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; 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 Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This flyer advertises a speaking engagement for James Houston, a candidate for the third Congressional district of Mississippi, in 1964. The backside of the flyer explains the Mississippi...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The report published by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) as part of the Political Education Project gives the history of both the MFDP and the regular Mississippi Democratic...
Transcribed copy of a summary of the development of Mississippi Freedom Schools, lists of the number of schools and the number of students that attended each. Also includes an account of violent attacks against African Americans in Mississippi...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Volunteers handle paperwork at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; The newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), this issue of the Voice (Vol. 6, no. 4; formerly titled the "Student Voice), is dated July 1965. Coverage includes...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter published by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" Topics in this issue include an incident of discrimination against a mother and her sick child, Freedom Schools, the...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Three civil rights activists have a discussion. They are, from left to right, volunteer Lorne Cress, Director of the COFO-Hattiesburg Community Centers, Sandy Leigh, SNCC Field Secretary and...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Victoria Jackson Gray, local civil rights leader and candidate for the U.S. Senate on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) ticket, at Vernon Dahmer's fish fry for the volunteers on...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Engaged in discussion are two civil rights activists in Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964. On the left is volunteer Lorne Cress, Director of the...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) ticket, Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) speaks to a meeting of the political party members held...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Notice addressed to teachers from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the up-coming precinct meeting of the party in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, scheduled for July 25,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local boy Tilton Sullivan and volunteer William D. Jones, who later changed his name to Umoja Kwanguvu, interact on the porch of St. John United Methodist Church at Palmers Crossing in...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Three African American civil rights activists meet outside Freedom Summer headquarters at 507 Mobile Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi: (left to right) Reverend W.D. Ridgeway; SNCC Field...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document discusses the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) Congressional Challenge and the Voting Rights Act of 1965." It explains that if the act passes, but the election challenge...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This brochure describes the United States Congress and its functions. It also explains what the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) is and why it is challenging the 1964 election...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the progress made in Sunflower County, Mississippi, with regard to the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the political and economic situation in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Includes a summary of the Fifth Circuit Court...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; The newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), this issue of the Student Voice (Vol. 5, no. 21) is dated August 19, 1964. Front-page stories include a report on...
