From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of local teenagers at a social gathering in Dr. Aaron Henry's backyard in Clarksdale, Mississippi. A handwritten note on the...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of Rev. Rayford's son at a church community meeting in Clarksdale, Mississippi. According to a handwritten note on the back...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection.; Photograph of an unidentified house taken in September 1964. The location of the house is unknown. (Note, same house, different view, see mus-zz083)
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of a community meeting held in a church in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Participants hold hands as they sing "We Shall...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph of the back of an injured man's head in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The injured man, possibly named Mark Fast, was an attorney from Boston, Massachusetts. ...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Black-and-white photograph of the arrest of Frank Cieciorka in Holly Springs for defacing the Marshall County jail. Note the sign hung around Cieciorka's neck.
One letter written by U. S. Brigadier General Boyle to his wife while he was in camp outside Jackson, Mississippi. The shelling of Jackson, the discovery of Jefferson Davis' papers, and events connected with the 3rd Texas Cavalry are detailed. ...
Copy of a typewritten letter, dated October 21, 1962, from P. D. (Percy Dale) East to several friends, in which East explains the difficult situation in which he finds himself in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Some members of the community have accused...
Copy of an undated, typewritten newsletter from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband addressed to family. In the first three pages, Anna Mantinband discusses their travels to New York state and the surrounding area, including details of their...
Copy of a typewritten newsletter written in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband to friends, dated December 1954. Discusses their efforts to build a Jewish life in the South, the impact of the May 1954 Supreme Court...
Transcribed copy of affidavits describing incidents of harassment and violence in Mississippi during the summer of 1964, not including statements about events considered widely publicized.
Transcribed copy of an essay on African-American history from 1900-1964, written by Otis Pease for Mississippi Freedom Project workers. Includes brief biographies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and mentions the Myrdal study.
Transcribed copy of a list of suggestions for teaching methods for teachers in the Mississippi Freedom Project. Suggestions include an emphasis on teaching the students to clearly express their ideas as opposed to an emphasis on grammar and...
From the Earle E. Johnston Papers. Transcribed copy of a typewritten document entitled "Attitudes in Mississippi," written by Erle Johnston in December 1967. Johnston describes what he considers to be the prevailing attitudes in Mississippi in the...
Transcribed copy of a paper about racism in Mississippi during the 1960s. Follows the tribulations of college students who volunteered to register African Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. With regard to racism and white supremacy,...
Transcribed copy of a journal written by Joseph Ellin in which he discusses government and political issues in relation to racial discrimination, education, economic conditions, and other aspects of society and culture in Mississippi.
Transcribed copy of a document detailing the curriculum of Freedom Schools. Begins with a Table of Contents showing the major curriculum divisions: academic, citizenship, and recreational and artistic. Also gives details of activities and materials...
Zoya Zeman's senior thesis was written after her participation in the Mississippi Freedom Project in the summer of 1964. Putting her work into context, she begins with a description of the background history of Mississippi. Zeman then recounts her...
Running summary of various incidents that occurred during the Mississippi Freedom Project, Summer 1964. Organized chronologically, each entry gives the city and the incident. Includes instances of harassment, hostility, and violence against civil...
Transcribed copy of a statement, presumably written by a Freedom School teacher, dated July 9, 1964. Discusses the teaching methods used in Freedom Schools, particularly using the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution to...
