From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. Charles P. Belcher writes to his sister [in-law?] Mary Caroline Belcher on 13 February 1862 about his health and recent war news. 6" x 7"
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Close-up of a young African American woman singing during a meeting of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during...
From the Adickes (Sandra E.) Papers.; Photograph of Jimmella Stokes (left), Rita May Crawford (center), and an unidentified woman (far right) taken during the summer of 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A close-up of Dr. Staughton Lynd, Director of Freedom Schools, during the second SNCC Orientation Session at Western College for Women located in Oxford, Ohio, between June 22 and 27, 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Close-up of local activist Gracie Hawthorne sitting on the steps outside COFO-Hattiesburg project headquarters in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Volunteer Virginia "Jinny" Glass washes her face with water from a metal tub outside of a house at Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Close-up of local activist Elnora Knight, probably taken during a meeting of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. An African American woman walks north on Mobile Street, crossing the intersection of Mobile and Sixth Streets in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A young African American woman of Hattiesburg takes notes during a meeting of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Palmers Crossing teenagers Mary E. Stepps (left) and Jimmella Stokes (right) assist with registration at a table located outdoors at Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Marie Blalock, Peggy Jean Connor, and Vassie Patton (left to right) at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) meeting held in the sanctuary of a local African American church in...
From the Earle E. Johnston Papers. Transcribed copy of a typewritten document entitled "Attitudes in Mississippi," written by Erle Johnston in December 1967. Johnston describes what he considers to be the prevailing attitudes in Mississippi in the...
Twenty-page typescript of the diary of Jinny Glass, dated August 7, 1964, through August 25, 1964. Glass was a Freedom Summer volunteer from California who worked at the Palmer's Crossing Community Center, south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Transcribed copy of a typewritten letter from Jill Wakeman (Goodman) to friends dated June 23, 1966, in which she recounts the trip to Hattiesburg, including brief stays in Mt. Beulah and at the home of Reverend Bob Beech. She also comments on her...
Running summary of various incidents that occurred during the Mississippi Freedom Project, Summer 1964. Organized chronologically, each entry gives the city and the incident. Includes instances of harassment, hostility, and violence against civil...
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of sixteen people lined up against a wall, thirteen men and three women. A sign in the back left reads “Feed & Seed Department.”
