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Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00251/
Collector:
King, Edwin
Title:
Ed King Collection
Inclusive Dates:
1939; 1953-1983
Materials in:
English
Abstract:
Newspaper clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, programs, posters, and other printed material documenting race relations and civil rights activism in Mississippi from 1953 to 1983, collected by the Reverend Edwin King. King, a native Mississippian, was a key figure in the Mississippi civil rights movement and a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Quantity:
6.26 linear ft.
Number:
MUM00251
Location:
D-15
Repository :
The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library, Archives & Special Collections
University, MS 38677-1848
(662)995-7408; (662)915-5734 (fax)
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/
Cite as:
Ed King Collection (MUM00251). Archives & Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

 Collection Outline

Biographical & Historical Note
Ed King, a native Mississippian, was a major figure in the civil rights movement in Mississippi. In the 1960s, King and his wife, Jeanette, returned to Mississippi from the North, and King began working as chaplain at Tougaloo College, a predominantly black school in Jackson. A Methodist clergyman, King was denied membership to the white Mississippi Methodist Conference due to his liberal racial views. The black Mississippi Methodist Conference, however, accepted King as their only white member. King was a key leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). In the 1963 Freedom Vote mock campaign and election, King ran for Lieutenant Governor and Aaron Henry, president of the Mississippi NAACP, ran for Governor. In 1966, King unsuccessfully challenged John Bell Williams in the Mississippi Democratic primary for the position of Third District Congressman. King also served as one of the MFDP’s delegates to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. King also helped found the Mississippi Civil Liberties Union.

Scope & Content Note
The material in the Ed King Collection is divided as follows:
The Ed King Collection: Box 1 contains copies of newspapers and newsletters, along with newspaper clippings on various prominent figures and organizations in the Mississippi movement. Box 2 contains newspaper clippings detailing the progress of the Mississippi movement, pamphlets and campaign material for the MFDP, among other things, and is organized chronologically, from the initial challenge to school segregation in the 1950s to the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in 1982. Box 3 is organized topically and contains a miscellany of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, copies of Opera News, and programs from entertainment events. Box 4 contains copies of periodicals with extensive coverage of the civil rights movement in the South, and Box 5 contains newspapers, phonograph records, posters of civil rights figures, and campaign stickers for black candidates for various Mississippi offices.
The Ed King Collection – Accretion 1: An accrual to the Ed King Collection (Accession 00-620), consisting of two boxes of printed material and oversize items pertaining to the civil rights movement.

Arrangement
This finding aid describes two units: The Ed King Collection, consisting of King’s original donation of materials to the University; and Accretion 1, consisting of additional material received at a later date. These two units were processed at different times and are described separately in the Container List below.

Restrictions
Copyright Restrictions
This collection is protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Index Terms
Civil rights movements
Desegregation in education
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Mississippi–Race relations

Separated Material
The following items from the Ed King Collection have been removed for cataloging:
Katallgete: The Journal of the Committee of Southern Churchmen, Fall 1975; Spring 1977; Fall 1979; Winter 1979; Fall 1980; Winter 1981; Summer 1982; Fall 1983; Spring 1983
Bond, Julian, Black Candidates: Southern Campaign Experiences, published by the Southern Regional Council Inc., n. d. (2 copies)
The Citizen (August 1955)
“Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus Gala Celebration” Program
Brief submitted by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party prepared by Joseph L. Rauh, Jr: Challenge and Contest to the Credentials of the Delegates of the Mississippi Democratic Party to the 1968 Election (2 copies)
“The Ponder Heart” program from the New Stage Theater, Jackson, 10-19 September, 1982
Brathwaite, Edward, Rights of Passage
Armah, Ayi Kwei, Fragments
Bates, Arthenia J., Seeds Beneath the Snow: Vignettes from the South
Corrected copy of brief USA and Linda Stout et al. versus Jefferson County Board of Education et al.
Phonograph Record, “The Selma Album,” 1976
Mississippi Freedom Party Newsletter, 5 April 1968
Delta Ministry Newsletter, March, 1973; November, 1973; November, 1974; November, 1976

Container List

The Ed King Collection.
 
The Petal Paper.
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1 January, 1959.
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8 October, 1959.
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5 November, 1959.
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12 November, 1959.
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17 December, 1959.
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14 January, 1960.
 
The Student Voice.
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14 January, 1964.
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5 March, 1965.
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The Southern Courier. 17-18 June, 1967.
 
Kudzu.
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August, 1970.
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October, 1970.
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November, 1970.
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June, 1971.
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The Drummer (“Mississippi’s Black Community Newspaper,” Jackson). 23 February, 1972.
 
