- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Notes on visit to Jackson, Mississippi; 1964
- Creator:
- Irving, Jules
- Date of Original:
- 1964-01-01
- Subject:
- Jackson (Miss.)
Civil rights workers
Free Southern Theater
Segregation
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Tougaloo College - 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; This document records Jules Irving's experiences while visiting Jackson, Mississippi, to help set up the Free Southern Theatre. Irving's notes record the reactions of community members to his presence in the state and his affiliation with the civil rights movement. He also gives his impressions of civil rights workers John O'Neil and Gilbert Moses, with whom he was planning the theatre project. While in Jackson, Irving spent time at Tougaloo College and describes it facilities and atmosphere.
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_fe0e61ca-3c1b-4371-834d-0238fb54fb48
- 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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