From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This is a newsletter to inform people what is going on in Clay County, because the mainstream media rarely reports on civil rights news or issues regarding African Americans. It explains why...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Leaflet composed by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) that describes the political program with regard to the up-coming Democratic National Convention of 1964. Includes...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document records vote tallies for the 1964 "Freedom Vote" supported by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" The "Freedom Vote" was designed to demonstrate African American...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document explains the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge and the stages of the challenge. It also gives voter registration statistics for Mississippi. ...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Record of the proceedings and debates of the 89th Congress, the major topic of which is the Congressional Challenge brought by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) in response...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This issue of the Congressional Report records the reports of both the majority and minority opinion of the Committee for Elections of the United States House of Representatives regarding the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report on the convention challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) delegation at the Democratic National Convention of 1964. Discusses the delegation's refusal to...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; September-October issue of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) bi-monthly newsletter, the Core-Lator. Issue number 108 features an article about a round-the-clock silent vigil...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Brochure distributed by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Discusses the requirements for participation in the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Statement issued by candidates of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) Clifton Whitley, Ralthus Hayes, Edwin King, Clinton Collier, and Lawrence Guyot, announcing their...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local activist Doris Townsend records on a blackboard the nominations for Secretary of the Forrest County unit of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at a meeting held at the Mt....
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Volunteer Doug Tuchman stands with two local African American men in the front entrance of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964. Visible between the...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Local activist Earline Boyd, Secretary of the Forrest County unit of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), speaks to a meeting of the MFDP at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in...
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 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Bulletin released by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the June 7, 1966, primary elections. Discusses the increased violence against African Americans in...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local residents and volunteers standing outside the community center established in Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. The meeting was likely...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A large group of people stand outside the Palmers Crossing Community Center during Freedom Summer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1964. The meeting was probably a Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local residents and volunteers standing outside the community center established in Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. The meeting was likely...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local residents and volunteers standing outside the community center established in Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. The meeting was likely...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The first page of the document explains the statute and grounds that are the basis of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge. It describes each step of the...
