Frank O. Sherrill Papers, 1963

Description

The collection consists of newspaper clippings and letters collected by Frank O. Sherrill. Sherrill was the co-founder of the S&W Cafeteria chain, which was segregated in the early 1960s. By 1963, civil rights supporters pushed for desegregation of public accommodations throughout the South, and S&W faced pressure from the public and from civil rights organizations to desegregate their restaurants. This collection also includes a telegram send by President John F. Kennedy, inviting Sherrill to the White House to attend a conference on racial desegregation. The finding aid for the Frank O. Sherrill papers is available here: https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1383

Selective patronage list
This series consists of one item, a selective patronage list published by the Christian Inter-Racial Witness Association that lists businesses boycotted by the NAACP.
Petitions
This series consists of two petitions in favor of segregation from members of the public.
Correspondence
Letters in this collection are mainly written to Sherrill or his colleagues from members of the public, and either support S&W Cafeteria's segregation policy or ask the restaurant to serve black patrons alongside whites.