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A Guide to the Records of the
Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews
Overview
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| Creator: |
Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews |
| Title: |
Records of the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews, |
| Dates: |
1947-2008 |
| Dates: |
1947-1977, 2000-2004 |
| Quantity: |
3.5 linear feet (6 boxes) |
| Abstract: |
Minutes, correspondence, investigative reports and newspaper clippings pertaining to the organization’s role as an advocate for human rights. Documents chronicle the years when the organization was known respectively as the Florida Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the Greater Miami Region of the National Conference for Community and Justice. |
| Identification: |
2009-298 |
Historical Note
The Florida Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) was founded in Palm Beach in 1935. Following a name change in the national organization, the group became known as the Greater Miami Region National Conference for Community and Justice in the 1990s. In 2005, the Greater Miami Region of the National Conference for Community and Justice regrouped as the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews following the decentralization of the National Conference for Community and Justice.
The national organization was established in 1927 to promote religious, racial and ethnic inclusiveness in American society. The Florida Region was headquartered in Miami and among its earliest missions was spearheading the effort to thwart the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan following World War II. Programs would later reflect societal changes as the organization worked to end racism and intolerance in areas such as the arts, religion and sexual preferences. Locally, they focused on the challenges facing Miami’s growing immigrant and refugee population and the continuing economic and social problems that plagued the African American community.
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1928 |
National Conference of Protestants, Catholics, and Jews formed in New York. |
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1935 |
Florida Region founded in Palm Beach. |
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1951 |
The National Conference of Christians and Jews, Florida Region was the organization to present a program in Dade County high school auditorium before a non-segregated audience. |
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1951 |
NCCJ sponsors the first interracial dinner in Miami at the University of Miami. |
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1960s |
NCCJ works in the community towards desegregation of the school system and civil rights. |
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1980 |
Following the McDuffie riots, the Conference works to heal the community and alleviate racial and economic tensions through a series of community hearings. |
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1990s |
The National Conference of Catholics and Jews changed their name to the National Conference for Community and Justice. The Greater Miami Region remained active in their fight for equality and tolerance. |
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2005 |
The Greater Miami Region of the National Conference for Community and Justice regroups as the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews following the decentralization of the NCCJ. |
Scope and Content
The records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, conference and program reports, newsletters, newspaper clipping, photographs and scrapbooks of clippings. Materials pertaining to the Florida Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews are housed in boxes 1-3 and those of the Greater Miami Region of National Conference of Community and Justice are in box 4. Newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and VHS recordings for both groups are in boxes 5-6.
Two programs from the Humanitarian awards dinner in 2007 and 2008 are the only items from the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews era. Records from 2005 when the name change was effected have been retained by the organization.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms
African Americans--Florida--Miami
Gay rights--Florida
Human rights advocacy--Florida
McDuffie, Arthur Lee, 1946-1979
Miami (Fla.)--Race relations, 1980
Miami (Fla.)--Riot, 1980
Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews
Miami Roundtable
Miami-Dade County School District (Fla.)
National Conference for Community and Justice. Greater Miami Region.
National Conference of Christians and Jews. Florida Region.
Project Yes/Save Dade
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Miami Coalition of Christian and Jews records, Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Provenance
Gift of the Miami Coalition of Christian and Jews, 2009.
Container List
Series 1: Florida Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1947-1997
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Folder |
Contents |
| 1 |
1 |
Correspondence and directors report, 1947-1948 |
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2 |
Minutes, 1947 January 20-1955 January 11 |
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3 |
Minutes and reports, 1955 January 18-1958 April 28 |
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4 |
Minutes, 1958 December 15-1971 December 7 |
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5 |
Correspondence and memos, 1966-1968 |
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Correspondence, 1968-1973 |
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Board of Governors lists and Nominating Committee minutes, 1971-1973 |
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Board of Governors lists, correspondence and memos, 1972-1974 |
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Correspondence, reports and memos, 1978-1982 |
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1 |
Intergroup Relations Conference, 1976 |
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2 |
Miami Roundtable, Dade Ct. Public School study, etc, 1946-1950 |
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Integration in Dade County Public Schools - report, 1965 |
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The Community Schools, and You - conference, 1976 |
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By-laws, memos, and NCCJ internal policy, 1954-1979 |
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Miami riot, 1980 |
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Program reports includes desegregation of Dade Ct. Public Schools, 1966-1977 |
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Newsletter, 1949 and 1962-1977 (some issues) |
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Newsletters from other Regions, 1968 |
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10 |
Highlights of NCCJ history |
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11 |
Awards programs, brochures and pamphlets, 1954-1982 |
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12 |
Budget reports, 1995-1997 |
Series 2: Greater Miami Region of the National Council for Community and Justice, 1997-2002
| Box |
Folder |
Contents |
| 3 |
1 |
Correspondence - Gay rights dialog - Project Yes/Save Dade, 1997 |
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2 |
Correspondence -- A Time to Heal program, 2000 |
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3 |
Correspondence, 2002 |
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Executive Committee. Correspondence, memos, minutes and reports, 2002-2003 |
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Executive Committee. Correspondence, memos, 2002-2003 |
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Executive Committee. Correspondence, memos, 2003-2004 |
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Executive Committee. Correspondence, memos and minutes, 2004 |
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Executive Committee. Correspondence and memos, 2004 |
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Censorship and intolerance articles from the Miami Herald, 1990s |
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10 |
FY 04 - Environmental scan report |
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Programs and brochures, 2003-2004 |
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Memos, 2005 |
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Humanitarian Awards gala programs, 2005 and 2006 |
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Humanitarian Awards gala programs
(Miami Coalition of Christian and Jews, 2007 and 2008) |
Series 3: Newspaper Clippings, 1949-2004
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Folder |
Contents |
| 4 |
1 |
Newspaper clippings, 1949 |
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2 |
Newspaper clippings, 1951-1954 |
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3 |
Newspaper clippings, 1958-1959 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1959 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1959-1960 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1962 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1971 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1986-1988 |
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9 |
Newspaper clippings, 1988-1992 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1997 |
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Newspaper clippings, 2001-2004 |
Series 4: Biographies and photographs, 1950s-1990s
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Folder |
Contents |
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| 4 |
12 |
Honorees, 1990s |
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13 |
Events, 1950s |
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14 |
Events, 1990s |
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Biographies of honorees, A-C |
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Biographies of honorees, D-G |
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Biographies of honorees, H-L |
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Biographies of honorees, M-P |
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Biographies of honorees, R-W |
Series 5: Scrapbooks and tapes, 1930s-2002
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Contents |
| 5 |
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Scrapbooks, 1958-1970 |
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Scrapbooks, 1930s-1986 (4 v.) |
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NCCJ Highlights, April 2002 and 50th Annual Greater Miami NCCJ History (2 VHS tapes) |
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