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Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006

Biography:

Civil rights worker, one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic party and MFDP candidate for U.S. Senate in 1964.

Alternate Names:

Gray, Victoria, 1926-2006
Jackson, Victoria Almeter, 1926-2006

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • Black politics in Mississippi (Transcripts)
  • Campaign headquarters of Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Certificate of attendance, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Records)
  • The Congressional challenge (brochure); [1964] (Brochures)
  • Fact sheet on Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's statutory challenge and contest of Mississippi's 5 seats in the House of Representatives served Dec. 4, 1964; December 1964 (Text)
  • Freedom candidates of Mississippi (Text)
  • Letter, Anne Braden to Victoria Gray; April 7, 1966 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Benjamin S. Rosenthal to Victoria J. Gray; February 3, 1967 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Carl Braden to Victoria Gray; April 19, 1966 (Text)
  • Letter, Carol Rogoff, et al. to Friend; [n.d.] (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Charles C. Diggs, Jr. to Victoria Gray; September 22, 1964 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, John Doar to Victoria J. Gray; September 20, 1966 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Mary Sue [Short] to friends; February 1, 1965 (Text)
  • Letter Sam H. Franklin to Will D. Campbell; 27 September 1964 (Text)
  • Letter, Sandra Adickes to Victoria Jackson Gray Adams; January 15, 1990 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Victoria J. Gray to John J. Conyers, Jr.; June 24, 1966 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Memo, Leon Shull to Americans for Democratic Action; November 19, 1964 (Text)
  • Minutes, NCNP board meeting; November 12-13, 1966 (Records)
  • Murder of three civil rights workers, the Atlantic City convention, and the congressional challenge; November 24, 1964 (Speeches)
  • Outline of speech to the House Subcommittee on Elections, ca. 1965 (Text)
  • Photograph of Victoria Jackson (Gray Adams) (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Photograph of Victoria Jackson Gray Adams (Color photographs)
  • Political workshop in Sunflower (Records)
  • Program for freedom day rally, April 26, 1964 (Pamphlets)
  • Proposed program for Mississippi in relationship to SCLC's Washington Poor People's Campaign; January 14, 1968 (Reports)
  • Resolution honoring Victoria Gray Adams; November 4, 1995 (Image; Text)
  • Restricted document; November 6, 1967 (Reports)
  • Student voice, Vol. 5 no. 13 (Newsletters)
  • Student voice, Vol. 5 no. 23 (Newsletters)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) speaks at MFDP meeting at St. John (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray and Lorne Cress (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray and Sandy Leigh (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray, Sandy Leigh, and Lorne Cress (Black-and-white photographs)
  • White House invitation to Victoria Gray (Letters (correspondence))
  • Young Democrats Club press release and speech; February 15, 1965 (Press releases)
• Eyes on the Prize Interviews (Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1) (Press releases)
  • Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 2) (Newsletters)
  • Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7) (Reports)
  • Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4) (Diaries)
  • Belfrage--Location file: Moss Point, 1964 (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 2, Segment 16) (Reports)
  • Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15) (Correspondence)
  • Braden--Mississippi 1964 (continued) (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 56, Folder 1) (Press releases)
  • Civil Rights Volunteers in Mississippi (Images (object genre))
  • CORE--Canton Project history (1964) - Memoranda, 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 5) (Reports)
  • CORE--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 19) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Educational materials - Workbooks, outlines, handbooks, 1963-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 22) (Reports)
  • CORE--Madison County Congressional Challenge hearings - partial transcripts, January-February, 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 59) (Memorandums)
  • CORE--Madison County programs (CORE, COFO, MFDP) - Memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 64) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Free Press - Newspaper, 1964 Feb. 8-Aug. 1 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 69) (Newsletters)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Congressional Challenge - Memoranda, 1964 Dec.-1965 Sept. (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 38) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Convention challenge - Memoranda and diary, 1964 June-Oct. (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 39) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1966 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reels 2-3, Segment 37) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Newsletter, 1965 April, June (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 40) (Newsletters)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Rally (Canton) - correspondence and memoranda, 1964 October 3 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 41) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Political organization (MFDP, CORE, SNCC) - Memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 75) (Memorandums)