The Southern Patriot (Published by the Southern Conference Educational Fund).
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November, 1963.
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February, 1972.
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March, 1972.
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October, 1973.
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May, 1975.
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June-July, 1975.
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December, 1975.
 
Medgar Evers.
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Medgar Evers Twentieth Anniversary Commemoration Brochure, Jackson, Mississippi. June 3-5, 1983.
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Clippings from The Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News on commemoration events. June, 1983 .
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Clippings from state paper on trial of Byron de la Beckwith for the assassination of Evers. 1964.
 
Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Campaign card for Fannie Lou Hamer, candidate for State Senator, Sunflower County. 7 November, 1967.
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State and national newspaper clippings on the death of Fannie Lou Hamer. March, 1977.
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Reprint of article on life of Fannie Lou Hamer from Sojourners. December, 1982.
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Program from Fannie Lou Hamer’s Memorial Service, Ruleville, Mississippi. 20 March, 1977.
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Fannie Lou Hamer’s testimony before the U. S. Congress on the contested election of Jamie L. Whitten in the Second Congressional District of Mississippi. undated.
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By-Laws of the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care Center, Ruleville, Mississippi.
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Letter from Joseph Harris, National Staff National Council of Negro Women to Mr. Range, Development Director of the Delta Opportunities Corporation, Greenville, Mississippi, regarding the budget for the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care Center. 11/7/70.
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Budget for the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care Center. 1970. 6 copies.
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Memo from Andrew Dupree, Jr., Project Director of Board Members and Employees of the Fannie Lou Hamer Day Care Center, regarding food services for employees. 26 February, 1970.
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List of individuals and their addresses, including Fannie Lou Hamer, serving on unnamed Advisory Committee.
 
James O. Eastland.
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Reprint of James O. Eastland address, “We’ve Reached the Era of Judicial Tyranny” before the Statewide Convention of the Association of Citizens’ Councils of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi. 1 December, 1955.
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Clippings on Eastland from Time and Look. 1956; undated.
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Anti-Eastland ads from Mississippi newspapers. 1972.
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Clippings from state and national newspapers on Dr. Aaron Henry’s endorsement of James O. Eastland for reelection to a seventh term in office. 1977.
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Letter from Henry J. Kirksey, candidate for Mississippi Senator, to Hon. Benjamin Hooks, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, contesting Aaron Henry’s support of James O. Eastland. 9 February, 1978.
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Report of Aaron Henry, President of the Mississippi NAACP, before the State convention, Vicksburg, Mississippi. 3 November, 1977.
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Letter from Aaron Henry to “NAACP Leader and Human Rights Supporters” concerning his endorsement of Eastland. 27 January, 1978.
 
Dave Dennis.
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Clippings from national newspapers on the establishment of a law firm in New Orleans, Louisiana, specializing in civil rights cases (Dave Dennis, former director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is a partner in the firm). 1971.
 
Dr. Karl Mertz.
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Clippings from state and national newspapers on the dismissal of Dr. Karl Mertz, a Methodist minister, from the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church, for a sermon in which he declared segregation to be incompatible with Christianity. 1979.
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Newsletter from The Delta Resources Committee, Greenville, contains article on dismissal of Mertz. May-June, 1979.
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News release from the Mississippi United Methodist Information department, Jackson, on the decision to dismiss Mertz. 1 June, 1979.
 
Leontyne Price.
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Clippings from Opera News on Leontyne Price. 1972-1974.
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Program for Metropolitan Opera Broadcast of the Week, February 12, 1971-72, “La Forza Del Destino” featuring Leontyne Price in the role of Leonora. .
 
Mississippi African-American Leaders.
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Clippings, flyers and pamphlets on various Mississippi African-American leaders and candidates for political office: i. e. Robert Clark, Henry J. Kirskey, Charles Evers.
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Program from Special Ceremony of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, Jackson, Mississippi. 8 January, 1980.
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16 “Vote for Rev. Clint Collier (4th Congressional District)” pamphlets. undated.
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Julian Bond, Black Candidates: Southern Campaign Experiences, distributed by the Southern Regional Council, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. undated.
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Flyer detailing the voting record of Robert Crook. undated.
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Flyers announcing rally for John Howard Bailey, candidate for Mayor, Moorhead, Mississippi. undated.
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Campaign flyers for Carver Randle, candidate for Mayor of Indianola. 23 January, 1968.
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Brochure, “Ralthus Hayes for Congress”. undated. 5 copies.
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Campaign flyer and card for Thelma Barry, candidate for Justice of the Peace. undated.
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Pamphlet distributed by Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates. undated.
 
