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Series 8: Fair Housing/Transportation Campaigns, 1965-1972

 Series

Scope and Contents

The series documents efforts by Hobson and other civil rights leaders to end racial discrimination in the provision of housing and transportation services for District residents IT covers his efforts while at CORE to organize a bus boycott and to picket and lobby for a fair housing law. It includes press releases, political flyers, court documents, correspondence, and clippings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-1978

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access

Series 3 thru Series 10:boxes 6 through 37 are currently being digitized and will be inaccessible until late 2024.

Extent

From the Collection: 107 Boxes

From the Collection: 51 Linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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