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Oral history.; Interview conducted on December 14, 1995 with Allie Jane Beck at her home in Lamar, Mississippi. Beck was born August 12, 1919. She discusses sharecropping, registering to vote in 1964, and seeking employment at the local shirt factory.

Oral history.; Interview conducted October 17, 2001 with Chude Pamela Allen in San Francisco, California. Chude Pamela Allen was born into an Episcopal family in eastern Pennsylvania. Though her parents were republicans, their Christian ideology contributed to Allen's liberal foundation, as did exposure to children from more progressive families in school. Allen went to Spellman College, where she became politically active in her freshman year, and was recruited to volunteer for Freedom Summer by SNCC. She trained in Oxford, OH before being sent to Holly Springs, MS in 1964, where Allen became a teacher at the Freedom school in Holly Springs. During the summer, Allen encountered both racial violence and sexism. After Freedom Summer, Allen continued her political activism as part of the secular Left. She became active in the women's liberation movement in the mid-1960s and moved to San Francisco, CA in 1968 where she would organize women's liberation groups. Allen worked for The Guardian and continued her activism throughout the 1970s. Despite a decline in her political activity in the early 80s, Allen began writing about her experiences as a volunteer during Civil Rights Movement. She helped organize the 25th anniversary reunion for Freedom Summer in 1989, as well as the 30th anniversary reunion in 1994. Allen has since then worked to help volunteers of the Movement cope with any trauma they may have endured.

Oral history.; William A. McMillan was born in Winnabow, North Carolina in 1920. He attended segregated schools and recieved a scholarship to attend Johnson C. Smith University with the aspiration of becoming a doctor. He later decided on the field of the social sciences, graduating in 1942. He worked in Detroit, and Philadelphia before being drafted into the military where he spent 2 years during World War II. He went on to complete a master's degree at University of Pennsylvania, and then a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Psychology and History. He then taught at Wiley College in Texas. McMillan became president of Rust College in 1967.

Oral history.; Interview conducted December 11, 1995 with Ellie and Eugene Steward in Benton County, Mississippi, at the home of Genevera Reaves. Ellie B. Steward was born in Benton County in 1931. She is an educator and former director of Head Start. She was actively involved in the struggle for civil rights during the 1960s, housing out-of-state volunteers, and participating in meetings and efforts to achieve fair and equal treatment in education and public life. Her husband, Eugene Steward is a farmer, restaurant worker, and custodian, and also participated in civil rights efforts, which resulted in losing his job as school custodian due to his participation and support of a school boycott. The conversation also includes Genevera Reaves, in whose home it was recorded.

Oral history.; Interview conducted November 11, 2004 in Berkeley, California. Don Jelinek was born in 1934 in New York City. In 1958 he joined the Army and was stationed in Columbia, South Carolina where he first witnessed segregation. After attending law school, Jelinek traveled to Mississippi in 1965 as a part of the ACLU's efforts in the state. He also discusses other civil rights related work he conducted in northern Mississippi.

Oral history.; Interview conducted December 11, 1995 with Ellie and Eugene Steward in Benton County, Mississippi, at the home of Genevera Reaves. Ellie B. Steward was born in Benton County in 1931. She is an educator and former director of Head Start. She was actively involved in the struggle for civil rights during the 1960s, housing out-of-state volunteers, and participating in meetings and efforts to achieve fair and equal treatment in education and public life. Her husband, Eugene Steward is a farmer, restaurant worker, and custodian, and also participated in civil rights efforts, which resulted in losing his job as school custodian due to his participation and support of a school boycott. The conversation also includes Genevera Reaves, in whose home it was recorded.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted November 11, 2004 in Berkeley, California. Don Jelinek was born in 1934 in New York City. In 1958 he joined the Army and was stationed in Columbia, South Carolina where he first witnessed segregation. After attending law school, Jelinek traveled to Mississippi in 1965 as a part of the ACLU's efforts in the state. He also discusses other civil rights related work he conducted in northern Mississippi.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted April 28, 2001 in Takoma Park, Maryland, at Larry Rubin's home. Larry Rubin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A civil rights and social justice activist, Rubin worked in Albany, Georgia, and then in north Mississippi with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He describes his early activism, the importance of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service elections to the course of the movement in North Mississippi. He also describes police harassment in Holly Springs and the development of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP).