Charles Evers.
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State newspaper clippings on Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette, Mississippi. 1968, 1974, 1977.
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Election results from the Hinds County race between Evers and Griffin. 1968.
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Clipping from newspaper on Evers’ Senate bid. 1978.
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Newspaper clipping concerning Oral Roberts University’s Charles Evers Day. 27 September 1972.
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Reprint of article from Harper’s on Charles Evers. July 1968.
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Campaign flyers and cards for “Charles Evers Congress, Third District”. undated.
 
The Southern Student Organizing Committee.
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“The Argument of Latin America,” by Carlos Fuentes, published by the Southern Student Organizing Committee, Nashville, Tennessee. undated.
 
Child Development Group of Mississippi.
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Clippings from state and national newspapers on Child Development Group of Mississippi. 1966.
 
Southern Conference Educational Fund.
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Various materials from the Southern Conference Educational Fund’s Grass Roots Organizing Work (GROW). GROW’s purpose was to unite the interests of working-class whites and blacks. 1967-1970.
 
The Delta Ministry.
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Assorted material from the Delta Ministry regarding some of the organization’s various programs (i. e., Abuse Prevention Project, Families of Incarcerated Families United).
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Delta Ministry Brochure. undated.
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Program Summary. undated.
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Board Meeting Minutes. 7 May, 1979.
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First Quarter Report. 1 January, 1979 – 31 March, 1979.
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Second and Third Quarter Report. 1 April, 1980 – 30 September 1980.
 
The Citizens’ Council.
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Brochure, “The Citizens’ Council”, Greenwood, Mississippi.
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“Strength Through Unity!” address by Governor Ross Barnett to Citizens’ Council Rally, New Orleans. 7 March, 1960.
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“A Review of Black Monday” by Judge Tom P. Brady in an address to the Indianola Citizens’ Council. 28 October, 1954.
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“Famous Quotations” flyers from Citizens’ Council.
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The Citizen, the Official Journal of the Citizens’ Councils of America. September 1962, July-August 1965, and January 1967.
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The Citizens’ Council newspaper. April 1956.
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Program for Central Mississippi Citizens’ Council Rally, Forest, Mississippi. 27 April, 1956.
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Ad from Citizens’ Council on keeping Jackson’s public pools segregated, The Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News. 5 May 1968.
 
National States Rights Conference.
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Declaration of Principle of the National States Rights Conference to establish a National Conservative Movement. 1956.
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Flyer from the People’s Educational Program, Greenville, Mississippi, urging participation of community action agency employees to vote in local elections. 7 March, 1970. 3 copies.
 
Southern School Desegregation. late 1950s.
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Clippings from state newspapers concerning question of desegregation of educational facilities, charges against University of Mississippi professors for allegedly teaching integration, and integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 1956-59.
 
Segregation Legislation. 1956.
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Copies of various pieces of legislation upholding segregation submitted to the Mississippi Legislature. 1956.
 
Millsaps College. 1958.
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Clippings from state newspapers concerning Millsaps College cancellation of speaking engagement of Rev. Glenn Smiley, a supporter of integration. 1958.
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Millsaps College newspaper, The Purple and White. 6 March, 1958.
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Letter from John Salter, Asst. Professor of Social Studies at Tougaloo College, to Homer Ellis, President of Millsaps College, concerning segregation on Millsaps’ campus.
 
University of Mississippi/James Meredith. 1962, 1963, 1972.
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Clippings from state newspapers on the 10th anniversary of the integration of the University of Mississippi by James Meredith. 1972.
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“Oxford: A Warning for Americans” pamphlet published and distributed by the Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce . October, 1962.
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“Mississippi Still Says ‘Never’!” and “Victory at Oxford” pamphlet, reprinted from The Citizen. undated.
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Clippings from Jackson Daily News on Professor of History at the University of Mississippi, James Silver. 1963.
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Copy of Jackson Daily News, on expulsion of Cleve McDowell, the only African-American Student at the University of Mississippi. 25 September 1963.
 
Mississippi GOP.
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“Let’s Put Up — Or Shut Up!” essay, written by Henry A. Fly, Pascagoula, Mississippi, urging a revival of the Republican party in Mississippi. 9/12/63.
 
Mississippi Summer Project. 1964.
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Pamphlet for “Mississippi Summer Project” distributed by Student Non-Violence Coordinating Committee. 1964.
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Program for 20th anniversary memorial service for Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, Philadelphia, Mississippi. 24 June 1984.
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“Incident Summary” on acts of violence committed against Mississippi Summer Project workers. 25 July, 1964.
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“Prospectus for The Mississippi Freedom Summer”. 1964.
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“What is COFO?” an essay outlining the structure of the Mississippi movement and operations. 1964.
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Reprint of article from The Nation, “Incident in Hattiesburg” by Howard Zinn. 18 May, 1964.
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Reprint of New York Herald Tribune article “Dead or Alive?,” by William Bradford Huie on the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
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Reprint of article from The Nation, “The Cat and Mouse Game” by Elizabeth Sutherland. 14 September, 1964.
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Clippings from state newspapers on various aspects of 1964 Mississippi Summer Project.
 
