Call Number: 2008.017
Extent: 3.0 Linear feet, in one manuscript box, one record carton and two oversize flat boxes.
The Amote Sias papers consist of personal essays, legal and financial records, ephemera and various clippings relating to Sias’s life and involvement in Brooklyn politics as well as her role as an African-American activist. The majority of the collection focuses on the political environment in Brooklyn from the mid 1970s and 1980s through newspapers, magazines and other publications. The collection is rich with programs, bulletins and manuals from Sias’s involvement in various political organizations focusing on social justice, women’s rights and Black Nationalism. The collection also documents Sias’s political campaign for a seat on the New York City Council in 1989 and her involvement in the Committee to Elect Jesse Jackson for President.
Names:
- Sias, Amote
- Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
- Congressional Black Caucus
- Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
- Jesse Jackson for President ’88 Committee
- Madre (Organization)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Politics and government — 20th century
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Social life and customs — 20th century
Subjects:
- African Americans — Politics and government — 20th century
- Black nationalism — United States — History — 20th century
- Community activists
- Local elections — New York (State) — Kings County
- Political participation — New York (State) — Kings County
- Political parties — United States
- Politicians — New York (State)
- Social movements — United States
- Voter registration
Types of material:
- Administrative records
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Magazines (periodicals)
- Manuals (instructional materials)
- Memorandums
- Newspapers
- Petitions
- Playbills
- political posters
- Programs (documents)
- Voters’ lists