- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Autobiography of Mrs. Johnnie Mae Walker; May 1965
- Creator:
- Walker, Johnnie Mae
- Date of Original:
- 1965-05-01
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Race relations
Voter Registration - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Mrs. Walker's autobiography was originally published in May of 1965 in The Movement, 1: (2)" In it, she describes her early life and employment history in Mississippi. She laments losing her job as a consequence of participating in the Civil Rights movement and rejoices that she has found more secure employment as a field secretary for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of 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_69a5fcba-c6bd-4cd1-974b-923af81a29d3
- 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:
- M368 Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection
Box 3, Folder 14 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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