Civil rights archive
The University of Mississippi's Civil Rights Archive contains digitized versions of small collections related to the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi and the American South.
Sensitive Content
Some of the images and language that appear in this digital collection depict prejudices that are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. This content is being presented as historical documents to aid in the understanding of both American history and the history of the University of Mississippi. The University Creed speaks to our current deeply held values, and the availability of this content should not be taken as an endorsement of previous attitudes or behavior.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1865/1999
Subject
University of Mississippi--History
University of Mississippi--Faculty
African American students
United States--Race relations
Agriculture, Cooperative--Mississippi
Bolivar County (Miss.)--History
Bolivar County (Miss.)--Economic conditions
Holmes County (Miss.)--History
Holmes County (Miss.)--Economic conditions
Delta Cooperative Farm (Miss.)
Education--Mississippi--History--19th century
Mississippi--Race relations--History--19th century
Mississippi--Social life and customs--19th century
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity
Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century
L.Q.C. Lamar Society of International Law
Social problems--Southern States--History
University of Mississippi--History
People
Eddy, Sherwood, 1871-1963
Franklin, Sam H.
Cox, A. Eugene
Cunningham, W. J.
Requardt, Gustav J. (Gustav Jaeger)
Stone, Alfred Holt, 1870-1955
Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997
Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434
Medium
publications (documents)
notes (documents)
clippings (information artifacts)
correspondence
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
The University of Mississippi's Civil Rights Archive contains digitized versions of small collections related to the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi and the American South. Collections date from Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Major topics represented include the Freedmen's Bureau, school integration, voter registration, labor, and religious activism.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Rights
Sensitive Content
Some of the images and language that appear in this digital collection depict prejudices that are not condoned by the University of Mississippi. This content is being presented as historical documents to aid in the understanding of both American history and the history of the University of Mississippi. The University Creed speaks to our current deeply held values, and the availability of this content should not be taken as an endorsement of previous attitudes or behavior.
