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From the Mississippiana Vertical File. Program for the All American forum entitled "Our internal security," presented by the Patriotic American Youth at the University of Southern Mississippi on 9-15 June 1974.
9-15 June 1974
From the Mississippiana Vertical File. Schedule of the state convention of the Patriotic American Youth held on 22-23 March 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi.
22-23 March 1963
From the Mississippiana Vertical File. Pamphlet, circa 1941-1946, about Theodore Bilbo, Mississippi's senior United States Senator.
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 Mississippiana Vertical File. Flyer advertising the first annual convention of the Patriotic American Youth in Jackson, Mississippi, on 23-24 March 1962.
23-24 March 1962
From the Mississippiana Vertical File. Pamphlet for the All American forum entitled "Our internal security," sponsored by the Patriotic American Youth in cooperation with University of Southern Mississippi from 9-15 June 1974.
9-15 June 1974
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. The State Sovereignty Commission report on Hattiesburg demonstrations, dated 13 February 1964, covers the period of 31 January - 12 February 1964. The report mentions how the investigators found out that the National Council of Churches President, Rev. Eugene Carson Blake, was in Hattiesburg. According to the report, Blake was affiliated with several subversive groups.
13 February 1964
From the Theodore G. Bilbo Papers. The fifth column conspiracy in America authentic map and directory. A map of communist, Nazi, and Fascist headquarters in the United States, compiled and edited by Joseph P. Kamp and A. Cloyd Gill in 1941.
1941
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Two-sided card containing an application to join the Ku Klux Klan on one side; on the other side is propaganda material and contact information for the United Klans of America, Inc. (in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) and Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (Natchez, Mississippi).
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin, and E.K. Collins on 10 March 1964, concerning the alleged communist leanings of the president, Dr. A.D. Beittel. Johnston states the opinion that Tougaloo College should have their accreditation revoked because class time is being used for civil rights activities and communists and communist activities flourish at the university.
10 March 1964
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Letter from Erle Johnston, Jr., to Frank D. Barber, dated 4 February 1964. Letter regarding an anti-communism institute for teachers.
4 February 1964
From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Earle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson on 9 March 1964 concerning communism in Mississippi.
9 March 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 Citizens' Council / Civil Rights Collection. A postcard showing the headquarters building of the Citizens' Councils of America in Jackson, Mississippi. The photograph on front was taken by Bob Hand.
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From the Citizens' Council / Civil Rights Collection. An official publication of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi regarding President Lyndon B. Johnson after he spoke out againt the Ku Klux Klan. The publication denounces the civil rights movement and communism while praising the Klan as righteous Christians.
April 1964
From the Citizens' Council / Civil Rights Collection. A pamphlet titled "The Citizens' Council: A History" containing an address by Robert B. Patterson, Secretary of the Citizens' Councils of America and Executive Secretary of the Association of Citizens' Councils of Mississippi, given at the Annual Leadership Conference of the Citizens' Council of America held in Jackson, Mississippi on October 26, 1963.
26 October 1963
From the Citizens' Council / Civil Rights Collection. A pamphlet titled "Principle of the United Klans of America" regarding the basic beliefs of the Ku Klux Klan.
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From the Citizens' Council / Civil Rights Collection. A flyer regarding the Patriotic American Youth, an anti-communism group in Mississippi comprised of high school and college students.
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