From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers; Typewritten open letter, undated, from the Coahoma County Federated Council of Organizations to Black citizens. The document predicts the end of the Jim Crow era and encourages Blacks to wear old clothes in the...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This document details the need for a new ninth-grade public school textbook on Mississippi history. The deficiencies of the standard texts in use at the time, Bettersworth's "Mississippi, Yesterday and Today"...
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 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 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. 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...
Letter.; Sillers agrees with Weems that the passing of the old pre-industrial, pre-commercial agriculture Mississippi is something to be mourned. He warns of the dangers of seeking a new state constitution; Sillers believes that any necessary...
Document listing goals and objectives of the Committee of Concerned Students and Citizens of Jackson, Mississippi. The group formed to address the May 15, 1970, shootings of student protestors at Jackson State College by Mississippi law...
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...
From the Republic of New Africa Papers One-page printed flyer that lists the names of the "RNA 11" who had been arrested following the August 18, 1971, raid by FBI and Jackson police on the Republic of New Africa headquarters in Jackson,...
From the Republic of New Africa Papers; Information brochure about the Republic of New Africa, including philosophy, background, political structure, funding, and elected officials. Date not given on the document.
From the George A. Owens Papers. This document is the agenda of a one-day conference held at Tougaloo College, featuring speakers from national associations and sponsored by the Delta Ministry and NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Topics covered...
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 Rankin (Annie) Papers.; Four-page handwritten document describing a trip with a group of people by mule-driven wagons to locations across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. During this trip, the group conducted a memorial service for...
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 Republic of New Africa Papers Synopsis of a speech given by Imari Abubakari Obadele in September 1968. Outlines the reasons and justifications for establishment of a Black nation in the southern United States. The document includes the...
From the Schutt (Jane M.) Papers Typewritten letter dated May 25, 1961, from Richard Ellerbrake to Dr. Cornelius P. Cotter relating aspects of proofreading a report sent to him. Ellerbrake discusses an appendix document (a voting registration...
