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Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of volunteers, the Ku Klux Klan, incidents of oppressive and violent acts as expressed by various African Americans, and the FBI's investigation of such cases.

9 July 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report describing the progress of Freedom Schools in various locations in Mississippi, such as McComb, Hattiesburg, and the Delta region. Discusses the planned performances of the play "In White America" by the Free Southern Theater, as well as performances by the Mississippi Summer Caravan of Music. Includes excerpts from Freedom School newspapers and essays by Freedom School students.

circa 1960s

Brochure from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brochure distributed by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in an effort to solicit economic support and volunteers for Freedom Schools. Describes the purpose and function of the Freedom Schools, which was to encourage self-respect among all races through education, especially for those that were offered only segregated education. Includes several black-and-white photographs of Freedom School teachers and children.

circa 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter sent to President Lyndon B. Johnson with Student Voice newspapers in an effort to demonstrate the feelings of some African-American students in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during the 1960s. A handwritten note is also included at the end of the letter, which is unsigned.

22 July 1964

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Written by students of the Palmers Crossing Freedom School, articles in this newspaper discuss the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, canvassing, slavery, and the future of African Americans in the United States. Short letters from various Freedom School students are also included.

July 1964

Brochure from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brochure prepared by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) created to inform supporters of activities and intentions for the development of the Mississippi Freedom Project. Contains information about the following programs developed by SNCC: voter registration, freedom schools, community centers, a research project, a white community project, and a legal project. The final page offers suggestions for donation amounts and how monetary contributions will be used.

1964

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 Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of an African American Freedom School student sitting while writing on a pad resting on his knees during Freedom Summer, 1964, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

1964

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. List of required and optional materials for freedom school and community center workers.

circa 1960s

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. List of required and optional items for freedom school teachers to bring to Mississippi; memo originated at COFO headquarters.

[1964?]

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Information packet for prospective contributors to COFO's freedom school program; consists of the original proposal for the program, written by Charlie Cobb.

1964

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. List of discussion topics for use in freedom school classrooms.

circa 1960s

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Stories, poems, essays, and drawings created by students at the Mt. Olive, Mississippi freedom school.

circa 1960s

From the McAtee (William "Bill" G.) Civil Rights Collection; This collection contains an original curriculum packet given out at the SNCC-NCC training site in Oxford, Ohio, for Freedom Summer workers going to Mississippi. It is accompanied by William G. McAtee's notes on how he was presented with the packet on June 25, 1964. Citizenship Curriculum.

1964

From the McAtee (William "Bill" G.) Civil Rights Collection; This collection contains an original curriculum packet given out at the SNCC-NCC training site in Oxford, Ohio, for Freedom Summer workers going to Mississippi. It is accompanied by William G. McAtee's notes on how he was presented with the packet on June 25, 1964. Guide to Negro History.

1964

From the McAtee (William "Bill" G.) Civil Rights Collection; This collection contains an original curriculum packet given out at the SNCC-NCC training site in Oxford, Ohio, for Freedom Summer workers going to Mississippi. It is accompanied by William G. McAtee's notes on how he was presented with the packet on June 25, 1964. Unit V in the curriculum.

1964

From the McAtee (William "Bill" G.) Civil Rights Collection; This collection contains an original curriculum packet given out at the SNCC-NCC training site in Oxford, Ohio, for Freedom Summer workers going to Mississippi. It is accompanied by William G. McAtee's notes on how he was presented with the packet on June 25, 1964.

1964

From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of volunteer William D. Jones (native of Birmingham, Alabama; teacher in the Long Island, New York public schools) teaching a Freedom School class in True Light Baptist Church at 1101 Dewey Street.

July 1964

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