Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 21, 1999 with Dr. Sandra Adickes (born 1933). In 1963, Dr. Adickes taught African-Americans in freedom school efforts in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In 1964, she was recruited to teach in...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report describing the plan for the Freedom Schools, part of the Mississippi Freedom Project. Includes the purpose and curriculum for the schools, specifically academic, citizenship,...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; List of Mississippi Freedom Schools, arranged according to Mississippi Congressional Districts. Includes the numbers of students expected at each location, the number of teachers needed,...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Prospectus for the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, likely produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). Contains justification for the project and its timing, also contains...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. List of required and optional items for freedom school teachers to bring to Mississippi; memo originated at COFO headquarters.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The memo informs Freedom Centers of date changes for a scheduled Washington, D. C. hearing on Mississippi.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Four main areas of the Mississippi Freedom Project are discussed: freedom schools, community centers, voter registration, and special projects.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Extensive list of materials identified as necessary for Mississippi freedom schools by COFO headquarters.
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. One-page typed letter by Peggy Quinn on letterhead of the Jackson COFO office, amended with a Greenville, Mississippi, address. Quinn identifies herself as Freedom School coordinator for COFO in...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report describing the progress of Freedom Schools in various locations in Mississippi, such as McComb, Hattiesburg, and the Delta region. Discusses the planned performances of the play...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Unit VII, Part 2 of a larger document. The information is to educate Freedom School teachers and prepare them to converse on topics covered, including the history and goals of the Council of...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Curriculum guidelines for freedom schools; includes headings for leadership development, remedial academic work, contemporary issues, and non-academic curriculum.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Information packet for prospective contributors to COFO's freedom school program; consists of the original proposal for the program, written by Charlie Cobb.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Stories, poems, essays, and drawings created by students at the Mt. Olive, Mississippi freedom school.
Brochure from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brochure distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in an effort to solicit economic support and volunteers for Freedom Schools. Describes the purpose and function of...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Essay written in 1964 about the Mississippi Freedom Schools and their importance to the civil rights movement. Discusses the current educational situation in Mississippi schools and how...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Typed poem entitled "The House of Liberty" written by Joyce Brown. Presumably, Brown was a Freedom School teacher in McComb, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. She describes the...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This brochure outlines the goals and activities of the Mississippi Student Union (MSU) in the early 1960s. It describes the organization's structure and its coordination with the Council of...