Tougaloo College.
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Clipping from state newspaper on Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin’s call for an investigation of civil rights activity at Tougaloo. 1964.
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1 page of Tougaloo’s student movement paper, The Student Voice. 1964.
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Satirical underground newspaper printed at Tougaloo, The Rabble Underground – designed to counter the anti- integration student publication, The Rebel Underground. 1964.
 
Mississippi Summer Project Workers. 1964.
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Clippings from various newspapers and magazines dealing with books published by members of the Mississippi civil rights movement: Florence Mars, Will Campbell, John Salter, Anne Moody.
 
Artistic Boycott. 1964.
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Clippings from state newspapers on boycott by various artists of Mississippi’s segregated auditoriums. 1964.
 
Economic Boycotts. 1964.
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Clippings from state newspapers on economic boycotts by civil rights activists and Mississippi Senate’s opposition to boycotts. 1964.
 
Mississippi Folk Festival.
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Clipping from Ebony on Mississippi Folk Festival in Holmes County. undated.
 
Voter Registration.
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Clippings from Jackson Clarion-Ledger on state voter registration drive. 1965.
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Sample Ballot from Sunflower County General Election, 2 November. 1976.
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Fact Sheet on Voting Rights Act of 1965, distributed by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower County, Mississippi. undated.
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Analysis and Statement of voting situation in Sunflower County, Mississippi by William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin, sponsored by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower, New York, New York. 1967.
 
Meredith’s March. 1966.
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Clippings from Jackson Daily News on James Meredith’s march through Mississippi and the subsequent shooting of Meredith. 1966.
 
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. 1964-1968.
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Clippings from national newspapers on the 1964 Democratic National Convention. 1975.
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Reprint of article from Mississippi Free Press, by Professor Russell Barrett, on voting barriers in Mississippi. 11 April 1964.
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Reprint of address by Hon. James Roosevelt (D) California on the opening day session of Congress on voting barriers in Mississippi. 4 January, 1965.
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Sample Ballot for Mississippi’s General Election. 8 November, 1966.
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“Clifton Whitley for U. S. Senate; Edwin King for U. S. House” pamphlet. 7 June, 1966.
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Newsletter. 5 April 1968.
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Report on “The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party”: contains historical background of the party, statistics on registered voters in Mississippi, etc . . .. undated.
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Report detailing the “Systematic and Deliberate Disenfranchisement and Exclusion of Negroes from the Electoral Process in Mississippi . . .”. 1965.
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Testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer before the House of Representatives, U. S. Congress, concerning the contested election of Jamie L. Whitten in the Second Congressional District of Mississippi. 1965.
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Table of “Votes for Freedom Candidates in Official Elections, 1962-1966”. January 1967.
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“County Government in Mississippi” report produced by Freedom Information Service, Tougaloo, Mississippi. October 1966.
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Clipping from Jackson Daily News on the results from Hinds County in the November election. 1966.
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Sample of an “Independent Nominating Ballot” for Emma Sanders, candidate for the office of U. S. Congress from the Third Congressional District of Mississippi. November, 1966.
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“Platform Outline” for 1968 Election, National Democratic Party of Alabama, handout at Democratic Convention in Chicago. 1968.
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Report on “The Voting Record of the Challenged Congressmen from Mississippi”. 1965.
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Hinds County: F. D. P. News. 26 February, 1968.
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Copy of poem written by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Soviet poet, on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, read at local Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party meetings. 1968.
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Copy of House Bill No. 259, authored by Robert Clark, and presented before the Mississippi Legislature; deals with increases in teacher salaries, poll taxes, etc . . . . 1968.
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“The Origins of Peace” by Arthur I. Waskow; essay used as study material by Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. 1968.
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Pamphlet “Issues in 1968 for Mississippi” distributed by MFDP. 1968. 4 copies.
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Flyers for Clifton Whitley for U. S. Senate and Dock Drummond for U. S. House, MFDP Candidates. 1966.
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Notice for MFDP Primary Election. 15 March 1967.
 
