African Americans

Scope and Contents The Florida State University Black Student Union (BSU) is a student government agency that offers black students a form of identity and social life on campus. Founded in 1968, BSU seeks to develop unity among black students and functions as a vehicle of communication to the faculty and administration of Florida State University. Please note this collection is unprocessed. See restrictions note for more information. Below is a listing of the collection's current contents. Box 1: Executive Board Meeting Agenda, 2013-14BSU Seminole Minority Leadership Institute Application, after 2011Student Government Applications, 2014 -...

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Collection of printed booklets and pamphlets on the race relations.

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This collection consists of an oral history interview transcript of a retired African American lieutenant colonel, and one of the Tuskegee Airmen, as he discusses his experiences during WWII and the Korean War.

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These papers relate to Clarence J. Inniss, an African American corporal who served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater. The collection consists of an oral history interview transcript, a map, discharge papers, and photographs.

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Coleridge Augustus Jemmott was an African American soldier in the United States Army, "I" company, 22nd Quartermaster Regiment. He served in Italy and North Africa as a sergeant, transporting the "Anizio Annie" cannon, from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains photographs and ephemera from Jemmott's war years. There are sixty black-and-white photographs of Jemmott with his unit in North Africa and Italy. There is also a menu from a Casablanca restaurant, Port of Leghorn entry card, newspaper clippings, and a North African Theater uniform patch.

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Typescript of "The Free Negro in Florida Before the Civil War" by Russell Garvin, 36 pages.

Scope and Contents This broadside pertains to the emancipation of slaves, Philadelphia, PA, September, 1863. Other than the name of John Henry Hopkins, Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont, the broadside contains 104 names of Episcopal churchmen. The broadside uses language similar to the language of the Civil Rights articles that were appearing in the 1960s. The broadside also lists names of Episcopal churches, their locations, and the names of bishops, rectors, prevosts, and professors of Divinity Schools. Also known as MSS 0-252. Online Copy Available ...

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This World War II collection relates to Robert C. Watson, an African American soldier who served in the Navy during World War II. It contains a page of the roll call from the 316th Port Company with Robert C. Watson's name. There are also news articles and comics from the base. There are photographs of Robert C. Watson's unit and his Veteran's questionnaire. There is also an article he wrote about his experience as a black man who appeared white in the Navy.