Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 19, 1994 with Ms. Vernon J. Keys (born 1926). Beginning in 1965, Ms. Keys worked with the Coahoma Opportunities, Inc. (COI), a community action agency designed to improve the economic position of the poor...
A collection of ten 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...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 26, 1979 with Mr. William J. Simmons at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Simmons was born in 1916 in Utica, Mississippi. He attended Millsaps College and Mississippi College, graduating from the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 10, 1978 with Ms. Sarah Johnson at her home in Greenville, Mississippi. Johnson was born on March 10, 1938 in Charleston, South Carolina. She is an African American woman who has been active on...
Oral history.; Mr. Pascal Nevin Sledge was born February 6, 1921, in the Alva Community east of Duck Hill, Mississippi. He attended Cleveland High School, Culver Military Academy, Delta State University, and General Motors' Chevrolet Dealer...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Postcard mailed to Kathleen Dahl on April 22, 1965; image taken by Edwin Friend at Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, TN during Labor Day weekend 1957, features Martin Luther King, Jr., Abner W....
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 McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The Jewish author of this pamphlet prefers to remain unknown, because he is afraid some people will ridicule his support of segregation. He points out that all of the Jews in the United States do...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. News release (press release) from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee headquarters in Atlanta. The news release identifies the Association of Tenth Amendment Conservatives (ATAC), based...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This memorandum on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) letterhead from John Morsell to the presidents of branches, youth councils, college chapters and state...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Document alleging conspiracy between Governor Paul B. Johnson, Mississippi White Citizens' Councils, and state business and political leaders in the drafting and approval of new voting...
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. 6, no. 2) is dated April 30, 1965. Includes articles about the increase of...
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...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two doors in a hallway are labeled "Mayor" and "Council." A box between the doors with illustrations of olive branch, dove, and flowers indicates peaceful communication between the two...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. This cartoon is in two panels. In the top panel, labeled "Two years ago," a man labeled "City council" stands at a podium and points with his index finger while saying, "We must...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In a living room, a man is wrestling with a tangled tube (or hose or large cable) that is attached to the back of a television. On top of the televion is a "rabbit ears" antenna...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "City Council" is holding a large book with "$254 million budget" in large letters on the cover. It has three patched areas on the front cover, labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men dressed as American and British Army generals fire cannons at each other from close range. The British general wears a wig, and his coat is labeled "Counci.l" Between...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is sitting in a sailboat labeled, "HUD confirmation." Nearby floats a buoy labeled "Washington tidal basin." The man says, "Shucks, I've had rougher sailing in city...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Sherman Copelin stands at a podium which has a banner attached reading, "Copelin for city council." Behind him are two ghosts of Copelin wearing white robes. One is labeled,...
