From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of his wife, Loris Thomason, standing with four African-American children at the community center in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of two unidentified African-American teenagers and David Batzka (right) in the community center in Clarksdale, Mississippi. ...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of Margie (Margaret) Hazelton with several African-American youths at the community center in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of Margie (Margaret) Hazelton (wearing glasses) and Paul Kendall as they work on a jigsaw puzzle with children at the...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, of a local African-American teenager and David Batzka at the community center in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Along with their respective city locations, the material provides a progress report on the Mississippi Freedom Schools, and Community centers.
Transcribed copy of a memo regarding the plans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for the Mississippi Freedom Project. Provides a brief background and plans for freedom schools, community centers, voter registration campaigns,...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter explains that the basic role of the Freedom Centers is to serve as an organizational link between the Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) and the individual applicants of the...
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,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) sits in the foreground while SNCC Field Secretary Sandy Leigh writes in a journal behind her. This photo was most likely taken on July 18, 1964, at the opening of...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Volunteer Lorne Cress, Director of the Community Centers in the Hattiesburg project, talks with local African American residents who are helping to turn an old kindergarten building into the...
From the Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs; The photograph shows an inside room of the Community Center in Batesville, Mississippi, which has Freedom posters on the wall and voter registration materials about the room.
Transcribed copy of a letter from Zoya Zeman to her father, Dr. Erwin D. Zeman, dated July 1, 1964. Zeman writes about her activities as a Freedom Summer volunteer in Clarksdale, Mississippi, during her first three days in Mississippi.
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...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. A large group of people enjoy refreshments outside the Palmers Crossing Community Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at the party celebrating the Center's opening on July 18, 1964. Volunteer...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Three civil rights activists have a discussion. They are, from left to right, volunteer Lorne Cress, Director of the COFO-Hattiesburg Community Centers, Sandy Leigh, SNCC Field Secretary and...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. SNCC staff member Marion Davidson serving hot dogs to local children during a party celebrating the opening of the Palmers Crossing Community Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on July 18,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Engaged in discussion are two civil rights activists in Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964. On the left is volunteer Lorne Cress, Director of the...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Guests at the party celebrating the opening of the Palmers Crossing Community Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on July 18, 1964, enjoy refreshments on the grass outside the building. Local...
