Speech, Des Moines, Iowa
Creator: Todd, Lucinda Wilson, 1903-1996
Date: 1953
Level of Description: Item
Material Type: Manuscripts
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Lucinda Wilson Todd Coll. #825
Unit ID: 213403
Summary: Lucinda Todd made this speech in Des Moines, Iowa, on the background of the Brown v. Board segregation case. The primary goal of the speech was to raise funds for the attorneys fees required to take the case to the Supreme Court. The speech also provides an excellent recounting of the issues that spawned the Brown case, including the Topeka, Kansas, African-American community's problems with Superintendent Dr. Kenneth McFarland and, Director of Negro Schools, Harrison Caldwell.
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Title (Main title): Speech, Des Moines, Iowa
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Todd, Lucinda Wilson, 1903-1996
