A two-page photocopied and typed letter from Nancy and Joe Ellin to "Mom and Dad" [Joe's parents] dated July 3, [1964]. The letter describes preparations for the Freedom Schools and the compiling of a "Freedom Booklet." The Ellins talk of the area...
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter from Nancy and Joe Ellin to "S and D," [Susan and Diane] written on Wednesday, July 8, 1964. The letter speaks of the teaching experiences of the Ellins in the Freedom Schools in Hattiesburg and the neighboring...
A three-page typed letter written by Joseph Ellin to "the Editor of the [Kalamazoo] Gazette," July 10, 1964. The document describes the local violence associated with the movement, the conditions in Hattiesburg, and opinions on desegregation. Also...
From the Kershner (Charles) Papers. A seven page speech by Charles “Chuck” Kershner, the editor of The Student Printz in spring 1964. The speech was delivered during the Symposium on Social Justice held at USM’s Thad Cochran Center on...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local residents and volunteers standing outside the community center established in Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. The meeting was likely...
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; A group of local residents and volunteers standing outside the community center established in Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. The meeting was likely...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A male Freedom Summer volunteer pointing to a bullet hole in the front of a white car parked in front of J. C. Fairley's Radio's TV Service shop (522 Mobile Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi). ...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Black-and-white photograph of an unidentified African American boy at typewriter, most likely taken at the Holly Springs Freedom House.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local residents and volunteers standing outside the community center established in Palmers Crossing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. The meeting was likely...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Black-and-white photograph of Kathleen Dahl seated at a desk, most likely taken at the Freedom House in Holly Springs.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Three unidentified local African American residents standing near a sign that reads "Parking For Pastor Only" during Freedom Summer 1964. The photograph was likely taken in the parking lot of...
Copy of a typewritten newsletter, the Mantinband Megillah, from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband to friends, dated January 1958. The Mantinbands discuss their interest in race-related issues, particularly the Rabbi's continued service on the board...
Transcribed copy of affidavits describing incidents of harassment and violence in Mississippi during the summer of 1964, not including statements about events considered widely publicized.
Transcribed copy of an essay on African-American history from 1900-1964, written by Otis Pease for Mississippi Freedom Project workers. Includes brief biographies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and mentions the Myrdal study.
Transcribed copy of a list of suggestions for teaching methods for teachers in the Mississippi Freedom Project. Suggestions include an emphasis on teaching the students to clearly express their ideas as opposed to an emphasis on grammar and...
Transcribed copy of a paper about racism in Mississippi during the 1960s. Follows the tribulations of college students who volunteered to register African Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. With regard to racism and white supremacy,...
Memo from Virginia Steele, co-coordinator of the Mississippi Summer Project libraries, to librarians, dated July 28, 1964. Discusses improvements to the library collections, services offered, and various projects within the libraries.
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...
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...
