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 General Civil Rights Collection. This typewritten draft of a report to the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) outlines a strategy for registering African American voters in Mississippi. The report also recommends that the...
From the General Civil Rights Collection. This open letter, addressed to "Friend," describes the Jackson Movement's boycott of selected white-owned and operated Jackson area businesses because of their discriminatory practices in hiring and...
From the General Civil Rights Collection. This open letter, addressed to "Friend," describes the ongoing African American boycott of selected businesses in Jackson, Mississippi that had discriminatory practices. The letter describes the arrest...
From the General Civil Rights Collection.; This handbill, addressed to “Negro shoppers and friends,†advocates boycotting selected merchants in Jackson, Miss. that have discriminatory policies toward African Americans. ...
From the General Civil Rights Collection. This handbill gives information on the inadequacy of public welfare benefits in Mississippi. The handbill is illustrated with a photo of a can of Karo syrup, implying that this is all that the state's...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Handwritten letter to Mr. and Mrs. Beittel, unsigned and undated. The letter mentions a phone call with Martin Luther King, Jr. and a meeting with the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Assistant...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Typewritten letter from A.D. Beittel to Mrs. Robert R. Grinstead of Concord, California, dated August 2, 1961. Beittel writes about a meeting of 28 ministers and civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther...
From the Rankin (Annie) Papers. Three-page handwritten letter signed Annie V. Rankin to Frank and Caroline Stewart dated August 29, 1969. Rankin writes about a trip to the Gulf Coast to deliver women's care and general care supplies to victims...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This memo regarding Eugene Holmes' performance as affiliate artist at Tougaloo College from Wesley A. Hotchkiss, general secretary of the American Missionary Association, is the cover letter for two other...
From the General Civil Rights Collection.; This summary of Council activities and programs covers January and February, 1965. Among the events announced are the organizational meeting of a Jackson chapter; a panel discussion of news coverage; a...
