From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; The Program of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party outlines the purpose, goals, and requests of the organization. Explains the discrimination against African Americans in Mississippi, especially with...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A U.S. flag flies at full mast. In place of the stripes are the words, "New freedom from fear, poverty, disease, ignorance, intolerance, lawlessness." Underneath the flag is a...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter on letterhead of the Committee of Southern Churchmen from Will D. Campbell to David Mathis, editor of Sidelines, dated October 28, 1968. Campbell discusses an article printed in a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. With his right hand, President Richard Nixon gestures toward a group of very large men with menacing faces who are wearing old-style football uniforms without helmets. Nixon looks...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typewritten letter from Erle Johnston, director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, sent to editors of northern newspapers in 1969. Johnston discusses the current climate in the state as a...
Photograph of the May 19, 1970, Student printz with the headline: "Bond cancellation spurs demonstration" and an article about the cancellation by Julian Bond of an address he was to make on campus on Sunday, May 17. Bond cancelled his appearance...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typewritten letter from William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr., dated November 18, 1987, in response to Johnston's request for information to be used in his book about Mississippi from 1953-1973. Topics...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Article by Erle Johnston regarding the first instance of integration in intercollegiate sports in Mississippi. Discusses the 1955 Jones Junior College football team, cited as the first college team in...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Outlines some race relation issues between African Americans and white Southerners. Twenty problems are listed, including that white Southerners fear African Americans and that African Americans...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Two-sided flyer produced by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) announcing the sale of a book titled "The Movement : Documentary of a Struggle for Equality" by playwright...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Cartoon produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) that shows the coffins of three civil rights workers (Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney) who were killed in...
From the Shaw (Terri) Freedom Summer Collection. Program for the Free Southern Theatre production of Martin Duberman's In White America. The program lists the cast and crew and provides background information about the play and Free Southern...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Essay written by Campbell in which he addresses the topics of race relations and Christian action toward those who support segregation. He notes that Christians should embrace the differences among humans and...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Papers and photographs documenting Margaret Hazelton's Freedom Summer volunteer work in Clarksdale, Miss. from June to August of 1964. For the full finding aid, see http://www.lib.usm.edu/~archives/m359.htm.
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Photographs documenting John Maurer's activities as a volunteer worker in Panola County, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. For the full finding aid, see http://www.lib.usm.edu/~archives/m358.htm.
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlet alleges that the people who direct and subsidize the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have records of affinity for, affiliation with, and particpation in...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet contains a series of letters from Dr. Dotson McGinnis Nelson, President of Mississippi College, who believes in the segregation of the white and Negro races, and from Tom, an alumnus of...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet discusses the influence the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has on U. S. Congressional legislation, and provides a scoreboard of how the U. S. 84th...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet notes the integration conflicts in Mississippi, and endeavors to promote a positive image of Mississippians.
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; By literary publication and the use of the national media, the Educational Fund of the Citizens' Councils, incorporated hopes to promote a campaign for states' rights and racial integrity.
