From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Lorne Cress, Director of the COFO-Hattiesburg Community Centers, standing outside the Palmers Crossing Community Center on Old Airport Road, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The community center,...
Editorial cartoon, "Whom shall I say is calling?" depicting KKK members with dynamite and a noose at a receptionist's desk at the Anti-Defamation League. 1967
Article, "Mississippi: Rebuilding a Church," by Mark Panitch in the ADL Bulletin, circa 1965. The article discusses the efforts of a group of college students to rebuild the Antioch Baptist Church in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, which had...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Bench warrant signed by R.E. Greene for the arrest of Frank Cieciorka, who was charged with defacing the Marshall County jail. Cieciorka was actively involved in other aspects of Freedom Summer:...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Detailed outline of the programs developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an organization of concerned and committed students working together to promote civil...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter from Senator Kenneth B. Keating to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated June 23, 1964. Keating responds to Zwerling's telegram about the disappearance of James Chaney, Andrew...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter from Representative William F. Ryan to Dr. and Mrs. Israel Zwerling dated July 13, 1964. Ryan writes of his recent visit with their son, Matthew Zwerling. He also...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from Lawrence Guyot, Chairman of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) to friends of the party, dated May 24, 1965. The letter serves as a briefing on a...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from the Washington office of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) to supporting organizations, dated August 30, 1965. Requests that supporters of the MFDP lobby their...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter compiled of excerpts from several media sources, such as the Jackson Daily News and the New Orleans Times Picayune, to show the seriousness of the Congressional Challenge. ...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter on Congressional letterhead from Senator Jacob K. Javits to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated November 6, 1964. Javits affirms the belief that all Americans have a right to...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from Lawrence Guyot, dated September 28, 1965, in which he reports that the challenge of the 1964 Congressional election in Mississippi was dismissed by Congress. ...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; September-October issue of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) bi-monthly newsletter, the Core-Lator. Issue number 108 features an article about a round-the-clock silent vigil...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten copy of the testimony given by Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee #5, dated March 25, 1965. Expresses thanks for the...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Typewritten letter from SNCC Northern Campus Coordinator Jon Else to returned Freedom Summer volunteers, dated November 3, 1964. Else discusses the Freedom Vote of November 1964, the October...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter from Congressman William F. Ryan to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated June 24, 1964. Ryan relates his efforts to involve the President, Attorney General, and other Federal...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; February issue of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) bi-monthly newsletter, the CORE-Lator. Issue number 104 features an article about the first CORE community center, established in...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Resolution by Congressman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi honoring Victoria Gray Adams for her lifelong dedication to and work in the areas of civil and human rights. Includes biographical...
