Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997

Authoritative Name:

Biography:

Mississippi-based African American civil rights activist, Henry helped to establish and became the first president of the Clarksdale branch of the NAACP. In 1959, he became president of Mississippi NAACP. He served as a member of the National Board of the NAACP, chairman of the Mississippi Voter Registration and Education Project, chairman of the Democratic State Committee for Mississippi, president of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and delegate‑at‑Large for that group to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. He ran for the governor of Mississippi in 1963.

Associated Subjects:

Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997
Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997--Interviews

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

180 items in 10 collections (expand all)

Mississippi AFL-CIO, correspondence, 1972-1979

Creator:: AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E.T., 1921-1996
Mississippi AFL-CIO
Ramsay, Claude E. (Claude Elwood), 1916-1986
Woodson, Robert L.
Date of Original:: 1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Collection:: AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Box AV-4, Folder 4: OR29. Sound Truck--Inspiration for Voters, undated

Creator:: Spaulding, Asa T. (Asa Timothy), 1902-1990
Date of Original:: 1909/1983
Collection:: Asa and Elna Spaulding papers, 1909-1997 and undated, bulk 1935-1983
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:: Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:: 1967/1974
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 2)

Creator:: Allen, Pamela P., 1943-
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, February-August 19, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 6)

Creator:: Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:: 1964-02
1964-03
1964-04
1964-05
1964-06
1964-07
1964-08
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Outgoing correspondence, May 1964-February 1965 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 1, Folder 1)

Creator:: Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

Creator:: Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Location file: Clarksdale, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 13)

Creator:: Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

2 Mississippians Freed In Racial Firebombing

Creator:: Unknown
Date of Original:: 1963-07-22
Collection:: James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:: John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

State High Court Backs Judgment Against Henry

Creator:: United Press International
Date of Original:: 1963-12-03
Collection:: James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:: John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral history interview with Aaron E. Henry, Negro, male, FDP: member of ex. com NAACP: state Chairman, 0361 (sides 1 and 2), Clarksdale, Mississippi

Creator:: KZSU (Radio station : Stanford, Calif.)
Stanford University. Institute of American History
KZSU Project South Interviews (SC0066)
Date of Original:: 1965
Collection:: KZSU Project South Interviews
Contributing Institution:: Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections

Oral history interview with Aaron Henry, April 2, 1974

Creator:: Henry, Aaron, 1922-
Date of Original:: 1974-04-02
Collection:: Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

Oral history with Dr. Aaron Henry

Creator:: Burson, George S
Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997
McMillen, Neil R., 1939-
Date of Original:: 1972
Collection:: Oral History
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage