Walter (Mildred Pitts) Papers

Earl Walter wearing “Call off the dogs, JFK! CORE” protest sign
Earl Walter wearing “Call off the dogs, JFK! CORE” protest sign, circa 1960s, Mildred Pitts Walter papers , MS 217, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library.

The Mildred Pitts Walter papers document Mildred and Earl Walter’s participation in civil rights protests in Los Angeles in the 1960s as part of the Los Angeles branch of the Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) and as parents at Manual Arts High School.

Dates: 1963-1968
 
Collection number: MS 217
 
Creator: Walter, Mildred Pitts
 
Creator: Congress of Racial Equality. Los Angeles Chapter.
 
Collection Size: .25 linear feet (1 box)
 

Guide to the Mildred Pitts Walter Papers

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