Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Stampone. A large man stands in the doorway of a house pointing over his shoulder with a thumb. He is holding a newspaper in his other hand with the headline, "Northern congressmen accuse...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Essay written by Frederick B. Routh, dated January 29, 1956, which provides a commentary of the changing political and social climates of the South at the time. Stresses the concept of desegregation as supported...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The collection consists of pamphlets, books, reports and speeches concerning communism, fascism, civil rights, desegregation, and other race-related matters collected by William D. McCain. The collection...
A three-page typed letter written by Joseph Ellin to "the Editor of the [Kalamazoo] Gazette," July 10, 1964. The document describes the local violence associated with the movement, the conditions in Hattiesburg, and opinions on desegregation. Also...
From a letter from President William D. McCain to the students, faculty and staff regarding the desegregation of the university. The letter appeared in the Student Printz on September 6, 1965. Image featured in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. The unknown author recounts a conversation with a group of students from Biloxi High School about school desegregation.
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. recounts a visit of two Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) workers with Mr. George, the Assistant Principal of Biloxi High School.
Transcribed copy of a typewritten document entitled "Message from Mississippi," produced by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission. This address was prepared for individuals who volunteered to speak publicly on behalf of the Mississippi State...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) newsletter that describes racial discrimination against two African American Alcorn College students which led to an out-break of racial violence. Includes a...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; In the pamphlet, Sass argues that segregation is an American institution and that the Civil Rights movement is a Communist propaganda machine dedicated to weakening the United States through...
A collection of eight 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...
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...
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...
Materials in this collection were donated by William M. Colmer: First accession-1970. Additional information online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m024.htm
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. This internal newsletter for Council of Federated Organization (COFO) staff members covers false arrests connected with civil rights activities, new legislation in Mississippi, and upcoming...
Oral history.; Mr. Alvin L. Fielder Sr. was born December 7, 1900 in Newton County, Mississippi. Mr. Fielder moved to Meehan Junction, Mississippi in 1913 and remained there until 1918, when he moved to Meridian. In 1918 he was a lumberyard saw...
Oral history.; Discusses her father, Erle Johnston. Describes his relations with Ross Barnett and his work with the State Sovereignty Commission, which she denies was ever a spy organization.
Oral history.; Discusses Clarence Magee's family, his responsibilities on the farm, and first memories of racism. Talks about the African American schools around Columbia, Mississippi. Describes his attempts to register to vote in Hattiesburg and...