Democratic National Convention. 1968.
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Report on professional records of delegates to the Democratic National Convention from the Mississippi Democratic Party, distributed by “Mississippians for Kennedy”. 1968.
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Voting record for Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy, distributed by Young Mississippians for Kennedy, University of Mississippi. 1968.
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Vietnam war protest sit-in notice to delegate of the Democratic National Convention. 1968.
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“McCarthy for President” pamphlet. 1968.
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“Senator Eugene J. McCarthy: Portrait of a Leader in His Own Words” pamphlet. 1968.
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“Declaration” from Aaron Henry and Hodding Carter III, Co- Chairmen of the Mississippi Delegation to the Democratic National Convention, protesting the excessive force used by Chicago policemen against demonstrators at convention. 29 August, 1968.
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“A Paper on Hunger — Senator Eugene J. McCarthy”. 1968.
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News Release from Mississippians for McCarthy, containing a statement by McCarthy on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party’s challenge to party regulars. 1 August, 1968.
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Pamphlet for the Southern National Party, Jackson, Mississippi. 1968.
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The Lexington Advertiser – Hazel Brannon Smith’s editorial on 1968 Democratic National Convention.
 
Poor People’s Campaign.
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Flyer for the Poor People’s Campaign distributed by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Mississippi Unit, Grenada, Mississippi. 1968.
 
Mississippi school desegregation. 1968-1970.
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Clippings from state newspapers relating to Mississippi public school desegregation. late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Pamphlet from the School Desegregation Task Force, Jackson, Mississippi. 1968.
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Table illustrating the number of white and African-American students attending Jackson, Mississippi’s public elementary and secondary schools. March 26, 1970.
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Copy of H. R. Amendment 463 dealing with segregation in schools. 27 January, 1970.
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Reprint of article from Harper’s Magazine, by Howard Zinn. August 1959.
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Flyer from the parents and children of Jordan High School calling for a school boycott, calling for the resignation of Principal Tommie Smith. 6 May 1968.
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Memo from “The Citizens of Concern” to Mr. Tommie Smith, Principal of Jordan High School. 30 April, 1968.
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Letter from Louis Turner, Acting Coordinator for the Board of Directors, Hinds County School Loan Fund calling for economic aid for students who wish to attend desegregated schools. undated.
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“Send Your Child to the Desegregated School” flyer distributed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Jackson, Mississippi. 1 March 1968.
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Copy of Supreme Court’s ruling on “Freedom-of-Choice” plan which allowed students to choose what public school they would attend. 27 May 1968.
 
Democratic Party of Mississippi. 1970s.
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Letter to Mississippi Democrats from Aaron Henry, Chairman of The Democratic Party of the State of Mississippi. 15 September 1973.
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Affirmative Action Plan from the Democratic Party of the State of Mississippi. 16 February, 1975.
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Letter from Patricia M. Derian, Democratic National Committeewoman of Mississippi, to Mr. Robert Strauss, Chairman of the Democratic National Convention, Washington, D. C., dealing with state of the nation and Democratic party in the U. S.. 15 August, 1973.
 
Gulfcoast Pulpwood Association.
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Proposal for Funding Gulfcoast Pulpwood Association, Submitted by Fred Walters, President, Gulfcoast Pulpwood Association, Eastbuchie, Mississippi. undated.
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Hand-drawn map of counties in Mississippi and Alabama with organized Gulfcoast Pulpwood Associations. undated.
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Proposal to Develop A Comprehensive Economic and Community Development Program for Alabama and Mississippi Pulpwood Cutters submitted by The Gulfcoast Pulpwood Association, Laurel, Mississippi. undated.
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“Anger in the Southern Pines,” pamphlet from the Gulfcoast Pulpwood Association on the organization’s history. undated.
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“Strike!” pamphlet from the Gulfcoast Pulpwood Association on the Great Mississippi Wood Strike of 1971. undated.
 
Mississippi’s integrated athletic programs. 1970s.
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Newspaper clippings on Mississippi’s integrated college and high school athletic programs. 1970s.
 
Impeachment of Nixon.
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Pamphlets from American Civil Liberties Union urging the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. 1974.
 
25th Anniversary of Brown. 1979.
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Newspaper clippings from state newspaper on the 25th anniversary of Brown v. The Board of Education, Topeka. 18 May, 1979.
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Pamphlet entitled “The Schools and the Courts” distributed by the Southern Regional Council, Atlanta, Georgia. August 1953.
 
Okolona, MS.
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Clipping from the Clarion-Ledger on state of race relations in Okolona, Mississippi. 16 July 1979.
 
Sanderson Farms Strike. 1979.
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Flyers urging support for striking workers at Sanderson Farms Chicken Processing Plant, Laurel, Mississippi; distributed by the International Chemical Workers Union, Akron, Ohio. 1979.
 
