Freedom summer digital collection
Selected materials from more than 100 manuscript collections documenting the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1964
Subject
Mississippi Freedom Project
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Congress of Racial Equality
African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi
Civil rights workers--Mississippi
African American civil rights workers--Mississippi
College students--Political activity--Mississippi
Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
Medium
web sites
Type
InteractiveResource
Description
Selected materials from more than 100 manuscript collections documenting the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964. Materials include official records of organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); the personal papers of movement leaders and activists; and letters and diaries of northern college students who went South to volunteer for the summer. Other materials include newsletters produced in freedom schools, racist propaganda, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, brochures, magazine articles, telephone call logs, candid snapshots, internal memos, and press releases.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Results
2. Bond--Interview of Julian Bond, July 6, 1967 (Julian Bond recording, 1967; Archives Sound Holdings Tape 497A)
3. Lane--1967 interview (Mary Lane papers, 1965, 1967; Archives Main Stacks, UC 819A/1 - UC Box 105)
4. Gabriner--Interview of Robert Gabriner, Madison, Wisconsin, May 22, 1966; Audio 840
5. Gabriner--Interview of Vicki Gabriner Madison, Wisconsin, May 22, 1966; Audio 840
6. Hollander--August 16, 1964, memorial service held for murdered civil rights worker James Chaney, Neshoba County, Mississippi (Edward Hollander recordings [sound recording], 1963-1964; Audio 369A)
7. Montgomery--Discussion of the quality of education available through Mississippi Freedom Schools (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Audio 425A/7; WIHVM4340-A)
8. Highlander Research and Education Center--Role of church in civil rights movement, part 1 (Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2005; Archives Main Stacks, UCD 515A/234-1 of 2 - UCD Box 21)
9. Highlander Research and Education Center--Role of church in civil rights movement, part 2 (Highlander Research and Education Center records, 1917-2005; Archives Main Stacks, UCD 515A/234-2 of 2 - UCD Box 21)
10. Hollander--August 17, 1963, interview with Rev. Joseph Carter, Laurel Hill, Louisiana (Edward Hollander recordings [sound recording], 1963-1964; Audio 369A)
11. Montgomery--Dorothy Height interview (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Audio 425A; WIHVM4340-A)
12. Braden--Robert Moses account of Voter Registration drive in Mississippi in 1961, 1963 February (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Sound Holdings, Audio 443A/18-19)
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