McCray, John Henry

August 25, 1910–September 15, 1987

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Photograph, 1951 June 17, (Clarendon County, S.C.), E.E. Richburg, Modjeska Simkins, J.W. Seals, Joseph A. De Laine, Sr., Harry Briggs, John McCray, J.S. (Flutie) Boyd, James Hinton, and Eugene Montgomery

Photo (Clarendon County, S.C.) of E.E. Richburg, Modjeska Simkins, J.W. Seals, Joseph A. De Laine, Sr., Harry Briggs, John McCray, J.S. (Flutie) Boyd, James Hinton, and Eugene Montgomery at a ceremony in honor of those participating in Clarendon County (S.C.) School Segregation Case [Briggs v. Elliott]. June 17, 1951. The South Carolina NAACP Executive Committee Presenting Awards to of Merrit to Plaintiffs and outstanding workers who were responsible for the Clarendon County School Segregation Case whose first mass Petition was signed Nov. 11, 1949 and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals hearing was May 28, 1951. Persons on the Opposite Side: Harry Briggs is receiving his citation from the hands of Mr. S.J. McDonald. Chairman of the South Carolina State Executive Committee of the NAACP. 1. Rev. E.E. Richburg, Pastor Liberty Hill A.M.E. Church and Local NAACP Secretary. 2. Mrs. M Simpkins NAACP State Secretary. 3. Rev. J.W. Seals, Pastor of St. Mark A.M.E. Church and Local NAACP Treasurer. 4. Mr. S.J. McDonald, Chairman of S.C. State Executive Committee. 5. Rev. J.A. De Laine, Pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church, Lake City, S.C. and Spearheader of the County School Case. 6. Mr. Harry Briggs, Sr., Receiving citation. 7. Mr. John McCray, Editor and Reporter. 8. Mr. J.S. (Flutie) Boyd, Local President of the NAACP (Local). 9. Mr. James Hinton, S.C. State NAACP President. 10. Mr. Eugene Montgomers, State Executive Secretary written on reverse

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  • Title McCray, John Henry
  • Coverage August 25, 1910–September 15, 1987
  • Author
  • Keywords Journalist, civil rights activist, worked for the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co., city editor of the Charleston Messenger, started his own newspaper, the Charleston Lighthouse, which was later named the Carolina Lighthouse, cofounder in 1944 of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP),
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date March 29, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 15, 2022
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