Oral history.; Interview conducted December 14, 1995 in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, at Cobb's home. She discusses growing up during the civil rights movement, memories of Freedom Summer, and the battle over school integration. She also discusses her introduction to and continued involvement in civil rights activism.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted December 11, 1995 with Ellie and Eugene Steward in Benton County, Mississippi, at the home of Genevera Reaves. Ellie B. Steward was born in Benton County in 1931. She is an educator and former director of Head Start. She was actively involved in the struggle for civil rights during the 1960s, housing out-of-state volunteers, and participating in meetings and efforts to achieve fair and equal treatment in education and public life. Her husband, Eugene Steward is a farmer, restaurant worker, and custodian, and also participated in civil rights efforts, which resulted in losing his job as school custodian due to his participation and support of a school boycott. The conversation also includes Genevera Reaves, in whose home it was recorded.

Oral history.; William A. McMillan was born in Winnabow, North Carolina in 1920. He attended segregated schools and recieved a scholarship to attend Johnson C. Smith University with the aspiration of becoming a doctor. He later decided on the field of the social sciences, graduating in 1942. He worked in Detroit, and Philadelphia before being drafted into the military where he spent 2 years during World War II. He went on to complete a master's degree at University of Pennsylvania, and then a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Psychology and History. He then taught at Wiley College in Texas. McMillan became president of Rust College in 1967.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Fern Gelford Lowenfels in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Fern Gelford Lowenfels was born in New York City and came to work in Mississippi as a recruit of the United Federation of Teachers. She worked in north Mississippi as a teacher in the Freedom Schools, and in voter registration. She discusses her early experiences with racism, her work with civil rights activists in Mississippi, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Mississippi Freedom Project.

Oral history.; Interview conducted December 13, 1995 in Ripley, Mississippi at F. L. Spight's home. F. L. Spight was born in Ripley, Mississippi in 1919 and worked to bring expanded educational opportunities for African Americans to the area. He was the first principal of Ripley Colored School which later became Tippah County High School. He discusses education, Ripley Colored School, integration of schools, racial intimidation, church burning and the Ku Klux Klan. He further discusses his experience with civil rights workers from out of state, Freedom Riders, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Oral history.; Interview conducted October 17, 2001 with Chude Pamela Allen in San Francisco, California. Chude Pamela Allen was born into an Episcopal family in eastern Pennsylvania. Though her parents were republicans, their Christian ideology contributed to Allen's liberal foundation, as did exposure to children from more progressive families in school. Allen went to Spellman College, where she became politically active in her freshman year, and was recruited to volunteer for Freedom Summer by SNCC. She trained in Oxford, OH before being sent to Holly Springs, MS in 1964, where Allen became a teacher at the Freedom school in Holly Springs. During the summer, Allen encountered both racial violence and sexism. After Freedom Summer, Allen continued her political activism as part of the secular Left. She became active in the women's liberation movement in the mid-1960s and moved to San Francisco, CA in 1968 where she would organize women's liberation groups. Allen worked for The Guardian and continued her activism throughout the 1970s. Despite a decline in her political activity in the early 80s, Allen began writing about her experiences as a volunteer during Civil Rights Movement. She helped organize the 25th anniversary reunion for Freedom Summer in 1989, as well as the 30th anniversary reunion in 1994. Allen has since then worked to help volunteers of the Movement cope with any trauma they may have endured.

Oral history.; Ernestine Evans Scott was born in Benton County in 1947 to a land-owning African American family. She attended Old Salem School, and then Rust College high school and became active in civil rights work during the 1960s. She was recruited to attend a COFO meeting and began working on voter registration. Scott attended a Freedom School and her family hosted activists during Freedom Summer. In January 1965, Scott was involved in the production of the play Seeds of Freedom, and traveled to New York City for performances.