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...
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 Hy Rosen. Richard Nixon reclines on a sofa with a book titled The Final Days, written by Woodward and Bernstein, lying open face down on his body. Behind the sofa, a series of four pictures...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 1980 with Charles Hudson Griffin (born 1926). Griffin served in the office of U. S. Congressman John Bell Williams until 1968 when he campaigned for the position himself. He served three terms...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on January 31, 1977 with Jimmy Carter Fairley (born 1921). A native of Greene County, Mississippi, Mr. Fairley was active in the civil rights movement at the local, state, and national levels.
Transcribed copy of a journal written by Joseph Ellin in which he discusses government and political issues in relation to racial discrimination, education, economic conditions, and other aspects of society and culture in Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Edmond Boudreaux, Jr., a longtime Mississippi Gulf Coast resident and active local historian of the region. Mr. Boudreaux discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on...
Oral history; An interview conducted on February 21, 2008 with Rev. Rick Brooks, pastor at Main Street Methodist Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Rev. Brooks describes Hurricane Katrina's destruction to his home and to the community; he also...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 with Aimee Gautier-Dugger, who describes her experience waiting out the storm in Gautier, the city her ancestors founded, and the struggle to regroup after the storm.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 6, 2006 with Vaughn G. Couk. Mr. Couk was a resident of New Orleans who managed restaurants and bars before Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 19, 2008 with Vincent Creel. An employee of the City of Biloxi, Mr. Creel discussesthe city's preparation, response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview with A.J. Holloway conducted on January 18, 2007. Mayor of Biloxi, Holloway describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city, as well as volunteer efforts in recovery.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 6, 2006 with Fred Dunaway and Caroline Dunaway. Residents of Back Bay, Biloxi, Mr. & Mrs. Dunaway discuss their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Transcribed copy of a document detailing the curriculum of Freedom Schools. Begins with a Table of Contents showing the major curriculum divisions: academic, citizenship, and recreational and artistic. Also gives details of activities and materials...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 18, 2007 with Deborah Sledge, an employee at Hattiesburg's The Inn on the Hill, who discusses Hurricane Katrina's impact on the guests and staff at the hotel and their post-storm methods of cooking,...
Zoya Zeman's senior thesis was written after her participation in the Mississippi Freedom Project in the summer of 1964. Putting her work into context, she begins with a description of the background history of Mississippi. Zeman then recounts her...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 6, 2008 with Rev. Lee J. Adams, Jr., a pastor at Little Rock Baptist Church in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Adams discusses the role of the church in recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 4, 2007 with Jeff Bennett, Director of the Gulf Coast Mental Health Center. He describes his experience during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 12, 2008 with Rev. S.V. and Virginia Adolph of Gulfport, MS. Mr. Adolph is a pastor at First Missionary Baptist Church in Gulfport and they discuss the church's role in recovery after Hurricane Katrina.