Presidential Election. 1980.
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“John Anderson For President” brochures. 1980. 2 copies.
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“Jimmy Carter for President” brochures. 1980. 2 copies.
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Clipping from state newspapers on Carter Campaign. 1980.
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“Sample Conversation for Use for Conducting Canvass” from Les McLemore’s campaign for election to the 4th District U. S. Congress. undated.
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“Carter’s Cold War,” from The Black Scholar. March/April 1980.
 
MS Redistricting Campaign. 1982.
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Clippings from state newspapers concerning Mississippi’s redistricting campaign. 1982.
 
Port Gibson Boycott. 1969.
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Clippings from state newspapers regarding the Supreme Court’s 1982 ruling on Port Gibson, Mississippi’s economic boycott. 1969.
 
Voting Rights Act renewal. 1982.
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Clippings from state newspapers on the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 1982.
 
Censorship and Race Issues.
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Clipping from Jackson Clarion-Ledger, on the firing of Mississippi State’s editor of student newspaper, L. E. Miller, for publishing pro-segregation article. 10 April 1958.
b3f1
Brief concerning censorship by the University of Mississippi of an African-American student publication, Images. 14 August, 1973.
 
Race and Poverty.
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Article “Standing up to America: Poor Whites in Durham,” by Ellen Tornquist, in New South. Fall 1969.
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Article “Feed Me!” in The Crisis. May 1968.
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Article “Learning to Reed in Arkansas,” by Lynne Hughes in Response. April 1972.
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Article, “Community Centers Are No Longer Child’s Play,” by Bella Jarrett, in Response. April 1972.
 
Race and Religion.
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Pamphlet “Statement on Demonstrations” issued by the International Convention Coordinating Committee on Moral and Civil Rights. January 1964.
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Christianity and Crisis: A Christian Journal of Opinion 21, 9: topic of issue is Race in America. May 29, 1961.
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Report from the National Council of Churches Commission on Religion and Race on the topic of Riots. undated.
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Flyer on the role of Mississippi churches during the civil rights movement, distributed by Tougaloo students.
b3f3
Flyer for the “Mississippi Conference Handbook on Ministry, The United Methodist Church”. undated.
 
Southern Arts.
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Opera News. 14 December, 196318 January, 196429 March, 1969.
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Time. 27 February, 1939.
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Playbill magazine. 30 March 195913 April 1959November 1975September 1976May 1980.
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On Stage. 16 November 19594 September 1961.
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Clipping from Oxford Eagle on Theora Hamblett. June 8, 1975.
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Showcard from “In White America,” presented at the Sheridan Square Playhouse. undated.
b3f4
Program from the First U. S. A. International Ballet Competition, Jackson, Mississippi. 18-29 June, 1979.
b3f4
Brochure for the Southern Folk Cultural Revival Project. undated.
b3f4
Program from “Jubilee” presented by Opera/South at Jackson Auditorium. 19 November, 1977.
b3f4
Program from “A Bayou Legend,” presented by Opera/South at Jackson Auditorium. 17 November, 1974.
b3f4
Mississippi Education Television program guide. 24 May, 1981 – 24 June, 1981.
b3f4
Program from “Show Boat” presented in Memphis by The Beethoven Club. 11 March 1980.
b3f4
Flyer for “A Bayou Legend” presented on Mississippi ETV. undated.
b3f4
4 order forms from the Metropolitan Opera. 1973-1975.
b3f4
Clippings from state newspaper on production of “Jubilee” by Opera/South. 1977.
b3f4
Program for “Purlie Victorious” presented by Tougaloo College. 21-23 November, 1963.
b3f4
Copy of Program for Faulkner’s “Requiem for a Nun” presented at the Colonial Theater, Boston. c. 1959.
 
Alabama Race Relations.
b3f5
Clipping from Jackson Clarion-Ledger on Birmingham Kiwanis decision to allow African-Americans to join. 7/1/82 .
b3f5
Clipping from The Nation on the conviction of Robert Chambliss for the church bombing in Birmingham that killed three African-American girls in 1963. 3 December, 1977 .
b3f5
Report from the Lowndes County (AL) Freedom Organization on the organization’s history. 1967.
b3f5
Copy of an address on civil rights of African-Americans by President John F. Kennedy, “Time to Act,” on the occasion of Autherine Lucy’s admission to the University of Alabama. 11 June, 1963.
b3f5
Reprint of article from The Commonweal, on segregation in Dallas County, Alabama. 7 August, 1964.
 
