From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Volunteers William D. Jones and Susan Patterson talk together shortly after Peter Werner was assaulted in their company while walking in downtown Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jones, Patterson, and...
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.
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of a group of white and African-American civil rights demonstrators at the Woolworth's store in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 28, 1963. The sit-in was an attempt to...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Pamphlet with information about a work-study program coordinated by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Tougaloo College, whereby 30 Tougaloo students per year could work to...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The document describes a plan to revamp and enlarge the communications department of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) so that it plays a greater role in the civil rights...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Fifteen-page pamphlet published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)" The pamphlet includes a summarized history of SNCC and a how-to guide for parties interested in...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Close-up of a young African American woman singing during a meeting of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A young African American woman of Hattiesburg takes notes during a meeting of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg,...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. This two-part document includes a copy of a press release given by the Young Democrats Club of the University of Illinois regarding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. A copy of a speech given by...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection.; Photograph taken in September 1964 of Zoya Zeman and Etrulla Trotter. It shows the two women standing in a doorway posing for the picture.
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection.; Photograph of Zoya Zeman and two unidentified civil rights workers in a Freedom office, taken by Zoya Zeman's father, Dr. Erwin D. Zeman.
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection.; Photograph taken in September 1964 of Zoya Zeman, Carolyn Lane, and friends. It shows Zeman and Lane standing in front of a building with an unidentified man and child in Clarksdale, Mississippi....
From the Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection. Thirty-six pages (typewritten and handwritten) recounting Zoya Zeman's experiences in Mississippi from June 24, 1964, through September 6, 1964.
