Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of William J. Simmons, taken in the 1950s. Simmons was the long-time leader of the White Citizens council in Mississippi and a staunch segregationist.
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; Simmons discusses segregation in the South, compares it to segregation in the Mid-west and in the North, argues segregation is a constitutionally protected right, and maintains the National...
From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet stresses segregation is a successful system, because it is based on the realization that the races get along best when they are not forced to mingle socially.
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Copy of a typed letter from William J. Simmons to Governor Ross R. Barnett, dated May 6, 1969, written in response to a speech by Barnett concerning James Meredith and integration at the University of...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typewritten letter on Citizens Councils of America letterhead from William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr., dated November 25, 1987. Discusses the Legal Education Advisory Committee (LEAC), as well as...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typewritten letter from William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr., dated November 18, 1987, in response to Johnston's request for information to be used in his book about Mississippi from 1953-1973. Topics...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Materials collected by Neil R. McMillen, reflecting principles, activities, and personalities of the Citizens' Council, the Ku Klux Klan, as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
