Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Rubin and Frances Smith of Cleveland, Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs. Smith discuss their involvement in the various Civil Rights activities in their area as well as the beginning of the...
Crockett Cemetery, adjacent to the Crockett Church of Christ, Crockett, Tate County Mississippi, T5-R8-S30, compiled by Louise Cox Fox, contains tombstone listings and obituaries. Computer graphics by Tommy Fox.
Black marriages of Tate County, Mississippi : 1873-1900, compiled by Louise Cox Fox in 1997, lists African American marriages that took place in Tate County, Mississippi, between 1873 and 1900. The information is based on records from the Tate...
Taxes of Tate County, Mississippi : a partial listing for 1902, 1903, 1923 and 1924 by Louise Cox Fox contains lists and information about county and school taxes.
Old and abandoned cemeteries in West Tate County, Mississippi : and some other cemeteries in other parts of Tate County by Louise Cox Fox contains a list of cemeteries, tombstone listings, obituaries, and genealogical information.
Thirteen men outside a brick building, five sitting on the steps, the remainder are standing. They wear suits and some have hats, range in age from middle aged to older. Their identities were written on the photograph above their heads. Identified,...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This document summarizes the history of Tougaloo College, emphasizing its role as an education and cultural center for African Americans, a focus of the civil rights movement, and the only integrated...
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. Mississippi voter registration form, requiring detailed written information, including an interpretation of a section of the Mississippi Constitution.
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. 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. This pamphlet gives a history of the citizens' councils and their activities and warns against the dangers of integration.
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 handbill from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party encourages all Mississippians to vote in an upcoming referendum on Mississippi's voter registration requirements. The amendment to the Mississippi...
