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Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Ivanhoe Donaldson in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Discusses growing up in New York City as part of an extended family with roots in the West Indies. Donaldson discusses his education in New York schools, awareness of racial inequalities, political awakening and early activism. He also describes the organizational challenges and successes of the SNCC and activities associated with Freedom Summer.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Ivanhoe Donaldson in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Discusses growing up in New York City as part of an extended family with roots in the West Indies. Donaldson discusses his education in New York schools, awareness of racial inequalities, political awakening and early activism. He also describes the organizational challenges and successes of the SNCC and activities associated with Freedom Summer.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Ivanhoe Donaldson in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Discusses growing up in New York City as part of an extended family with roots in the West Indies. Donaldson discusses his education in New York schools, awareness of racial inequalities, political awakening and early activism. He also describes the organizational challenges and successes of the SNCC and activities associated with Freedom Summer.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Ivanhoe Donaldson in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Discusses growing up in New York City as part of an extended family with roots in the West Indies. Donaldson discusses his education in New York schools, awareness of racial inequalities, political awakening and early activism. He also describes the organizational challenges and successes of the SNCC and activities associated with Freedom Summer.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Ivanhoe Donaldson in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Discusses growing up in New York City as part of an extended family with roots in the West Indies. Donaldson discusses his education in New York schools, awareness of racial inequalities, political awakening and early activism. He also describes the organizational challenges and successes of the SNCC and activities associated with Freedom Summer.

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 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 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 September 20, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi at Rust College. Tonei Sackey was born in 1926 in South Dakota. A writer for the Twin Cities Courier, she became aware of racial discrimination and got involved with the civil rights movement while living in St. Paul, Minnesota. She made several trips to Mississippi and also marched from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. She discusses her early childhood experiences, marriage, children, education and career. She also describes incidents during the 1960s of Ku Klux Klan violence and intimidation; discusses close friendship with Walter and Earlene Reaves, fellow activists in Mississippi.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi at Rust College. Tonei Sackey was born in 1926 in South Dakota. A writer for the Twin Cities Courier, she became aware of racial discrimination and got involved with the civil rights movement while living in St. Paul, Minnesota. She made several trips to Mississippi and also marched from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. She discusses her early childhood experiences, marriage, children, education and career. She also describes incidents during the 1960s of Ku Klux Klan violence and intimidation; discusses close friendship with Walter and Earlene Reaves, fellow activists in Mississippi.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted September 2, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Cleveland Sellers was born in 1944 in rural Denmark, South Carolina. Sellers organized a college chapter of the NAACP which then became instrumental in helping the Freedom Riders. He later attended Howard University and joined the SNCC, which led to his work in Holly Springs, Mississippi with the Mississippi Freedom Project.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 2, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Cleveland Sellers was born in 1944 in rural Denmark, South Carolina. Sellers organized a college chapter of the NAACP which then became instrumental in helping the Freedom Riders. He later attended Howard University and joined the SNCC, which led to his work in Holly Springs, Mississippi with the Mississippi Freedom Project.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 2, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Cleveland Sellers was born in 1944 in rural Denmark, South Carolina. Sellers organized a college chapter of the NAACP which then became instrumental in helping the Freedom Riders. He later attended Howard University and joined the SNCC, which led to his work in Holly Springs, Mississippi with the Mississippi Freedom Project.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 2, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Cleveland Sellers was born in 1944 in rural Denmark, South Carolina. Sellers organized a college chapter of the NAACP which then became instrumental in helping the Freedom Riders. He later attended Howard University and joined the SNCC, which led to his work in Holly Springs, Mississippi with the Mississippi Freedom Project.

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 2, 2003 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Cleveland Sellers was born in 1944 in rural Denmark, South Carolina. Sellers organized a college chapter of the NAACP which then became instrumental in helping the Freedom Riders. He later attended Howard University and joined the SNCC, which led to his work in Holly Springs, Mississippi with the Mississippi Freedom Project.