From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark compiled by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower (NCFES) and delivered by a delegation led by Congressman William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin....
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Newsletter from Benton County describing the election of black residents to local public office; also contains news on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and details on legal issues...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Newsletter from Benton county; provides details on local elections and the voting difficulties of local blacks. Also includes poetry and a section on negro history.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; Uncle Sam is using a pair of binoculars that read, "Poll watching" on the lenses. He is looking at a locked ballot box that reads, "Nov 4 Primary Elections."
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Booklet produced by the Bolivar County Education Committee with detailed information about politics and education in Bolivar County and the state of Mississippi. Outlines the basic government structure in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Charles de Gaulle, labeled "Le grand Charles," stands near his desk, one hand on the desk and the other inserted into his jacket above his waist (reminiscent of Napoleon...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter released by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), dated April 25, 1965. Sections of interest include a report of an injunction against a Sunflower County...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document records vote tallies for the 1964 "Freedom Vote" supported by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" The "Freedom Vote" was designed to demonstrate African American...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Digital photograph of a round campaign button that says "Write in Dick Gregory President, Peace and Freedom," colored red, black, and yellow. Gregory ran for President in 1968 as the candidate for the Peace and...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Elect Alfred B. (Skip) Robinson for sheriff; Double-sided card announcing Alfred B. (Skip) Robinson's candidacy for sheriff of Marshall County, Mississippi. The card includes a copied photograph...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Bulletin released by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the June 7, 1966, primary elections. Discusses the increased violence against African Americans in...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. One-page flyer advertising Rev. Albert C. Pegues' candidacy for Marshall County Board of Education representative. Flyer was bundled with Rita Walker's letter to Kathy Dahl dated September 26,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. President Richard Nixon stands behind a cannon labeled "Republican campaign." A group of people labeled "The foul mouths and rough necks" crowd around the cannon and pass shells...
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...
Transcribed copy of a document detailing the curriculum of Freedom Schools. Begins with a Table of Contents showing the major curriculum divisions: academic, citizenship, and recreational and artistic. Also gives details of activities and materials...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Freedom Vote ballot listing nominees for President, Vice-President, Senator, and 2nd district Congressional seat for the Freedom Democratic Party, Democratic Party, and Republican Party.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Richard Nixon and Nguyen Van Thieu stand at the bow of a ship named "Peace program." The ship, with anchor stowed, is steaming through an ice field under a stormy sky. Three nearby...
From the Political Campaign Collection. Flyer that lists instructions for voters in elections. The instructions were issued by James Vardaman, Governor; J.L. Power, Secretary of State; Wm. Williams, Attorney General; and the State Board...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 12, 1973 with Mr. Jerry Clower at his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clower was born in 1926 at Route Four, Liberty, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. On...
