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 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 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.
From the George A. Owens Papers. This document describes the Delta Community Hospital in Mound Bayou, which provides free health care to the indigent. The Office of Economic Opportunity approved a $4 million grant to the facility, which the...
From the George A. Owens Papers. In this inaugural address, Dr. Owens focuses on the history of Tougaloo College, its role as an historically black institution, and its promise as an institution of higher learning open to all. He closes with...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This press release describes a lawsuit filed by the editors of "Mississippi, Conflict & Change," a 9th-grade textbook, against the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board and its Mississippi History Rating...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This draft of a letter refers to a meeting between Gov. Waller, Dr. Owens, and Robert O. Wilder on June 3, 1975. Owens and Wilder expressed concern to the governor over the book Mississippi, Conflict &...
From the George A. Owens Papers. In this reply to a letter from Allan Knight Chalmers, A.D. Beittel discusses the progress of various civil rights activities in Jackson, Miss., including the boycott of white-owned businesses, attempted...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This letter, on American Friends Service Committee letterhead, refers to a speech that Dr. Beittel gave at a meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Beittel refers to this...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This letter from A.D. Beittel references an earlier letter to him from Mrs. Ezelle in which she stated that she would not attend a meeting of the Mississippi Council on Human Relations on the Tougaloo campus...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Dr. Beittel replies to earlier letters from Mrs. Ezelle on the subject of race relations and the civil rights movement. He challenges her statements about Africans Americans as an "immature race" and asserts...
From the George A. Owens Papers. In this letter, Clarice Campbell discusses treatment of African Americans at the University of Mississippi, saying that the situation has improved considerably since the first black students enrolled. She also...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Derrick A. Bell, Jr. of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund writes to thank Dr. Beittel for his testimony in the case of NAACP v. Thompson." Bell notes that Beittel's testimony pointed up the...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Dr. Owens replies to Mrs. Ezelle's letter of Nov. 22, 1965, in which she expressed concern over the attempts to integrate Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson, Miss. Owens suggests that she meet and pray with...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Dr. Loewen writes to inform Dr. Griffin, director of the Southern Education Foundation, on the acceptance of the Mississippi history textbook "Mississippi, Conflict & Change," authored by Loewen and others. ...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Mrs. Ezelle replies to Dr. Beittel's letter of May 23, 1963, in which he challenged her views of an incident that took place on the campus of Millsaps College. She states that the incident was originated by...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Mrs. Ezelle responds to Dr. Owens' letter of Nov. 26, 1965, in which he urged her to meet and pray individually with people on both sides of the issue of the integration of Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson,...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Mrs. Ezelle, in a handwritten note, refers to a discussion with Dr. Owens that took place that same day with regard to the attempted integration of Galloway Methodist Church in Jackson, Miss. Attached is a...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This inaugural address by Merrimon Cuninggim of the Danforth Foundation emphasizes the importance of Tougaloo College to its students and community, and discusses the changes that have occurred in the realm of...
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...
