High School gymnasium exhibit [003] circa 1960s

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Manual Arts High School gymnasium “A gymnasium of the people and by the people” exhibit [004 A-B] circa 1960s

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Manual Arts High School gymnasium trophy case [005 A-B] circa 1960s

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Manual Arts High School gymnasium trophy case [006 A-C] circa 1960s

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Manual Arts High School map and citizen petition [007] circa 1960s

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MAD POTT (Manual Arts District Parents or Taxpayers and Trust) collection box and sign [008] circa 1960s

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Mildred Walter (second right) holding MAD POTT (Manual Arts District Parents or Taxpayers and Trust) collection sign with three women in front of the Manual Arts High School gymnasium [009] circa 1960s

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Mildred Walter (third right) holding MAD POTT (Manual Arts District Parents or Taxpayers and Trust) collection sign with three women in front of the Manual Arts High School gymnasium [010] circa 1960s

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Anti-Black Defamation League LeRoi Jones & Godfrey Cambridge join others in protesting Nat Turner book press release circa 1960s

Physical Description: 1 item

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes Anti-Black Defamation League press release opposing the film adaptation of William Styron’s novel The Confessions of Nat Turner, on the grounds that its depiction of Turner was inaccurate and insensitive.