- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Jill Wakeman (Goodman) to friends; June 25 and 27, 1966
- Creator:
- Goodman, Jill Wakeman
- Date of Original:
- 1966-06-01
1966 - Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Discrimination
Mississippi
Segregation - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg, 31.32712, -89.29034
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- StillImage
Text - Format:
- image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Transcribed copy of a handwritten letter from Jill Wakeman (Goodman) to friends dated Saturday, June 25 and Monday, June 27, 1966. Discusses the Meredith March against Fear and the rally held in Jackson afterwards, where speakers included civil rights leaders and celebrities such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokley Carmichael, Marlon Brando, Sammy Davis, and Burt Lancaster. She also provides details about the racially-charged atmosphere in Mississippi, as well as personal observations about the lives of African Americans in the state during the 1960s.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_d61a7e7d-3d3b-43ed-8a83-3a1dac05f4bf
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- M328 Goodman (Jill Wakeman) Civil Rights Collection
A finding aid for this collection is available online at: https://doi.org/10.18785/fa.M328
Box 1, Folder 1 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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