From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. This photo shows the Copeland sisters of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Brenda is on the left and Peggy is on the right. They lived with their grandparents, Mr. King David Patton and his wife Mrs....
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; Mrs. B. J. Gaillot, Jr. seeks to convince readers that God gave Moses a law of segregation along with the ten commandments on Mt. Sinai. She quotes many Bible passages to prove, according to her...
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Mrs. Martha Albritton responds to Mayor's Proclamation at Hardy Letters Presentation in McCain Library. Standing next to pillar is Joe Townsend, Chief Financial Officer, City of Hattiesburg,...
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Mrs. Margie Myrick responds to the Mayor's Proclamation at Hardy Letters Presentation in McCain Library, as WDAM-TV cameraman, and Mrs. P. E. Smith, Sr., listen.
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Martha Albritton, Mrs. Martha Tatum, and D.W. Tatum at the Hardy Letters Presentation in McCain Library.
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Mrs. Margie Myrick, Mrs. P. E. Smith, Sr., Mrs. Edna Lott Franklin, and Mrs. Katherine McCarthy looking at artifacts at Hardy Letters Presentation in McCain Library.
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Mrs. P. E. Smith, Sr., and Mrs. Rebecca Wells Seay. On the far right are Bill Sutley and Dr. Bobs Tusa at Hardy Letters Presentation in McCain Library.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Knudsen. Henry Kissinger is shown dressed in a Superman costume, walking along a stone path holding a briefcase. He is walking with a woman taller in height who is carrying a shoulder bag...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of the Human Relations Committee, whose purpose was to promote voting rights and media use of titles when identifying African American citizens. Included in the photo are: (l-r, front row)...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1972 with Dr. William Penn Davis at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis was born in Union County, Mississippi on August 5, 1903. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College in...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 3, 1971 with the Honorable Charles Evers at his office in Fayette, Mississippi. Evers was born on September 11, 1922 in Decatur, Mississippi. In 1950, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 18, 1972 with Ms. Ruby Magee at College Hall at the University of Southern Mississippi. Magee was born in 1940 in Tylertown, Mississippi. In 1962, she received a BA in history and political science from...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 12, 1973 with Mr. Jerry Clower at his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clower was born in 1926 at Route Four, Liberty, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. On...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The collection consists of a four-page typewritten report authored by Rev. Faulconer in November 2000 concernig his work as a Freedom Summer volunteer in 1964. The report describes his experience...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The collection consists of a two-page typed memoir of Mrs. Phillip's experiences as an African American in a segregated society and the consequences associated with being a civil rights activist. She...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; This collection consists primarily of a photocopy of an eight-page letter addressed to Mrs. Anna Murray of Summit, New Jersey, dated June 25, 1964. Sowerwine wrote the letter while training in Oxford, Ohio,...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; This collection primarily contains materials concerning a Black History celebration that was held on February 18, 2001. The celebration commemorated the life and legacy of the late Mrs. Helen Fields...
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...
From the Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs; The photograph shows Bebe, John B. Maurer, and Mrs. Lamar Thomas in front of Thomas' Sundry in Batesville, Mississippi.
