Black United Front, 1968-1969
Scope and Contents
The series primarily covers Hobson’s work as Chairman of ACT in the early 1960s. It includes correspondence, newsletters, editorials, press releases, and internal memoranda regarding ACT’s protests against police brutality and pupil tracking practices in D.C. The series also documents Hobson’s involvement with the Black United Front (BU) and his rising support of black power in the mid-1960s. Included are BU’s minute meetings, a typewritten list of the names and circumstances surrounding Black Panthers killed in Watts, and resolutions from the “National Conference on Black Power” in 1968. Significant names mentioned include Stokely Carmichael (Chair of the Black United Front), Elijah Muhammed, Adam Clayton Powell, H. Rap Brown, Chuck Stone, Sterling Tucker, and David Eaton.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1969
Creator
- From the Collection: Hobson, Julius W. (Person)
Language of Materials
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