Oral history.; Born on January 19, 1958, in Greenwood, Mississippi, Jon Levingston grew up in a Jewish family in Cleveland, Mississippi. Mr. Levingston attended a boarding school in Rome, Georgia and then the University of Georgia and the Virginia...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on May 21, 1974 and January 26, 1976 with the Honorable Mildred Wells Norris. Norris was born in Ovett, Mississippi. She studied for one year at Mississippi State College for Women. Norris started working...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Digital photograph of a round campaign button that says "Write in Dick Gregory President, Peace and Freedom," colored red, black, and yellow. Gregory ran for President in 1968 as the candidate for the Peace and...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Pamphlet that describes the purpose of the Poor People's Campaign of 1968. A project of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), this campaign was part of an effort to end poverty in America...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Proposed plan of action for Mississippians who will take part in the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 1968. The Poor People's Campaign was sponsored and organized by the...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Details of a March 26, 1968, meeting for the staff of the Poor People's Campaign, including the names of those in attendance, minutes of the meeting, and the strategy for march planned during April for...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Campaign brochure for Paul B. Johnson's 1963 Mississippi gubernatorial campaign; mostly concentrates on economic development plans.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Campaign brochure for Paul B. Johnson's 1963 Mississippi gubernatorial campaign; argues that support for the Mississippi Republican party would have disastrous effects on the lives of voters.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Political campaign handout for James K. Vardaman, who served in the US Senate from 1913-1919, when he was not re-elected. He attempted to run again un 1922, but was defeated in the Democratic primary.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Roland B. Wall, candidate for United States Senate in 1942. The back contains biographical information.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Postcard for the political campaign of former Mississippi Governor Martin Sennett (Mike) Connor, send by O.D. Loper, the campaign manager. The postcard lists times of radio broadcasts featuring Mike Connor....
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for R.G. (Bob) Campbell, candidate for representative of Forrest County, Mississippi. The back of the handout includes his platform.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Fred Pickett for the position of Sheriff and Tax Collector of Hinds County. The back contains a reproduction of a Mississippi Confederate $100 bill.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for H.L. Simmons, candidate for the State Senator for the 6th district, including Franklin County and Pike County, Mississippi.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Al Meyer for the position of Councilman. The back outlines Meyer's accomplishments from 10 years of serving on the San Jose City Council.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for R.E. Thompson of Toomsuba, Mississippi, who was a member of the State Senate from 1916-1920.
