From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Typewritten memorandum of the Mississippi Council on Human Relations outlining a plan to form grassroots organizations in each congressional district to promote meaningful and respectful dialogue for all...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release from Public Affairs of Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington D.C. reporting a grant of $713,300 awarded to Southwest Mississippi Opportunity, Inc. as a key point in expanding Mississippi's...
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers Typewritten agenda for the April 19, 1961, meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee on Civil Rights. Agenda topics include: distribution of "Civil Rights Provisions of the U.S. Criminal Code;" the...
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers Typewritten agenda for the February 14, 1962, meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee. Agenda topics include: concept of an open meeting, education, voting, Bessie Turner case.
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers Typewritten agenda for the June 14, 1961, meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee on Civil Rights. Topics include employment on highway construction, goals for equality, and a freedom ride near Parchman...
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers Typewritten agenda for an April 13, 1960, meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee on Civil Rights. Main discussion topics include civil rights, voting and barriers to voting, and public education on the...
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers Typewritten agenda for a June 15, 1960, meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee on Civil Rights. Main discussion topics include civil rights, the Civil Rights Act and other legislation relating to...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Typewritten agenda for the March 20, 1963 meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Topics discussed: the Greyhound bus station at Clarksdale,...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. This legal document contains an answer to a complaint filed by the city of Jackson against John R. Salter, Medgar Evers, Willie Ludden, the NAACP, and the Trustees of Tougaloo College in regard to the Jackson...
From the Republic of New Africa Papers; Four-page brochure by the Republic of New Africa to raise awareness about the trials of the RNA 11 and to raise funds for their defense. The RNA 11 were arrested following the August 18, 1971, raid by FBI and...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This announcement from James W. Loewen, one of the authors of "Mississippi, Conflict & Change," announces the acceptance of the book for publication by Pantheon. Loewen asks the recipients of his announcement...
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers; Advance notice of the third meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Committee on Civil Rights to be held in Jackson on April 13, 1960. Discussion topics planned were civil rights and voting. Committee members are Dr....
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Appendix E documents sent or presented to the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. during 1964. A.D. Beittel and others filed statements against the petitions of television stations WLBT and...
From the Republic of New Africa Papers; Two-page flyer with information on justice and injustice in Mississippi, unequal treatment of whites and Blacks, and the upcoming trial of Offogga Qudduss, one of the RNA 11. Qudduss was arrested after the...
From the General Civil Rights Collection.; This brief, submitted by six attorneys representing the Loyal Democrats of Mississippi, outlines the history of discrimination against African Americans in Mississippi with regard to voting rights and...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This study by the Mississippi Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights examines the impact of desegregation on the public schools in Greenville, Miss. The study's conclusion is that...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release from Public Affairs of Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington D.C. reporting the chronology of activities by Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) from Summer 1965 to October 1966,...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. This document, on CDGM letterhead, details the structure and activities of the group and justifies requests for future funding. It includes six parts: basic data, who works for CDGM, training, opportunities for...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This brochure describes the appointment of Metropolitan Opera singer Eugene Holmes as affiliate artist at Tougaloo College. Included are details on Holmes' career and the affiliate artist program at Tougaloo.
