From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) to friends, no date given, written in an effort to solicit help with the Freedom Vote from Mississippi Summer Project...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Black-and-white photograph of (left to right) Bob Smith, U. Z. Nunnally, Annanais McGhee (seated in the background), Howard Jeffries and Barbara Bloomfield on their way to a meeting. Nunnally,...
Copy of a typewritten newsletter, the Mantinband Megillah, from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband to friends dated 1964, in which the Mantinbands discuss their life in Texas. While they return to Mississippi occasionally upon the invitation of...
Transcribed copy of a letter written by Nancy Ellin requesting help in building up the book collection in the Hattiesburg Freedom Library. Specific needs include books about African-American history, books about civil rights and the Freedom...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Uncle Sam stands behind Charles de Gaulle and Leonid Brezhnev, who are holding a huge Valentine labeled "Roses are red, violets are blue, please accept our IOU." Uncle Sam,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Vic Runtz. On the globe, people are drawn as groups in the shape of the continents. Some people are shown having fallen off the planet. A banner reads "Scientists claim Earth's population to...
Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, and Sara, dated June 23, 1964. Discusses voter registration canvassing activities, other aspects of his work in and around Clarksdale, Mississippi, as well as...
Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, and Sara, dated June 26, 1964. Discusses the positive community response in and around Clarksdale, Mississippi, to voter registration drives, and expresses...
Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, and Sara, dated June 30, 1964. Discusses civil rights work in the community of Riverton, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, and describes the dedication required to...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Notice addressed to teachers from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the up-coming precinct meeting of the party in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, scheduled for July 25,...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Resolution proposed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) stating the need for and aims of the MFDP. According to the resolution, the MFDP was created in response to the...
Transcribed copy of a letter from Zoya Zeman to her father, dated July 3, 1964, 9:10am. Zeman writes that she is safe and staying at the home of Dr. Aaron Henry in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She is having an enjoyable time, but needs to work on...
Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, dated July 3, 1964. Discusses a recent meeting that was well-attended, as well as the COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) discouragement of public...
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...
Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A distressed-looking elephant labeled "Moderates," dressed in a tuxedo, looks into a top hat labeled "Hope for a miracle." Runtz's signature cat looks on, also looking distressed.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Composition book of Freedom School student Georgia May Byes that contains a modification of the Declaration of Independence which expresses the desires of African Americans in Mississippi...
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...
