From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff, dated December 28, 1964. Informs friends of COFO of the plans to send 1,000 people...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) Mississippi Summer Project staff to summer project workers assigned to work in voter registration. Lists supplies and materials...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to Mississippi Summer Project participants, no date given. The letter informs participants of the 1st orientation session...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter explains that the basic role of the Freedom Centers is to serve as an organizational link between the Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) and the individual applicants of the...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Describes problems in African American communities in Mississippi and outlines ways civil rights workers can make the community aware of the federal aid programs available to them.
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This handbook was produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" It includes an introduction of Mississippi political programs, voter registration, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Pamphlet with information about a work-study program coordinated by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Tougaloo College, whereby 30 Tougaloo students per year could work to...
A collection of six interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report describing the voter registration program of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" Mentions accomplishments and future plans of COFO, as well as plans of the Mississippi...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This six-page document is a publication of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) regarding the cotton vote in Mississippi. It summarizes the attempts of African American farmers to run...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This document contains eight affidavits detailing the violence and discrimination against African Americans and/or civil rights workers in Mississippi during the Mississippi Freedom Project in...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This document contains details of events from July 2-5, 1964, relating to the Mississippi Freedom Project. It describes harassments, scare tactics, threats, and violence that the civil rights...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This two-page document introduces the programs to be undertaken and/or continued by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) from the winter of 1964 to spring of 1965. Programs include...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This brochure outlines the goals and activities of the Mississippi Student Union (MSU) in the early 1960s. It describes the organization's structure and its coordination with the Council of...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report describing the progress of Freedom Schools in various locations in Mississippi, such as McComb, Hattiesburg, and the Delta region. Discusses the planned performances of the play...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Pamphlet produced in California with information on the freedom schools and other significant events in civil rights history.
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 Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. A typed letter from Aviva Futorian on COFO Holly Springs Project letterhead includes information about the burning of St. Joseph's church, encounters with local police, and forced integration of...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Along with their respective city locations, the material provides a progress report on the Mississippi Freedom Schools, and Community centers.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Memo from the Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) with information on money the accepted workers need to bring with them for everyday expenses and bail. Also addresses Mississippi legal...
