From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; Ross's address uses Christian scriptural quotes to support racial segregation. He denies that race prejudice exists in Mississippi and alleges that the South has done African Americans a favor by...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; In this pamphlet published by the White Citizens' Council of Winona, Mississippi, Gillespie states that racial separation is the way to support racial harmony. He says that Soviet Communists are...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Rev. Luther Holcomb, dated October 19, 1962. During a recent visit to the University of Mississippi, Campbell's connection to Holcomb allowed him to see...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet suggests that to accommodate everyone's educational preferences three kinds of schools should be established--all African American, all Caucasian American, and a combination of the two.
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The Jewish author of this pamphlet prefers to remain unknown, because he is afraid some people will ridicule his support of segregation. He points out that all of the Jews in the United States do...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet maintains the 1954 U. S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, and President Eisenhower's use of federal government troops to integrate Central High School in...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typed letter from Ney M. Gore to William J. Simmons, dated October 12, 1955, written in response to a letter from Simmons discussing the occurrence of maintenance and barratry in South Carolina and...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Janet McNeill writes to Ed Hamlett, Mississippi's state director of the White Folks Project (WFP), to tell him that due to unforeseen family circumstances, she must decline being a part of the...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; In his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Approbations Regarding Communist, Racial and Extremist Groups, J. Edgar Hoover stated that the New Left movement has been a growing subversive force...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Diana Chiarky's letter replies to a May 29 letter from Ed Hamlett about Mississippi Freedom Project work. Chiarky asks about requirements, length of assignment, and a salary. She also expresses...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Three-page typewritten sermon authored by Rev. James N. Porter, pastor of Woodmere Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Rev. Porter's sermon relates the experiences of the African...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Two-page typewritten document titled Songs of the Southern Freedom Movement. Lyrics for eight songs reflect the political situation in the South with references to freedom riders, Ross...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Eighteen-page handwritten journal authored by Margaret Hazelton. The journal provides a day-by-day account of Hazelton's experience as a Freedom Summer volunteer working in Clarksdale,...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Copy of a typewritten letter from Dr. Israel Zwerling to President Lyndon B. Johnson dated July 8, 1964. Zwerling describes his position as the father of a civil rights volunteer in the...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Typewritten letter on Congressional letterhead from Senator Kenneth B. Keating to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated September 5, 1964. Keating affirms his support for civil rights workers 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 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Booklet prepared by the Mississippi Council on Human Relations outlining the organization's purpose and protocols for meetings, membership, and governance.
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...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Draft of an article about the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) published in the Southern Patriot. Discusses MFDP's trip to the Democratic National Convention in 1964, as well as future plans.
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. The memorial flyer commemorates Medgar Evers' murder in 1963 with a photograph of Evers and a quote from the Gospel of John.