  • CORE--Rankin County Project (CORE, SNCC) - Memoranda, reports, affidavits, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 81) (Reports)
  • CORE Southern Regional Office--Mississippi Freedom Summer, August 1962, March 1964, October 1965 (Congress of Racial Equity. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 17, Folder 2) (Flyers)
  • CORE--Staff meetings (Canton and Meridian, CORE and COFO) - Minutes 1964 Jan., Feb., Aug.-1965 April, June (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 90) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Freedom Vote, 1964 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 9) (Flyers)
  • Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - General State Papers, 1964-1965 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 15) (Reports)
  • Council of Federated Organizations--Records (Z: Accessions, M79-423) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Council of Federated Organizations Shaw Office-- Records, 1964-1965 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 3063) (Correspondence)
  • Dunlap--Correspondence by Bryan R. Dunlap, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 1, Folder 1) (Correspondence)
  • Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 5) (Flyers)
  • Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 6) (Flyers)
  • Ewen--SNCC proposals for the Waveland retreat, Nov. 1964 (Stuart Ewen papers, 1961-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 531, Box 1, Folder 4) (Memorandums)
  • Freedom Information Service--Beatings (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 2, Segment 1) (Reports)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, October 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 8) (Reports)
  • Freedom Means Vote For Victoria Gray (Images (object genre))
  • Gladstone--Susan Gladstone papers, 1963-1965 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 669, Folder 1) (Correspondence)
  • Hamer--Fannie Lou Hamer papers, 1964 - 1967 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 644) (Correspondence)
  • Hard--Sandra Hard papers, 1964 -1965 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 642) (Correspondence)
  • Hodes--William Hodes papers , 1964 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 3080) (Correspondence)
  • Houston --Houston's Campaign for Congress, 1964 (James M. Houston Papers, ca. 1937, 1955, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 545, Box 1, Folder 3) (Legal documents)
  • King--April 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 5) (Reports)
  • King--August, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 9) (Reports)
  • King--July, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 8) (Reports)
  • King--June 1964 WATS Line calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 7) (Reports)
  • King--May 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 6) (Reports)
  • King--MFDP, Voter Registration, DNC Challenge, Freedom Vote (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 15) (Reports)
  • King--Minutes of Meetings, 1964-1965 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 3, Folder 2) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • King--Mississippi Summer Project, miscellaneous files (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 21) (Reports)
  • King--SNCC Press Releases, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 11) (Press releases)
  • Kinoy--Legal documents re: COFO v. Rainey, 1964 : Brief, 1964 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 8, Folder 21) (Legal documents)
  • Kinoy--Legal documents re: COFO v. Rainey, 1964 : Brief, 1964 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 8, Folder 22) (Legal documents)
  • Kinoy--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964-1965 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 5 Folder 44) (Legal documents)
  • Lynd--Missississippi Freedom Schools, 1964 -1965 (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 4, Folder 13) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 1) (Press releases)
  • Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 2) (Press releases)
  • Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder 3) (Press releases)
  • MFDP--Clippings, 1964-1970 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 5) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • MFDP--Formal notices of intention to contest elections, circa 1965 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 11) (Legal documents)
  • MFDP--Freedom primers and other manuals, circa 1965, 1967 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 4) (Pamphlets)
  • MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 1) (Pamphlets)
  • MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2) (Memorandums)
  • MFDP--General papers, 1965-1971, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 2, Part 1) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • MFDP--General papers, 1965-1971, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 2, Part 2) (Reports)
  • MFDP Lauderdale County--WATS (Telephone) Reports, June 1965 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.) records, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 55, Reel 3, Segment 66) (Reports)
