Booklet from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Booklet compiled for delegates of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) who will attend the Democratic National Convention. Describes the MFDP and the contributions of...
Photograph from the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer sitting on her front porch and talking. Taken during an interview.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This is a newsletter to inform people what is going on in Clay County, because the mainstream media rarely reports on civil rights news or issues regarding African Americans. It explains why...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Certificate from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) acknowledging the attendance of Victoria J. Gray (Adams) at a Citizenship School Training Program, August 19-23, 1963.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This legal notice to James L. Whitten from Fannie Lou Hamer announces Ms. Hamer's intent to contest his 19-64 election to the United States House of Representatives from the 2nd Congressional...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This publication of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) explains what the Freedom Vote is and why it is necessary in Mississippi. It discusses many ways that African Americans have...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document records the tallies of votes for candidates in the Freedom Elections in Mississippi by county. It also records the vote tallies for the regular Democratic and Republican...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Describes the political campaigns of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) in 1964. It introduces the freedom registration and provides biographical sketches and platforms for the four...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Typewritten letter from Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr. to Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams), dated September 22, 1964, in which Diggs commends Gray on her efforts as a member of the Mississippi Freedom...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; News release of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), dated October 30, 1964. Addresses the need for heightened investigation of illegal political practices against the MFDP...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The calendar explains the steps of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge and the dates or time frame of each step.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter from Douglas P. Ferguson to Faye Stender answers questions posed by Ms. Stender concerning the election contest statute, which gives any individual the right to contest the election...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. This two-part document includes a copy of a press release given by the Young Democrats Club of the University of Illinois regarding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. A copy of a speech given by...
Pamphlet from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Pamphlet distributed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" Describes the Congressional Challenge and the perceived accomplishment of the effort. Includes an...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The report gives details about the economic shut out of poor African Americans that occurred during the 1960s due to greater plantation mechanization. The report includes transcribed meetings...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This report informs Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) staff of structural changes within the organization and new approaches the organization will take to empowering African...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. List of board members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), dated 1967-1968. The list of 53 names is divided into two groups: Officers and Members.
Booklet from the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers Booklet titled "To get that power" compiled by Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates to solicit funds to support the campaigns of African American candidates in the 1967 Mississippi...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Document prepared by the National Committee for Free Elections in Mississippi (NCFEM) for the Democratic National Convention of 1967 as part of an effort to gain support for voter registration drives in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A psychologist (or psychiatrist) drawn to resemble Sigmund Freud sits in a chair taking notes as he listens to his client (or patient), who is sitting in a chair across from...