Light, Bill, 1940-2017

Authoritative Name:
Light, Bill, 1940-2017
Biography:
Civil rights worker featured in the Alabama Department of Public Safety's publication, Individuals active in civil disturbances. Light worked in the Jackson COFO office from April to September 1964. From September 1964 to August 1965 he was a SNCC organizer in Starkville, MS and Oktibehah County and was involved in voter registration and with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Alternate Names:
Light, William Simon, 1940-2017
Associated Subjects:
Light, Bill, 1940-2017
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

29 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7)

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

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)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

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)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Violence and harassment summary reports (Southern Regional Council, COFO, SNCC, CORE), 1963-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 94)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1963/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 5)

Creator:
Dunlap, Bryan R.
Date of Original:
1964/1967
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 6)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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