  • MFDP--Legal briefs and memoranda, 1964-1966 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 10) (Legal documents)
  • MFDP--Miscellaneous materials regarding Elections and Politics (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971.; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 16) (Flyers)
  • MFDP--Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee (partial), 1964 August 22 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 9) (Transcripts)
  • MFDP -Public Statements and Speeches, 1964-1965, undated ( MFDP Records 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 7) (Speeches (documents))
  • Montgomery--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 3) (Reports)
  • Montgomery--Freedom Democratic Clubs (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 5) (Reports)
  • Montgomery--Freedom School Workshop - Evaluation, 1965 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 8) (Reports)
  • Montgomery--Lucile Montgomery papers, additions, 1964-1966; Archives Main Stacks, SC 662 (Flyers)
  • Montgomery--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 17) (Correspondence)
  • Montgomery--Mississippi: West Point, 1965 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 28) (Reports)
  • Montgomery--SNCC: Circulars, newsletters, program outlines, incidents, 1963-1966 (Lucile Montgomery Papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 3, Segment 48) (Pamphlets)
  • Moore--Correspondence, 1965-1966 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 6) (Correspondence)
  • Moore--Correspondence, 1967 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7) (Correspondence)
  • Moore--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1962-1966 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 5 Folder 3) (Memorandums)
  • Morey --COFO Legal Coordinator - Freedom Schools Case, 1964 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 4, Folder 1) (Correspondence)
  • Morey --Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and Election Challenges, 1964-1965 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 4, Folder 4) (Pamphlets)
  • Nicolaus--Martin and Victoria Nicolaus papers, 1964-1965; Archives Main Stacks, SC3090 (Correspondence)
  • Park--Robert W. Park papers, 1964-1966; Archives Main Stacks SC658 (Correspondence)
  • Robinson--Madison County, Mississippi, COFO staff minutes and reports, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • Robinson--Miscellaneous, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 9) (Periodicals)
  • Romaine--Anne Romaine Interviews, 1966-1967 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 1069, Folder 1) (Transcripts)
  • SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 15, Folder 1) (Reports)
  • SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 6) (Pamphlets)
  • SEDFRE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Congressional Challenge, 1964-1965 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 32 Folder 25) (Legal documents)
  • Smith--Victoria Gray, et al., v. Paul Johnson, 1964-1966 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 2, Folder 8) (Legal documents)
  • Starobin--Miscellaneous clippings, reprints and other ephemera,1964-1967 (Robert S. Starobin papers, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 428, Box 2, Folder 10) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Starobin--SNCC 1963-1966 (Robert S. Starobin papers, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 428, Box 2, Folder 3) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Stromquist--Mississippi Freedom Project background information, 1964 (Shelton Stromquist papers, 1963-1978; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 641, Box 1, Folder 3) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Walker--WATS Line reports, 1964-1965 (Samuel Walker papers, 1964-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 655, Box 1, Folder 4) (Reports)
  • Waskow--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 (Arthur Ocean Waskow papers, 1943-1977; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 5, Box 22, Folder 3) (Pamphlets)
  • Werner--Assorted documents on Freedom Schools and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Hank Werner papers; Z: Accessions, M71-358, Box 1, Folder 5) (Reports)
  • Werner--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Congressional Challenge (Hank Werner papers; Z: Accessions, M71-358, Box 2, Folder 14) (Pamphlets)
  • Werner--SNCC documents, articles, and clippings (Hank Werner papers; Z: Accessions, M71-358, Box 2, Folder 5) (Speeches (documents))
  • Zinn--Mississippi "chronology," 1963-1964 (Howard Zinn Papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 588, Box 1, Folder 22) (Press releases)
• Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
  • Memorandum: to Jim Dombrowski, 1962 July 23 (Memorandums)
  • Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Victoria Gray [sic] standing with a group of men and women and looking at items on the ground during a training session for COFO volunteers in Oxford, Ohio, 1964 (Black-and-white photographs)
• USM Oral History (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • Oral history with Pinkey Hall (Transcripts)

Educator Resources

• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • and Joshua commanded the people to shout-- and the people shouted with a great shout and the walls fell down flat-- and they took the city; [1964] (Instructional materials)