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 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 McRee (James F.) Papers. This document describes things that a canvasser needs to be aware of in promoting voter registration. A portion of the title is missing.
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. This letter from Sargent Shriver, on Office of Economic Opportunity letterhead, responds to public criticism of the office's decision not to renew funding for the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM)"...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. The letter was sent with Taylor's report of project activities during two weeks dating from July 25 to August 8, 1966. Tougaloo collection does not have the report. In the letter, Taylor emphasized it was not...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. The memo discusses problems with the organization of the Child Development Group of Mississippi. Federal funding restrictions and the demands of running a children's program have limited the ability of the...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release from the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington D.C. announcing a grant of $3,020,906 awarded to Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP) to conduct a full year Head Start program for 1500...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. This is a proposal for the rural Mississippi leadership training program for African Americans submitted by Rev. James McRee, the president of the Madison County Movement. The proposal includes: introduction,...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. This report describes a Mississippi-Chicago project that was discussed at the Citizen's Crusade against Poverty Conference in April in Washington D.C. Six representatives from Holmes County were looking for...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release from the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington D.C. of a telegram sent from John A. Morsell, NAACP Assistant Executive Director, said NAACP regrets OEO's decision of denying renewal of...
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 McRee (James F.) Papers. This document summarizes the beliefs and goals of the Madison County Movement. The document criticizes some African Americans who are concerned about their position in white society, emphasizes the need for a...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release from the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) in Washington D.C. announcing a grant of $173,300 to Southwest Mississippi Opportunity, Inc., Woodville, Mississippi, to provide a Head Start program...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. This proposal includes the history of CDGM, the rejection by OEO of the CDGM request for new funding, and a detailed description of programs and activities that the funding would be used for. The proposal was...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release from the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington D.C., announcing a grant of $1.2 million to Rust College to administer a Head Start program for 600 pre-school children in Marshall and...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. News release of a statement made by Sargent Shriver from Public Affairs at the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington D.C. regarding Citizens' Crusade against Poverty board of inquiry press conference on...
From the McRee (James F.) Papers. The first two pages of the document consist of a statement of Sargent Shriver in reply to a CDGM statement following his meeting with their board in Atlanta, Ga. Shriver expresses his astonishment at the...
