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Scope and Contents In 1961, Sarah Patton Boyle, a white civil rights activist living in Charlottesville, Va., initiated this brief correspondence with Gregory Swanson. Boyle was writing a book and wanted Swanson's permission to publish quotes he made in an earlier series of correspondence with her. She also inquired about his personal life and views on Virginia's current state of civil rights.Swanson agreed to allow Patton Boyle to publish his quotes, and he shared news about his family and career....

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Incomplete edition of the Family Weekly section of the Danville Register containing parts of two articles: "Sargent Shriver: Fireworks in a Gray-Flannel Package" and "What Freedom Means to Me" by John H. Glenn.

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Arthur B. Caldwell, Chief of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Section, acknowledges the receipt of another letter from Swanson.

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Short article in an unknown publication reporting on the appointment of the first Black pages in the US Supreme Court.

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During the 1950s and 1960s, Gregory H. Swanson compiled this file of news clippings, publications, and other documents related to the subject of civil rights. It includes content written by and about Gregory H. Swanson.

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Print advertisement from the Container Corporation of America quoting the Institutes of Justinian.

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Short article in an unknown publication reporting that there is a personal advertisement with a man looking to meet a woman who owns a tractor.

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In this letter to a newspaper editor, Jules Bernfeld of Alexandria writes their opinion about Congressman Joel Broyhill's position for signing the "Southern Manifesto."

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Short newspaper article about the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Dr. Ralph Bunche.

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This clipping includes 3 letters to the editor of an unknown newspaper supporting Gregory H. Swanson's admission to the University of Virginia in 1951.

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Short newspaper article about the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Dr. Ralph Bunche.

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This clipping includes 3 letters to the editor of an unknown newspaper supporting Gregory H. Swanson's admission to the University of Virginia in 1951.

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This file contains legal records and correspondence that document Gregory H. Swanson's work to have the Governor of Virginia commute Albert Jackson, Jr.'s death sentence. This effort occurred after the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled in favor of the Commonwealth. The file includes a typescript petition to Virginia Governor John S. Battle, a letter from John S. Battle denying the petition, a copy of the final order for execution, and other legal documents.

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This is a newspaper clipping of a letter that Gregory H. Swanson wrote to the editor of the Washington Post. In the letter, Swanson suggests that an earlier editorial in the Washington Post, "Babel," might have had a role in persuading the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to make its position on desegregation more clear. Swanson then expresses his opinion that efforts to end racial segregation in the United States can no longer be delayed.

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This newspaper clipping contains an article reporting on the "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom."

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Newspaper clipping of an article reporting about a new study on the psychological aspects of racial desegregation.

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This is a newspaper clipping of a letter Gregory H. Swanson wrote to the editor of the Washington Post. In the letter, Swanson, responding to an earlier editorial titled "Babel", expresses his opininon that President Dwight D. Eisenhower ought to be more open and honest about his positions on racial desegregation.

There are multiple copies of this editorial letter in Swanson's civil rights subject file.

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This is a clipping of an opinion piece in an unknown publication. The unidentified author praises President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam for his position on democracy.

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This clipping from the Washington Post reports on Gregory Swanson's past experience as a University of Virginia student and describes some of his thoughts about racial desegregation.

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In this document, Gregory Swanson, as the President of the Martinsville Branch of the NAACP, proposes 10 resolutions for the branch to adopt in 1957.