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.; Interview conducted on April 18, 1996 with Zoya Zeman (born 1943). Ms. Zeman was a civil rights activist who worked on the Mississippi Summer Project in Clarksdale, where she worked at the community center, organizing classes and...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. This list of contacts made by Gene Guerrero includes observations on the positions held by the contacts regarding civil rights and labor unions, and assesses their leadership ability and...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Cele Meyer, in her letter to Ed [Hamlett], explains that family responsibilities will prevent her from participating in the Mississippi Freedom Project.
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. This update on the Mississippi Summer Project informs Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff of arrests and other obstacles encountered by Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Anne Strickland writes to Ed Hamlett, Mississippi state director of the White Folks Project (WFP), that she will arrive in Jackson on July 17 in time to attend the orientation that weekend.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; News release by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) announcing plans for the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, which will be focused on political education and voter...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Janet McNeill writes that due to unforeseen family circumstances she must decline being a part of the Mississippi Freedom Project.
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Anne Strickland writes to Ed Hamlett, Mississippi state director of the White Folks Project (WFP), to tell him that her parents will provide bail money, if needed, and that she may be able to...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Letter from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to volunteers chosen to work on voter registration as part of the Mississippi Summer Project, dated May 5, 1964. Informs...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Shaw writes that, despite his use of a wheelchair, he is willing to work in any capacity that Ed Hamlett, state director of the White Folks Project (WFP), deems appropriate.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; News release by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), dated May 26, 1964, and titled "Whites Organize to Oppose Mississippi Summer Project." Statement warns those...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. Anne Strickland writes to Ed Hamlett, Mississippi state director of the White Folks Project (WFP), to tell him she will miss the training sessions. She also writes that she will probably be...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Brochure produced by the Mississippi Assistance Project of Hartsdale, New York, to solicit donations of food, clothing, toys, or money for freedom centers in Mississippi.
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Program for a Town Hall meeting held at New York University on August 20, 1964. The meeting,"Hearing on Mississippi," featured panelists listening to another group testify on their...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from Mississippi Summer Project staff to Mississippi Community Center workers (no date) regarding plans for the community centers to be set up as part of the Mississippi Freedom...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Map of Mississippi counties, with larger cities and towns labeled. Locations of Freedom Schools, voter registration activities, "Project Continuing," and community centers throughout the...
From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. This list of New Orleans contacts made by Gene Guerrero includes observations on the positions held by each regarding civil rights and labor unions and the help they offered to the project.
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This pamphlet explains what the Mississippi Summer Project is and how supporters can help this cause. It details the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) plans for voter registration...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This five-page document provides background and justification for the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Project. It gives a description of the project, the importance of community centers and voter...
