Found 2 collections related to African Americans -- Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York

The Frederick W. Wells Papers consist of letters, telegrams and newsclippings documenting a cross burning incident by the Ku Klux Klan as part of an effort by white students to have Wells, an African American Columbia University School of Law student, removed from his on-campus dormitory. The collection dates from January through May of 1924 and consists primarily of 61 letters of support from organizations, friends and members of the public, both Black and white. The letters came from supporters primarily in the United States, although the West Indies is also represented. Letter writers include: William M. Ashby, Executive Secretary of the New Jersey Urban League; J. B. Matthews, President of the Wilberforce Club of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Rev. John W. Robinson of St. Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City; and Jedediah Tingle, philanthropist. A letter from the Dean of the Law School, Herbert E. Hawkes, reassured Wells's father, Charles W. Wells, that safety precautions were being taken to protect his son. less

Neighborhood historian and urban planning specialist, Christiane Crasemann Collins (1926-2018), worked with the West Harlem Coalition for Morningside Park to campaign against Columbia University's expansion into Morningside Park in 1968. The collection contains five audio recordings dated 1968 and circa 1976-1977. less