Miscellaneous.
b3f6
Clipping from Jackson State Times on speech by Ross Barnett at Kiwanis meeting on “threat” of racial integration. 13 March, 1958.
b3f6
Clipping from Jackson Clarion-Ledger concerning an attack on an African-American man in Belzoni, Mississippi, who continued to pay his poll tax after being warned to stop by a member of the Citizens’ Council. 27 November, 1955.
b3f6
Pamphlet by the Student Voice entitled “The New Action Army”. undated.
b3f6
Clipping from Jackson newspaper on COFO’s suit against the State Fair Commission demanding that COFO be allowed to rent the Jackson coliseum for a folk festival. August, 1964.
b3f6
Open letter to the people of Mississippi printed in state newspaper, from Lonnie Sweatt, Chairman of the Board of the Mississippi Power Company on Mary Ann Mobley capturing the title of Miss America. 1958.
b3f6
Clipping from Jackson Clarion-Ledger on locust plague in the state. 29 May, 1972.
b3f6
Clipping from Jackson Clarion-Ledger on acquittal of Jo Daniel Hawkins on assault charges in a racially motivated incident. 22 September, 1977.
b3f6
Pamphlet from the Jackson Ad Hoc Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Jackson, Mississippi. undated.
b3f6
Dust jacket from Robert Palmer’s Deep Blues.
b3f6
Copy of article from Jackson Clarion-Ledger by David Broder, comparing Walter Mondale to Jimmy Carter. 12 December 1982.
b3f6
“Hootenanny USA” leaflet distributed by Tougaloo College Student Movement on segregation in Jackson’s city auditorium. 1963.
b3f6
Notice to the Citizens of Ruleville, Mississippi, concerning the trial of Larence Rogers. 19 October, 1976.
b3f6
Letter from Richard Nixon to George W. Healy, Jr., Editor of The New Orleans Times-Picayune. 19 January 1961.
b3f6
Rating Sheets for employees of an unnamed agency. 1970.
b3f6
Flyers for Community Awareness Program sponsored by The Community Affairs Association, no town named. 27 September, 1977.
b3f6
Registration forms for the National Black Anti-War and Anti- Draft Union, New York. undated.
b3f6
Flyer distributed by the Committee for Nonviolent Action, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, protesting the recommissioning of the USS New Jersey for service in Vietnam. undated.
b3f6
Applications and Time Sheets for the National Council of Negro Women Sewing Center, Doddsville, Mississippi. undated.
b3f6
Flyers directing citizens of Greenville, Mississippi on who to contact for information on vocational training, economic development, basic education, family services, etc . . ..
b3f6
Flyer for the Mississippi Black Assembly Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi. undated.
b3f6
Clippings from state newspapers on voluntary sterilization bill introduced into Mississippi legislature. 1964.
b3f6
Clipping from state newspaper on Mississippi Congressman’s opposition to Civil Rights Act. 1964.
 
Negro Digest.
b4
February 1968.
b4
March 1968.
 
Freedomways: A Quarterly Review of the Negro Freedom Movement.
b4
Volume 3, 1. Winter 1963.
b4
Volume 3, 3. Fall 1963.
b4
Volume 5, 1. Winter 1965.
 
New South: A Quarterly Review of Southern Affairs.
b4
Volume 8, 12. December 1953.
b4
Volume 10, 2. February 1955.
b4
Volume 10, 5. May 1955.
b4
Volume 21, 1. January 1957.
b4
Volume 14, 4. April 1959.
b4
Volume 18, 5. May 1963.
b4
Volume 18, 9. September 1963.
b4
Volume 19, 1. January 1964.
b4
Volume 19, 3. March 1964.
b4
Volume 20, 6. June 1965.
b4
Volume 24, 1. Winter 1969.
b4
Volume 24, 4. Fall 1969.
 
