SCLC #388 — 1981 Best Actress category omission recalled; 1982 studio talks
Finding 388: the December 5, 1982 Beverly Hills–Hollywood NAACP Image Awards program has branch president Willis Edwards recall that “last year” (1981) the motion-picture Best Actress category was omitted for lack of meaningful roles. The 1980 program had listed the category; the 1982 order lists it again. Edwards describes 1982 studio negotiations and a possible boycott — not a completed boycott or signed agreement.
Chronology sharpened: 1980 listed → 1981 omission recalled → 1982 listed. Primary leaves (LOC Rosa Parks Papers box 21 folder 3): 1982 contents 0109; Edwards message 0111; 1982 ceremony order 0125 restoring the actress category; Hooks message 0112 on Fair Share talks in progress; 1980 contents 0007 and order 0020 listing the category.
Craft: 1982 retrospective ≠ recovered 1981 program. Printed order ≠ presentation or winner. Bargaining posture ≠ signed agreement or boycott executed. Custody ≠ Parks attendance/endorsement. Supplement noted: 1982 printed order restores the category (leaf 0125).
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