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Ua1b1/5 Martin Luther King Forum, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding the Martin Luther King Forum.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Oscar Micheaux, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Oscar Micheaux Commemorative Stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamp, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Oscar Micheaux. First issued June 22, 2010, 33rd in a series.

American Commemorative Panels: Distinguished Sailors, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational page for Distinguished Sailors (Doris Miller) Commemorative Stamp – American Commemoratives Panels, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and information about the Distinguished Sailors (Doris Miller). First issued February 4, 2010.

Farmville, 1963: The Long Hot Summer, Jill Ogline Titus

Civil War Institute Faculty Publications

On July 9, 1963, a reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch informed his readers that black protesters had attempted two sit-ins in the college town of Farmville, the hub of rural Prince Edward County. Obviously shocked by these developments, he termed the events at the College Shoppe restaurant and the State Theater "the first reported Negro movement in this Southside Virginia locality, which has gained prominence in recent years as the focal point of a struggle over the closings of Prince Edward County's schools." In this writer's mind, and perhaps many of his readers' as well, social movements were synonymous with …

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Anna Julia Cooper, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Anna Julia Cooper Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Anna Julia Cooper. First issued June 11, 2009, 32nd in a series.

Brown, James, Monica Berger

Publications and Research

Encyclopedia article on James Brown focusing on his impact on African American history and the Civil Rights movement as well as, to a lesser degree, his impact on the history of music.

Brown, Roscoe, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

INTERVIEWER: Mark Naison

INTERVIEWEE: Roscoe Brown

SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell

Roscoe Brown is the head of a Center for Urban Education at CUNY. He grew up in Washington, DC during the Great Depression. Educated at Dunbar high school in DC and Springfield College in Massachusetts, Brown joined the Tuskegee Airmen in 1943. At Springfield, Brown was one of only 15 black students. He studied Pre-Med and played football, basketball and lacrosse—in fact, he was one of the first black lacrosse players in America.

Brown flew 68 missions with the airmen, and participated in the longest mission of all time: a …

American Commemorative Panels: Vintage Black Cinema, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational page for Vintage Black Cinema Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps and information regarding the history of Vintage Black Cinema. First issued July 16, 2008.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Charles W. Chesnutt, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Charles W. Chesnutt Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Charles W. Chesnutt. First issued January 31, 2008, 31st in a series.

Greene, David, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

David Greene is a teacher and football coach at Scarsdale High School in Westchester County. He was born on November 3^rd, 1949 in Los Angeles Ca. His mother was a Russian immigrant who had come to the Bronx when she was 14 years old, and his father, who lived in Harlem, was of Austrian, Hungarian, Polish, and Russian descent. His mother worked in the fashion industry as a model, and his father worked as a trucker. David’s mother was a down-to-earth Russian Jewish woman who spent all her time working and managing her household. She was suspicious of …

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Ella Fitzgerald, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Ella Fitzgerald Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Ella Fitzgerald. First issued January 10, 2007, 30th in a series.

Writings: Transcript - A Bold New Revolution: Jacksonville Before Consolidation, Edna Louise Saffy, James B. Crooks, David Milam, Jay Mooney, Raymond Neal, Louis H. Ritter, Carolyn L. Williams, Alton Yates

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Speeches: A transcription of A Bold New Revolution: Jacksonville Before Consolidation - A Panel Discussion Commemorating 38 Years of Consolidated Government October 21, 2006.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Hattie Mcdaniel, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Hattie McDaniel Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Hattie McDaniel. First issued January 25, 2006, 29th in a series.

Blakeney, James, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

James Blakeney is a long time Bronx resident who grew up in the Patterson Housing Projects. His parents were sharecroppers from North and South Carolina. Neither of his parents received an education beyond the 6^th or 8^th grade. His father fought in World War II and then returned to the states to live in Queens, where James lived for three years, before moving to the Patterson Houses. His father worked at the mess hall of St. Albans Neighborhood Hospital and left the family, as many fathers were beginning to do, when James was ten years old. Mrs. Blakeney …

American Commemorative Panels: To Form A More Perfect Union, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for To Form a More Perfect Union Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and information regarding Freedom Fighters and the fight for equal rights. First issued August 30, 2005.

Washington, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Valerie Washington is a lifelong resident of the Bronx, whose parents were both born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. She grew up on Wells Avenue, then 1098 Simpson Street where her parents were the superintendents of the building. She says there were no other African-American families in the building, and this was common in the area for the superintendents to be African-American with mostly white Jewish tenants. She attended PS 20 where she was placed in the top classes from the very beginning of her education. She then attended Herman Ritter Junior High and then Washington Irving High School in 1953, …

Distinguished Americans Series: Wilma Rudolph, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Wilma Rudolph Commemorative Stamp – Distinguished Americans Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Wilma Rudolph. First issued July 14, 200

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Paul Robeson, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Paul Robeson Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Paul Robeson. First issued January 20, 2004, 27th in a series.

Melrose, Arnold And Melrose, Evelyn And Teasdale, Ethel, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Evelyn Melrose was born in 1926 and at the age of 3 her family moved from New Haven, CT, to Washington Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx. Her father accepted a job for the US Government Post Office on Tremont Avenue and was able to live in the apartment on Washington Avenue because he agreed to be the Super and care for the building. This was how black families were able to get apartments in all white buildings at the time, only if they were the Supers of the building. His position with the government allowed him to still …

American Commemorative Panels: Zora Neale Hurston, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Zora Neale Hurston Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Zora Neale Hurston. First issued January 24, 2003.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Thurgood Marshall, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Thurgood Marshall Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Thurgood Marshall. First issued January 7, 2003, 26th in a series.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Roy Wilkins, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Roy Wilkins Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Roy Wilkins. First issued January 24, 2001, 24th in a series.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Patricia Roberts Harris, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Patricia Roberts Harris Commemorative stamp – Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamps and biographical information for Patricia Roberts Harris. First issued January 27, 2000, 23rd in a series.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Malcolm X., United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Malcom X Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Malcom X. First issued January 20, 1999, stamp No. 558 in a series.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Madame C.J. Walker, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Madame C.J. Walker Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Madame C.J. Walker. First issued January 28, 1998, stamp No. 533 in a series.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Ernest E. Just, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Ernest E. Just Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Ernest E. Just. First issued February 1, 1996 stamp No. 479 in a series.

Memory's Lessons, Marva Nelson

English Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Bessie Coleman, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Bessie Coleman Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Bessie Coleman. First issued April 27, 1995, stamp No. 454 in a series.

Black Heritage Stamp Series: Dr. Allison Davis, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Dr. Allison Davis Commemorative Stamp - Black Heritage Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Dr. Allison Davis. First issued February 1, 1994, stamp No. 433 in a series.

American Commemoratives Stamp Series: Rock 'N' Roll/Rhythm & Blues, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Rock ‘n’ Roll/Rhythm & Blues Commemorative Stamp (Clyde McPhatter) – American Commemoratives Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Clyde McPhatter. First issued June 16, 1993.