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McCain Library & Archives The Zeman (Zoya) Collection
The University of Southern Mississippi Freedom Summer Diary
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Zoya Zeman's Freedom Summer Diary
This document is presented here for reference purposes only.
It is protected by copyright and
PERMISSION TO PUBLISH or REPRODUCE MUST BE REQUESTED
[The Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Diary is presented here in a partially edited form. A final
version is in process and will be available later this year. Please note that editing done by Ms.
Zeman in 2001-2003 (other than grammatical changes, paragraph breaks, punctuation, and
capitalization) is indicated by bracketing without italics. Editing by USM personnel is
indicated by brackets with italics. More substantial additions and changes are reflected in
footnotes. The diary was originally written in 1964 by Zoya Zeman while she was working on
the Clarksdale Freedom Summer Project. For more information about Zoya Zeman, please
see the finding aid for this collection.]
June 24 – night
Oxford, Ohio –
(Just thoughts…)
[Text extracted.] It seems almost incomprehensible at this moment that in two days the world of
all of us here will change so drastically. Tonight we laughed together, we talked and walked
together, we felt the disappointment and joy and bitterness (perhaps at different times, but
usually together) when we viewed the various presentations of what is so close to all of us; that
Object Description
| Identifier | mus-zz027 |
| Title | Zoya Zeman's Freedom Summer Diary; 24 June - 6 September 1964 |
| Description | From the Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection. Thirty-six pages (typewritten and handwritten) recounting Zoya Zeman's experiences in Mississippi from June 24, 1964, through September 6, 1964. |
| Creator | Zeman, Zoya. |
| Date | 24 June - 6 September 1964 |
| Coverage (time period) | June 24 - September 9, 1964 |
| Subject |
Civil rights movements -- Mississippi. Clarksdale (Miss.) Mississippi Freedom Project. Community centers -- Mississippi. |
| Mississippi county | Coahoma County (Miss.) |
| Geographic location | Clarksdale (Miss.) |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 36-page document. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Contributors | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Notes | This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Rights | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributing institution | Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Collection | M320 Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. |
| Source | Box 1, Folder 16 |
| Digital repository | University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. |
| Digital collection | Historical Manuscripts and Photographs. |
| File size | 166178 Bytes |
| File extension | |
| File name | mus-zz027.pdf |
