Programs and Projects
The largest series in the collection, Programs and Projects contains the in-depth files of the Division's distinct projects, particularly in the areas of education and employment. Files were sorted based on original folder titles, though there may be overlap between programs, particularly in Education. Extensive information about some of the Division's regional programs can also be found in the Regional Offices series. For overviews of projects, see Jean Fairfax's program development documentation in the Fundraising and General series. Descriptions of several programs outlined below are excerpted from a January 10, 1983 Memo from Fairfax to LDF Staff, titled "Division of Legal Information and Community Service: Background Paper." Full memo is in the General: Program Development subseries.
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| Content type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Project | Contains research, correspondence, and notes related to the Division's report on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project in the late 1970s to early 1980s. This project addressed overlapping issues of housing and urban development, employment, and vocational education. "The Division worked closely with the Minority People's Council on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (MPC), an organization of Blacks, based at the center of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives in Epes, Alabama, that seeks equitable participation of blacks in the planning and economic development related to the Waterway. In August 1977, we released a 'White Paper' jointly with MPC in which we charged the Corps of Engineers, HUD and other federal agencies with total disregard of the needs of black citizens in the employment and other economic benefits associated with the Waterway. The expose led to some important reforms in the Corps operation," said Jean Fairfax in the 1983 Background Paper. Tennessee-Tombigbee materials can be found elsewhere in the collection too, including the Vocational Education/Project ALERT Workshop Kits subfolder. | |
| Education - Higher Education | Education - Higher Education | |
| Employment | Employment | |
| Education - School Desegregation | Education - School Desegregation | |
| Eastern North Carolina - Babcock Project | Eastern North Carolina - Babcock Project | |
| Black Women's Employment Program | Black Women's Employment Program |