From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; The Clark sisters, students in a Freedom School class taught by volunteer Carolyn Reese, sit in an African American church during Freedom Summer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1964.
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin, and E.K. Collins on 10 March 1964, concerning the alleged...
From the Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs; The photograph shows a Freedom Project volunteer, named Lynn, preparing to conduct an adult literacy class for African-American adults in Ruleville, Mississippi, in July of 1964.
From the Maurer (John B.) Freedom Summer Photographs; The photograph shows Lynn, the person with the white sunglasses, teaching an adult literacy class sitting outside on chairs in Ruleville, Mississippi, in July 1964.
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 Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Legendary folk singer and social activist Pete Seeger plays his guitar for a Freedom School class at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 4 as part of Freedom Summer,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Legendary folk singer and social activist Pete Seeger meets with students in a Freedom School class at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 4, 1964, as part of Freedom...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Transcription of a classroom discussion between Stokely Carmichael and several students; the topic of discussion is "proper English," who defines it, and what the implications are for black...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Draft of an article with editorial notes. The content relates to education, standard English, and social and political ramifications.
Photograph of the first graduating class of the School of Nursing. First row: Lola Case Dauenhauer; Rose Marie Entrekin, and Adrianne Dill Linton. Second Row: Pat Hill, Carolyn Hogue, and Eva Mae Allday; 5 x 3 1/2
Photograph of a welcome sign for the Mississippi Southern College campus erected by the senior class of 1951. Also found in the 1972 Southerner yearbook on pages 6 and 84.
Photograph of registration. The caption reads, "Registration, held quarterly is one of the many necessary evils of university life. Standing in line for hours just to get inside and then finding that the class you've been waiting three quarters to...
Photograph of homecoming floats being built in front of the Administration Building. Photograph also found on page 164 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
