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From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Cover letter from Staughton Lynd and Harold Bardanelli of Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in Jackson, Mississippi, to Freedom School volunteer teachers. The cover letter gives preliminary information and transmits the attachment, Notes on Teaching in Mississippi, by Jane Stembridge, Charlie Cobb, Mendy Samstein, and Noel Day. Notes includes background information about Mississippi, race relations in the state, and the educational and social backgrounds of potential students. Details about the curriculum and suggestions for effective teaching methods are also included.

20 May 1964

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Form letters and a memo that would have been sent to applicants who were accepted as freedom school teachers for 1964, including some orientation and curriculum information. Also, a memo from Judy Richardson to the SNCC Executive Committee proposing a residential freedom school.

May 1964

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A large donkey, labeled "Democrats" looks over its shoulder. The donkey shows distress and pain at the sight of a large thorn in its side, labeled, "Alabama's Gov. Wallace." The cartoon caption reads, "Thorn in the side."

19 May 1964

cartoon by Eddie Germano; Wildcat (unauthorized) demonstrations have sent a young African American, labeled "a just cause,"up a tree."

12 May 1964

cartoon by Eddie Germano; A man sleeps in a hammock tied to two trees in his yard. The lawnmower waits to be used on the tall grass that is labeled "public apathy."

26 May 1964

From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Gene Basset. A woman fortune-teller sits at a table before a crystal ball. Her head scarf is labeled "Romania," and the crystal ball is labeled "Independence." Nikita Khrushchev, wearing clothing similar to the fortune teller's, stands behind her. He looks over his shoulder and says, "Tell me more."

13 May 1964

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will Campbell to Merrimon Cuninggim (spelled Cunningim in the document) of the Danforth Foundation, dated May 15, 1964. As the Director of the newly-formed Committee of Southern Churchmen, Campbell provides background information about the new organization and discusses their intended direction.

15 May 1964

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers. Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Dr. Harold Fleming, dated May 13, 1964. Campbell discusses a recent meeting between a member of the Committee of Southern Churchmen and the administrative secretary for the Governor of Mississippi where the Governor's assistant discussed concern about the growth of white supremacist groups in the state.

13 May 1964

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Rev. Ray Gibbons, dated May 12, 1964, regarding the intentions of the Committee of Southern Churchmen in Mississippi. Campbell discusses the current situation in th

12 May 1964

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Typewritten letter from Garry Oniki, Executive Coordinator of the Committee for Racial Justice Now, to Will D. Campbell, stamped May 20, 1964. The writer requests that Campbell write a letter to the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) in support of petitions filed against two Jackson, Mississippi, television stations, WLBT and WJTV. The petitions were filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 15, 1964, and requested that the licenses of the two stations be denied on charges of discrimination against minorities and failure to represent public interests.

[20 May 1964]

From the McCain (William D.) Pamphlet Collection; The pamphlet provides statistical information on the lives of African Americans.

May 1964

From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. The Report of Operator #79, dated 14 May 1964, is the Sovereignty Commission report regarding infiltration of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO).

14 May 1964

From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson and Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin on 5 May 1964, concerning the dismissal of Dr. A.D. Beittel as president of Tougaloo College. Dr. Beittel, a white man, was active in the civil rights movement. His involvement caused him to get fired as president. The memo also recommends that a legislative bill be passed to remove accreditation from Tougaloo College.

5 May 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Letter from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to volunteers chosen to work on voter registration as part of the Mississippi Summer Project, dated May 5, 1964. Informs the recipient of upcoming assignments and priorities, and includes a list of books to be read that will help to establish a common knowledge base among the volunteers.

5 May 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; News release by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), dated May 26, 1964, and titled "Whites Organize to Oppose Mississippi Summer Project." Statement warns those participating in the summer project of the increase in white supremacist organizations in Mississippi as well as acts of violence by such groups, like the Ku Klux Klan. Civil rights workers coming to Mississippi should expect more organized opposition than originally anticipated.

26 May 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; The newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), this issue of the Student Voice (Vol. 5, no. 11) is dated May 19, 1964. Includes an article about the challenge to the seating of delegates at the Democratic National Convention by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" Another article discusses the response in Cambridge, Maryland, to a visit by Alabama Governor George Wallace. A section containing news from several towns in Mississippi and throughout the South is included on the last page.

19 May 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to a Freedom Summer volunteer, dated May 18, 1964. The letter informs the recipient that he/she has been chosen to work on research as part of the Mississippi Summer Project. Includes a list of books to be read before going south, as well as suggested items that may be useful for the summer.

18 May 1964

From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. An aerial view photograph of the Big Yank Manufacturing Company and the Pine Burr Packaging Company.

05 May 1964

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