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“Montgomery Bus Boycott”	Records that have the exact phrase Montgomery Bus Boycott
Albany OR Augusta +integration	Records with the word integration that also contain the words Albany and/or Augusta
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“Freedom Rides” AND Carter	Records containing the phrase “Freedom Rides” and the name Carter
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Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Civil rights related materials including correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs primarily from the 1950's through the 1960's.

More About This Collection

Date of Original
1950/1969

Subject
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
African Americans
Civil Rights
Mississippi Freedom Project
Civil rights demonstrations

Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, Mississippi, Coahoma County, Clarksdale, 34.20011, -90.57093
United States, Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg, 31.32712, -89.29034

Medium
documents (object genre)
images (object genre)

Type
StillImage, Text

Description
This collection largely focuses upon the ciliv rights movement in Mississippi. Primary source materials include correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Topics include Civil Rights, Freedom Schools, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and Voting Equality.

Metadata URL
https://www.digitalcollections.usm.edu/historical-manuscripts

Contributing Institution
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Rights

1. Resolution honoring Victoria Gray Adams; November 4, 1995

Creator:: Thompson, Bennie G., 1948
Date of Original:: 1995-11-04
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

2. Note and article; Jones Junior College Homecoming, 1995

Creator:: Johnston, Erle
Date of Original:: 1995-04-01
1994/1995
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

3. Complimentary ticket to Freedom Riders; January 1995

Creator:: Youth Performance Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Date of Original:: 1995-01-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

4. Playbill for Freedom Riders; January 1995

Creator:: Youth Performance Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Date of Original:: 1995-01-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

5. Postcard advertising Freedom Riders; January 1995

Creator:: Youth Performance Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Date of Original:: 1995-01-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

6. Letter, Sandra Adickes to Victoria Jackson Gray Adams; January 15, 1990

Creator:: Adickes, Sandra, 1933-
Date of Original:: 1990-01-15
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

7. Victoria Jackson Gray Adams; 27 October 1989

Date of Original:: 1989-10-27
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

8. Letter, William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr.; November 18, 1987

Creator:: Simmons, William J., 1916-
Date of Original:: 1987-11-25
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

9. Letter, William J. Simmons to Erle Johnston, Jr.; November 25, 1987

Creator:: Simmons, William J., 1916-
Date of Original:: 1987-11-25
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

10. Letter, Kathleen Dahl to Robert S. McElvaine; November 1, 1979

Creator:: Dahl, Kathleen Aileen
Date of Original:: 1979-11-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

11. Letter, Jacob K. Shankman to Mrs. Charles Mantinband; October 17, 1974

Creator:: Shankman, Jacob K
Date of Original:: 1974-10-17
1974
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

12. Letter, Philip M. Posner to the Mantinband family; August 14, 1974

Creator:: Posner, Philip M
Date of Original:: 1974-08-14
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

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