Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The bulk of the collection consists of NAACP materials from the early 1970s to 2001. Other records document Charles Davis' social justice activities from 1958 to the present. This collection should be of...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Petition to the United States Senate from the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF). Discusses Senator Eastland's attacks on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and requests that the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Alabama Governor George Wallace is shown as a screaming baby, dressed in a diaper and head cap. He is shaking a rattle with one hand and holding a bottle in the other. Seven...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is underwater, making his way toward a locked ballot box. He is holding a pencil in one hand, and the water is labeled "Politics." Two fish are nearby; one of them is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Judge David Gertler sits at his desk doing paperwork, with a desk nameplate that reads, "The judiciary." His left shoe, labeled "Candidate for mayor," has been kicked off his...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Congress" sits on top of a cactus labeled, "Election year politics." He is holding a long piece of paper labeled, "Remaining work load." The burning sun is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A circus tent in the foreground is labeled "National politics." It has two flags flying above it which are labeled, "The greatest show on earth...'68." In the background is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. At the top of the cartoon is a large "Oregon" and at the bottom "California." The N of Oregon extends down to end in the I of California to form the Oregon Trail, as indicated...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. Shirley Temple Black stands on a stage and speaks to an audience. She holds a large paper labeled, "Politics." The curtain above Black's head is labeled,"Famous Entertainers Series."...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. George Wallace stands on the Earth, with the horizon in the background and a large rising sun labeled, "'68 National politics." Wallace is wearing a very large campaign button...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) newsletter that describes the platforms and principles of the MFDP. Includes information on Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates as well as the...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Mississippi delegation position paper presented at the convention of the National Conference for New Politics in Chicago, Illinois, August 29-September 4, 1967. Calls for reform in education and welfare,...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Minutes of a National Conference for New Politics board meeting, November 12-13, 1966. Topics include fundraising plans, the National Convention, and the Publications and Speakers Bureau. Also includes...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Bulletin released by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the June 7, 1966, primary elections. Discusses the increased violence against African Americans in...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Typewritten letter from Robert Z. Lewis to John J. Burns, dated March 7, 1966, in which Lewis explains the illegal actions of white supremacists in the Democratic Party of Mississippi. Lewis encourages...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Ed Valtman. Lyndon Johnson is escorting a man labeled "Businessmen" toward two doors, both closed. Johnson has twisted the arm of the man behind his back. The door on the left is labeled...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Statement issued by Clifton Whitley, Ralthus Hayes, Edwin King, Clinton Collier, and Lawrence Guyot of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) in opposition of Mississippi Code,...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Statement issued by candidates of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) Clifton Whitley, Ralthus Hayes, Edwin King, Clinton Collier, and Lawrence Guyot, announcing their...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the progress made in Sunflower County, Mississippi, with regard to the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Copy of the newsletter for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) for January 1966. Includes a report of a visit by Representative Joseph Resnick (D-NY) to Mississippi. A...
