NAACP- town hall meeting "Reparations and Prop. 54 Awareness" including pamphlets, flyers, notes, and other material, 2003
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains material from Ernest Smith’s time as a member of the Los Angeles Branch’s Executive Committee with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) where he also had a Life Membership, and his various positions and interests in politics and activism. Material includes: NAACP mission statement; reports; meeting minutes; Roy Wilkins Freedom Fund Awards dinner programs and invitations; convention programs; material related to the National Reparations Congress including meeting minutes; documents related to H.R. 40, Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African American Act; and documents regarding the Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. This sub-series also contains material from Smith’s time volunteering for former President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign; material from Smith senate campaigns; documents from his time as a coordinator for Yvonne W. Brathwaite’s California State Assembly campaign; Zephyr Democratic Club documents; certificates; and other material.
Dates
- 2003
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Extent
From the Series: 2.86 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Smith, Ernest C. (Person)
- From the Collection: McElroy, Lynetta A.S. (Person)
- From the Collection: Smith Vincent, Cheryl (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu