- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Pheba, Mississippi; August 16, 1965
- Date of Original:
- 1965-08-16
- Subject:
- African American elementary schools
Boycotts
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Police misconduct
Violence - 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 report describes the inadequate conditions of Beasley School, an African American elementary school in Pheba, Mississippi, in 1965. It gives details of the boycott of the school, which resulted in the arrests of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) workers and students. At one point, 55 children were arrested, photographed, fingerprinted, and held until the end of the day.
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_98d3e668-9c96-4bac-9b1f-1cfe2a6d93ed
- 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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