Letter.; Sillers writes to Wilson regarding the views of an African American man they both know. Sillers says that like most African Americans, Fred claims to advocate school segregation. However, Sillers is uncertain of the sincerity of this...
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 Bates (Gladys Noel) Papers. Typewritten letter from Mrs. Bertha Tollbert Love to Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates, dated March 19, 1951. Mrs. Love writes to thank Mrs. Bates for the work she was engaged in to better the educational status of...
Letter.; Sillers congratulates Ahlgren on his editorial ""Not Grievances But Treason."" Sillers writes that he feels labor leaders and labor unions are horrible traitors to the United States. He also mentions that poll taxes are being abolished...
Letter.; Sillers' letter introduces its bearer as the editor of the Arkansas Progress, a newspaper promoting itself to African American southerners. The editor advocates the maintanance of segregation as a defense against the communist influences...
Letter.; Sillers writes DeWeese to tell him that all of his sources attest to the fact that Fred Miller is an honest African-American citizen who supports the maintanence of segregation for the betterment of both races. Sillers notes that Dr....
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Typewritten news release from the Mississippi Council on Human Relations following the Council's May 20, 1963, meeting. The Council expresses concern that the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, refuses to...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Black & white photograph of A.D. Beittel and eight unidentified people. The original photograph includes these words on the back: Rockefeller Brothers Theological.
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 Rankin (Annie) Papers. Two-page typed letter signed Mr. and Mrs. Judge Rankin to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart dated September 29, 1967. Rankin writes about a hearing on her husband's welfare claim in Washington, D.C. She also writes of a...
Letter.; Sillers responds to Senator James Eastland's request for suggestions for his keynote speech at the State Democratic Convention. Sillers suggests that he be certain to cover the evils of the Reconstruction period and the history of the...
Letter.; Sillers assures Lawrence that he agrees with his previous proposal for solving the tuberculosis problem in Mississippi. He believes that individuals with incurable tuberculosis should be quarantined in a separate hospital and that...
Letter.; Sillers writes that the State Executive Board of the Mississippi Democratic Party should review the primary election laws of the state and figure out how to keep African Americans from participating in the Mississippi State Democratic...
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. 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 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 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...
Letter.; This letter concerns a previous missive containing Edmonds' discourse on future action in the States' Rights campaign. Sillers tells Edmonds that he is sending copies of the aforementioned letter to some leaders of the States' Rights...
Letter.; Sillers discusses two Supreme Court cases in which he thinks Daggett will be interested. The first case discussed, Smith vs. Allwright, concerns the denial of an African-American man to vote in the democratic primaries because of his...
