Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Crusade for Opportunity (Syracuse, N.Y.) |
| Title: | Crusade for Opportunity Records |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1966-1967 |
| Quantity: | 145 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Anti-poverty community action program in Syracuse, New York. Collection includes press releases, reports, correspondence, financial materials, newsletters, corporate office files, more. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Crusade for Opportunity was a government-funded anti-poverty program in Syracuse, New York. Its forerunner was Syracuse University's Community Action Training Center (CATC). Its focus was on education and economic empowerment, particularly for members of Syracuse's black community. According to Salt City and its Black Community: A Sociological Study of Syracuse (Syracuse University Press, 2008), the CATC and Crusade for Opportunity "had very limited success, mainly because of the policies and strategies employed by the federal government...In the end, poor blacks' expectations were raised, but no outlets were provided to meet those expectations."
The Crusade for Opportunity Records include press releases, reports, correspondence, financial materials, newsletters, corporate office files, and more.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
The collection is unprocessed and accessible by special permission only.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Crusade for Opportunity Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Unspecified, 1966-1969, 2000.
Created by: MRC
Date: 1 Nov 2010
Revision history: 22 Nov 2010 - related mat (MRC)
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.
