Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Constitution and by-laws of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Printed in Atlanta, Georgia, the pamphlet consists of a preamble and seven articles that govern the proceedings of the SCLC....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. A line of six white men dressed in suits and ties stand before John F. Kennedy. They are labeled "Responsible leaders of Southern communities," and Kennedy is pinning a medal on the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; This edition of the Freedom Press, a production of Freedom School students, contains articles on topics such as canvassing, letters to government officials, and breaking down the barriers...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A tall Queen Elizabeth II and a shorter English man stand with Westminster Palace in the background. The Queen's dress is patched and labeled, "Royalty's finances." The man's...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1972 with Dr. William Penn Davis at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis was born in Union County, Mississippi on August 5, 1903. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College in...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 3, 1971 with the Honorable Charles Evers at his office in Fayette, Mississippi. Evers was born on September 11, 1922 in Decatur, Mississippi. In 1950, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 18, 1972 with Ms. Ruby Magee at College Hall at the University of Southern Mississippi. Magee was born in 1940 in Tylertown, Mississippi. In 1962, she received a BA in history and political science from...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 12, 1973 with Mr. Jerry Clower at his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clower was born in 1926 at Route Four, Liberty, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. On...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 23, 1973 with Mr. William Dukes in his office in Gulfport, Mississippi. Dukes was born in the Sullivans' Hollow area near Raleigh, in Smith County, Mississippi on January 15, 1927. After his discharge...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 17, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. This is the second part of an interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with...
Oral history. Interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. Brady was born on August 6, 1903, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Personal narrative, correspondence, speeches, articles, and other materials documenting the work of the Delta Ministry in Mississippi in 1966. For the full finding aid, see...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Correspondence, photographs, news clippings, campaign materials, scrapbooks, manuscripts, copies of published books, videocassettes, plaques and other personal items. For the full finding aid, see...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The collection contains photographs and personal reminiscences of Kwanguvu's experiences as a Freedom School teacher in 1964, as well as photographs taken during the 35th anniversary of Freedom Summer...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; Information concerning David Owen's involvement in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, including personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, a photograph, and information concerning various civil...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The James Earl Price Mississippi history collection is organized into six series: Alleged Slaughter at Camp Van Dorn; History and Struggles of the United Methodist Church in Mississippi; President Theodore...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The papers contain personal papers; records related to Rose's religion-centered journalistic, fund-raising, and activist work; and material related to his non-religious employment in journalism and music...
Finding aid for manuscript collection. ; The collection consists of eight letters of personal and professional correspondence, four newsletters, a legal document, a press release, and a White Folks Project (WFP) daily report. The items date from...
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign pamphlet from Jesse W. Shanks, recently re-elected as a representative from Lamar County in the state legislature, announcing his candidacy for Speaker of the House. The back contains biographical...
