REGINALD A. (REGINALD ARMISTICE) HAWKINS (1923-) PAPERS, 1954-1986. 1,800 items (2 ft.)
Papers of a Charlotte dentist, minister, and civil rights activist, who was the first
African American to run for governor of North Carolina. Consists chiefly of clippings and
correspondence documenting his involvement in the desegregation of schools, public
accommodations, hospitals, the North Carolina Dental Society, and the Shrine Bowl. Also
includes information on voter registration projects, gubernatorial campaign files (1968 and
1972), material concerning Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a dissertation about Hawkins by
Dr. Gregory Davis.