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races.
b4
February 1966.
b4
March 1966.
b4
Ramparts, Special Edition, “Mississippi Eyewitness” on the murder of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner in Neshoba County, Mississippi. 1964.
b5
Special Edition of the Jackson Advocate on the NAACP in Mississippi. 7-13 April, 1983.
b5
Last edition of the Jackson State Times. 16 January, 1962.
b5
Phonograph Record, “That Was the Year That Was,” used at student and civil rights worker meetings in Mississippi. 1965.
b5
Phonograph Record, “Tentative Description of a Dinner to Promote the Impeachment of President Eisenhower and Other Poems,” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. 1958.
b5
Campaign sign: Clifton Whitley for U. S. Senate and Edwin King for Representative, Third Congressional District. undated.
b5
Posters of various civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X.
b5
James E. Lowry campaign button and ribbon. undated.
b5
Voter Education Project Poster featuring Muhammed Ali. undated.
b5
William Wallace, Independent Candidate for City Commissioner, Greenwood, campaign sign. undated.
b5
Holmes County Independent Campaign Fund flyer listing NAACP-backed candidates for city offices. 1967.
b5
Carver Randle for Mayor of Indianola campaign sign. 1968.
b5
Assorted campaign bumper-stickers and campaign cards for African-American candidates: including Charles Evers for Congress.
b5
Front page of The Clarion-Ledger featuring the arrest of Byron de la Beckwith in connection with assassination of civil rights leader, Medgar Evers. 24 June, 1963.
b5
Ad from The New York Times for the Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South. 29 March, 1960.
b5
Front page of Jackson Daily News featuring the assassination of Medgar Evers. 12 June, 1963.
b5
Flyer for “March for Justice and Jobs” called by Martin Luther King, Jr and Community on the Move for Equality, Memphis, Tennessee. 1968.
b5
Article from Chicago Daily News “The Mississippi Notebook,” by Nicholas Von Hoffman. 1 August, 1964.
b5
News Release from Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee regarding voter registration and sit-ins. 6 May, 1963.
b5
Aaron Henry for Governor and Rev. Ed King for Lieutenant Governor campaign flyer. undated.
b5
Program for the 20th Anniversary of the Non-Violent Movement (Montgomery Bus Boycott), Montgomery, Alabama. 5-6 December, 1975.
b5
Typescript of 35 second radio spot of Martin Luther King, Jr.. 23 July, 1964.
b5
Photographic essay on Mississippi Summer by Nicholas Von Hoffman, Chicago Daily News. 1964.
b5
“An Appeal for Human Rights” poster supported by the Atlanta University Center. undated.
b5
Flyer for the Poor People’s Campaign. Spring, 1968.


Accession #00-620. The Ed King Collection – Accretion 1.
b1f1
Facsimile of application for voting registration. 1955.
b1f2
Pamphlet for “Youth March for Integrated Schools, Washington, D.C.. 1959.
b1f3
Reprint of article from New York Times re: University of Mississippi students. 21 October 1962.
b1f4
The Rebel Undergrowth. March 1963.
b1f5
“Letter from Birmingham City Jail,” by Martin Luther King, Jr.. 1963.
b1f6
The Rabble Underground. March 1964. 5 copies.
b1f7
“Mississippi, Here We Come,” broadsheet from C. O. F. O., mailed from Harvard University to University of Mississippi. April 1964.
b1f8
Platform and principles of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. [July 1964].
b1f9
Core-lator. November/December 1964.
b1f10
Freedom School in the New Community. [1965].
b1f11
National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower County, Fact Sheet. [1965].
b1f12
“When Southerners United to Save their Region”. 1966.
b1f13
Freedom Registration Form. [1966].
b1f14
Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates. 1967.
b1f15
“From the Ground Up: A Book of Ideas for Pre-School Equipment,” from Child Development Group of Mississippi. 1967.
b1f16
List of Ruleville, Mississippi residents and registered voters. 1966-1967.
b1f17
“Program of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party”. [1967- 1968].
b1f18
“Issues in 1968 for Mississippi,” pamphlet from Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. 1968.
b1f19
Granite, published by the Young Americans for Freedom. [May 1969].
b1f20
Publication of the University of Mississippi Young Democrats. [1969].
b1f21
Flyer for Black Student Union dance, University of Mississippi. 11 April 1970.
b1f22
Broadside: “Murder at Jackson State College,” broadside, from Committee of Concerned Students, Jackson State University. [1970].
b1f23
Copy of brief from Stacy et al. v. Williams et al and Cupit. . . . 1970.
b1f24
Soul Force, published in Oxford, Mississippi. 1970.
b1f25
Letterhead from National Association for the Advancement of Pore White Trash. undated.
b1f26
“A Southern Observance”. undated.
b1f27
Voice of Dissent. undated.
b1f28
“The South Will Rise Again”. undated.
b1f29
Freedom Primer No. 1: The Convention Challenge and the Freedom Vote, and Freedom Primer No. 3: The Right to Vote and the Congressional Challenge.
b1f30
“Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story,” comic book. undated.
b1f31
Racist broadsheet. undated.
b1f32
Cartoon broadsheet re: integration, distributed by the Christian Education Association. undated.
b1f33
Southern Student Organizing Committee. undated.
b1f34
“Ballots, Bullets and Blood,” pamphlet. undated.
b1f35
Rebel Underground. undated.
b1f36
“Now Your Town Can Have a Professional Riot,” broadsheet. undated.
b2
Life. 31 May 1954. oversize.
b2
Kudzu. 18 September 1968. oversize. 2 copies.
b2
Newsweek. 20 June 1966. oversize.
b2
Saturday Evening Post. 17 December 1955. oversize.
b2
Broadsides from The Second American Revolution. 1980. oversize.
 
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