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Letter to Barbara Marx from James M. Nabrit, III, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, dated April 20, 1961.Congratulates Marx on Arlington school desegregation efforts, shows concern about continued segregation in South Arlington and changes at…

US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, finding in Boson v. Rippy, published in the Federal Register #285, Second Series. Case relates to integration plans for Dallas Public Schools, specifically assignment of students to public schools to attain full…

Barbara Marx handwritten notes at the December 2, 1961, meeting of the Seventh District, NAACP. Numbers correspond to numbered items in the meeting agenda. Four pages.

Barbara Marx handwritten notes at the September 9, 1961, meeting of the Seventh District, NAACP. Numbers correspond to numbered items in the meeting agenda. Two pages.

Barbara Marx handwritten notes at the June 3, 1961, meeting of the Seventh District, NAACP. Numbers correspond to numbered items in the meeting agenda. Two pages.

Barbara Marx handwritten notes at the March 11, 1961, meeting of the Seventh District, NAACP. Numbers correspond to numbered items in the meeting agenda. Two pages.

Barbara Marx handwritten notes at the December 10, 1960, meeting of the Seventh District, NAACP. Numbers correspond to numbered items in the meeting agenda. Two pages.

Photocopy of clipping from unnamed newspaper dated May 31, 1961. Documents activities to desegregate restaurants and cafes in Alexandria.

Photocopy of Washington Post clipping, dated April 19, 1961. Reports on partial desegregation of Alexandria parks and recreational programs.

Two photocopied newspaper clippings from unnamed newspaper. Article dated May 6, 1961, tells of the shooting death of Emmett Chavis by an Alexandria police officer, the grand jury's refusal to indict, and the NAACP's response. Article dated July 14,…

Two photocopied newspaper clippings from unnamed newspaper. Article dated November 17, 1961, documents report on deficiencies at Alexandria's Parker-Gray High School, which had an all-black student body. Article dated November 22, 1962, reports on…

"A Letter to Unregistered Negro Citizens of Alexandria Who have Paid Their Voting Tax," dated April 28, 1961, is a call to action for African-Americans to register and then vote for African-American candidates and candidates friendly to civil rights.…

Newsletter for the Alexandria Branch, NAACP, dated August 15, 1961. Reviews actions at the NAACP National Convention, gives personal briefs on branch members, and notifies members that CORE has been established in Northern Virginia and NAACP members…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper from April 1961, by Douglas B. Cornell. Article describes church service on April 16, 1961, in Middleburg, VA, which was attended by President Kennedy and his wife. The priest spoke positively about civil rights and…

Small square of paper with Loudon written in pencil and a rust mark from a paperclip. Verso shows printing from unnamed flyer. Two pages.

Clipping from unnamed newspaper dated July 28, 1961. Reports on boycott of Alexandria Days by the Alexandria Non-Violent Action Group because participating businesses would not hire African-Americans for jobs other than menial jobs and would not…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper dated April 10, 1961, by Constance Feeley. Article reports on the desegregation of Middleburg, Virginia, lunch counters and the role President Kennedy's pastor, Reverend Albert Pereira, played in the action. Also,…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper from 1960. Other date information illegible. Article announces beauty content to be held by the Alexandria Branch, NAACP, with the winner being sent to the Annual NAACP National Conference. Verso has other side of…

Clipping from Washington Post dated September 2, 1961, written by Everard Munsey. Article chronicles Alexandria's Mayor's Biracial Committee; how African-American leaders wanted to reestablish the Committee, although white city officials said the…

Letter written on note card to Barbara Marx from Alice Williams dated March 2, 1961. Introduces letter Williams will be sending out to restart the Prince William County Branch, NAACP, and asking Marx to speak at the meeting mentioned in the branch…