Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, dated July 3, 1964. Discusses a recent meeting that was well-attended, as well as the COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) discouragement of public...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Close-up photograph of SNCC Field Secretary Dona Richards Moses in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964. Her husband, Bob Moses, also served as a SNCC Field Secretary as well...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater actors, from left to right, Denise Nicholas, John O'Neal, and Gilbert Moses perform Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg,...
Photocopy of a one-page typed letter written by Joe Ellin to "Mom and Dad" on August 29, 1964. The letter addresses the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Democratic National Convention. Integration, Freedom School students, and libraries...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Pamphlet reprint of an article published in The Nation. Zinn writes about Mississippi Freedom Schools Jackson and elsewhere.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Text of a November 1964 speech by Robert Moses. He discusses legal difficulties for Blacks and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's reception at the 1964 Democratic convention.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Transcript of remarks by Bob Moses at SNCC's fifth anniversary meeting, from The Movement; discusses what he sees as erroneous national perceptions of Southern white people and their problems.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Mrs. Walker's autobiography was originally published in May of 1965 in The Movement, 1: (2)" In it, she describes her early life and employment history in Mississippi. She laments losing her...
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...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Musings on forces impacting SNCC from within and without, including political pressure, the rising black power movement, and internal intellectual ferment.
