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Title: Correspondence
Creator: Sherrill, Frank O. (Frank Odell), 1922-1983
Date Created: 1963-03-06, 1963-07-03
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights, Discrimination in public accommodations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Description: Letters in this collection are mainly written to Sherrill or his colleagues from members of the public, and either support S&W Cafeteria's segregation policy or ask the restaurant to serve black patrons alongside whites.

Title: Frank O. Sherrill Papers, 1963
Date Created: 1963
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights, Discrimination in public accommodations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Description: The collection consists of newspaper clippings and letters collected by Frank O. Sherrill. Sherrill was the co-founder of the S&W Cafeteria chain, which was segregated in the early 1960s. By 1963, civil rights supporters pushed for desegregation o...

Title: Fred D. (Frederick Douglas) Alexander Papers
Creator: Alexander, Frederick Douglas, 1910-1980
Date Created: 1960, 1969
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, City council members, African American politicians
Description: This collection primarily consists of material created and received by Fred Alexander as a member of the Charlotte City Council (1965-74) and as a state senator (1975-80). Digitized content in Goldmine represents a small portion of the collection....

Title: Petitions
Creator: Sherrill, Frank O. (Frank Odell), 1922-1983
Date Created: 1963-05
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights, Discrimination in public accommodations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Description: This series consists of two petitions in favor of segregation from members of the public.

Title: Selective patronage list
Creator: Sherrill, Frank O. (Frank Odell), 1922-1983
Date Created: 1963-04-03
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights, Discrimination in public accommodations, Race discrimination, Race relations
Description: This series consists of one item, a selective patronage list published by the Christian Inter-Racial Witness Association that lists businesses boycotted by the NAACP.

Title: Series 1, Mayor's Community Relations Committee minutes and related materials
Creator (Corporate): Charlotte (N.C.). Mayor's Friendly Relationship Committee
Date Created: 1959, 1965
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Race relations
Description: This series mainly comprises the minutes and member lists of the Friendly Relations Committee and the Community Relations Committee.

Title: Series 2, Dr. John R. Cunningham correspondence
Creator: Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980
Date Created: 1960, 1965
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, Municipal government
Description: This series consists of correspondence from and to the Reverend Dr. John R. Cunningham, chairman of both mayoral committees.

Title: Series 3, Miscellaneous documents
Creator: Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980
Date Created: 1960, 1965
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, Municipal government
Description: This series includes one-sheet memorandums, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles.

Title: Series 4, Miscellaneous correspondence
Creator: Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980
Date Created: 1960, 1964
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, Municipal government
Description: This series includes letters to and from various committee members, civic leaders, and ministers from around North Carolina.

Title: Series 5, Correspondence of Mayor James Saxon Smith, 1960-1961
Creator: Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980
Date Created: 1960, 1961
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, Civil rights movements, Municipal government
Description: This series contains correspondence of Charlotte Mayor James Saxon Smith that relates to the establishment of the Mayor's Friendly Relationship Committee and the Mayor's Community Relations Committee, and how members of the committees were selected.

Title: Sorry, I can't hear you for the noise!
Creator: Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
Date Created: 1968-09-25
Subjects--Topical: Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, African Americans--Segregation, Cemeteries, Motorsports--Environmental aspects, Day care centers--Law and legislation, Cities and towns--Politics and government
Description: Topics include: Charlotte City Council; Charlotte and Mecklenburg County politics and government