From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The 120 African-American members of the Panola County Okra Cooperative initially produced and sold okra mainly in Memphis, Tennessee, markets, but future plans are to produce and sell other cash...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; By literary publication and the use of the national media, the Educational Fund of the Citizens' Councils, incorporated hopes to promote a campaign for states' rights and racial integrity.
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. This list of contacts made by Gene Guerrero includes observations on the positions held by the contacts regarding civil rights and labor unions, and assesses their leadership ability and...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Materials collected by Neil R. McMillen, reflecting principles, activities, and personalities of the Citizens' Council, the Ku Klux Klan, as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; This collection consists of 17 photocopied newspaper clippings and one photocopied letter regarding the civil rights movement of the 1960s. For the full finding aid, see...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The Peggy Jean Connor papers contain 2 newspaper articles, a memoir of the civil rights movement in Mississippi written by herself, a school report by her grandson, and an undergraduate thesis concerning...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Outline or proposal for a Rural Economic Opportunity Council. Organization chiefly designed to help educate farm families and to provide financial and legal services to the rural community....
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Handwritten account of the student walk-out that occurred at Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Mississippi in March 1957. The protest was a result of a controversy related to Professor...
cartoon by Jack Jurden; A figure in the foreground is dressed in papal regalia. With his finger, he plugs a cracking hole in a dam labeled "Netherlands Pastoral Council" The cracking dam is labeled "celibacy".
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Cartoon produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) that shows the coffins of three civil rights workers (Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney) who were killed in...
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. Two-sided tri-fold brochure about the Freedom Registration drive sponsored by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" COFO explains who can register, how and where to register, and...
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 Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This five-page document provides background and justification for the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Project. It gives a description of the project, the importance of community centers and voter...
cartoon by Arthur Henrikson; Men travel in a car into the state of Illinois, and a sign welcomes them. Behind this sign is a larger sign reading,"historical adventureland; drive some of the same early century roads grandfather traveled; Illinois...
Photograph of a step show in front of the R.C. Cook University Union. The caption reads, "During the NAACP's March Unity Rally, representatives from the National Pan-Hellenic Council entertained the crowds with a step show." This photo is featured...
Photograph of Dr. Lucas with members of the University Activities Council. Photo taken in the Union lobby under a banner with the words: "Goodbye Dr. Lucas...we will miss you!" Also found in the 1997 Southerner yearbook on page 201.
Yearbook photograph with the caption: "When Bennett [Auditorium] closed during the fall for renovations, the UAC [University Activities Council] had to find an alternate location for its popular movie series. The result -- they rented out the old...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typewritten letter from William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr., dated November 18, 1987, in response to Johnston's request for information to be used in his book about Mississippi from 1953-1973. Topics...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; A chief administration officer looks on as a member of the council is confused over a note that reads, "Rochon financial statement."