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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Harry Edwards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8831
Abstract Dr. Harry Edwards is a scholar and activist. He organized the Olympic Project for Human Rights, whose most well-known demonstration was the Black Power salute by OHPR members and Olympic medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Additionally, Edwards created the study of the sociology of sport while completing his graduate work at Cornell University, where he completed his PhD in 1970. He went on to teach at the University of California, Berkeley and to advise multiple professional sports...
Dates: 1968 - 2020

John D'Emilio papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7879
Content Description Collection represents the professional and activist life of John D'Emilio from the early 1970s through the 2020s, and include the following: - Correspondence with and other materials on LGBTQ historians, events, research, and networking in the 1970s and 1980s, including correspondence with Stanford historian Estelle Freedman, Carole Vance, Nan Hunter, and independent historian and MacArthur Fellow Allan Berube. - Files reflecting D'Emilio's involvement with LGBTQ...
Dates: 1914 - 2023