Lewis M. Killian Papers

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The Lewis M. Killian Papers consists of publications, typescripts, speeches, and correspondence documenting the academic career of Lewis M. Killian, professor of sociology at Florida State University (1952-1968) and University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1969-1985), especially concerning his research in disaster study and race relations in the United States.

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: Southern Community Relations and Negro Leadership; This paper discusses the reasoning behind the divide and hostility between black and white Americans in 1964 compared to 1954.

: Southern Regional Council. Origins and Aims: Reports on Negro Voters; This publication details the origins and aims of the Southern Regional Council as well as specific socioeconomic and racial struggles within each southern state.

: Southern Regional Council: A Brief Account of its Origins and Aims; This brief account explains the Southern Regional Council and the Commission on Interracial Cooperation.

: Stigma of Race: Who Now Bears the Mark of Cain?; In the paper, the negative consequences which stigma reversal may have for public policies designed to help disadvantaged minorities are discussed.

: Tallahassee Bus Protest; This is a field report on desegregation in the south with a focus on the bus protests. It covers reactions to the Supreme Court decision, white attitudes towards desegregation, attitudes of the "negro population", analysis of the movement, and an analysis of of precipitating events of the bus protest in Tallahassee from the week of May 27, 1956 to the month of January, 1957.

: University of Connecticut School of Social Work Seminar of Community Leadership. "The Black Leader: Powerful or Powerless?"; Seminar speech given by Lewis Killian on the topic of Black governments, the crisis of race relations, and the power dynamics of "Negro" communities.

: Urbanism, Race, and Anomia; As part of the American Journal of Sociology, this entry covers the possible relation urban residency and position in the social structure has with anomia. This study, unlike past versions, uses both white and "Negro" samples and covers the difference in results based on race.

: What or Who is a "Minority"?; This paper discusses the evolution of what a "minority" is and the importance of the term as an element of language in domestic politics and international relations.

: Working for the Segregationist Establishment; In this paper, Lewis Killian reflects on his experience confronting political realities when writing a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in response to its ruling on Brown versus the Board of Education, expressing concern that, despite his principles and intentions, his efforts may delay desegregation.

: collection of official data on ethnicity and religion: the US experience; This paper discusses the problems and pressures faced when it comes to methodological, conceptual, and political issues in regards to ethnicity and race data collection.

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