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Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Civil rights related materials including correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs primarily from the 1950's through the 1960's.

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Date of Original
1950/1969

Subject
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
African Americans
Civil Rights
Mississippi Freedom Project
Civil rights demonstrations

Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, Mississippi, Coahoma County, Clarksdale, 34.20011, -90.57093
United States, Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg, 31.32712, -89.29034

Medium
documents (object genre)
images (object genre)

Type
StillImage, Text

Description
This collection largely focuses upon the ciliv rights movement in Mississippi. Primary source materials include correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Topics include Civil Rights, Freedom Schools, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and Voting Equality.

Metadata URL
https://www.digitalcollections.usm.edu/historical-manuscripts

Contributing Institution
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

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“Montgomery Bus Boycott”	Records that have the exact phrase Montgomery Bus Boycott
Albany OR Augusta +integration	Records with the word integration that also contain the words Albany and/or Augusta
King -Martin	Records with the name King but not the name Martin
“Freedom Rides” AND Carter	Records containing the phrase “Freedom Rides” and the name Carter
Selma AND (Lewis OR Williams)	Records containing the words Selma and Lewis or Selma and Williams

Creator United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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1. Teletype, FBI New Orleans to Director; July 24, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-24
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

2. Memo from FBI Special Agent New Orleans; July 23, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-23
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

3. Statement by Lawrence D. Spears to the FBI; July 16, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-16
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

4. Teletype, FBI Director to New Orleans; July 13, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-13
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

5. Teletype, New Orleans FBI to Director; July 12, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-12
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

6. Teletype, FBI New Orleans to Director; July 11, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-11
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

7. Memo of the report to the FBI of the attack on three civil rights workers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; [July 10, 1964]

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-10
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

8. Teletype, FBI Director to New Orleans; July 10, 1964

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1964-07-10
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

9. Memo, SAC New Orleans to Director, FBI; October 11, 1961

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1961-10-11
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

10. Memo, FBI report on Freedom Ride, 1961; August 21, 1961

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1961-08-21
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

11. Memo, FBI report on Freedom Ride, 1961; July 14-17, 1961

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mississippi. Legislature
Date of Original:: 1961-07-14
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

12. Teletype, FBI SAC Mobile to Director FBI and SAC-S New Orleans, New York, and Chicago; July 9, 1961

Creator:: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:: 1961-07-09
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

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