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Civil rights movements -- Mississippi.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Dorothy Bishop Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-660
Scope and Contents This collection consists of papers, audio visual material, and awards belonging to Dorothy Bishop from the 1960s(approximate date) to 2009. The papers include personal papers, articles regarding Dorothy Bishop's civil rights activism and community involvement, legal transcripts and paperwork regarding desegregation, NAACP educational and promotional materials, NAACP conference materials, NAACP membership materials, newspaper articles, a cassette, a DVD, a VHS tape, funeral programs, protest...
Dates: 1969 - 2009

Dean Colvard Presidential Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1979-39
Dates: 1960 - 1966

Patricia Derian Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MPC-130
Scope and Contents The Patricia Derian papers contain primarily records of Derian’s activities from 1964 to 1976; the two largest groups document MAP and the Democratic Party. Among the types of materials included are correspondence, minutes, logs, reports, publications, legal materials, scrapbooks, artifacts and audio tapes.The first group of records is the Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP) series. It consists of materials relating to Derian’s tenure as the OEO oversight person within MAP and...
Dates: 1964 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1973

Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-550
Scope and Content

Oral histories of extension agents, politicians and local citizens. Topics include African-American history, women's history, the Vietnam War, agriculture, and Mississippi State University, Starkville and West Point history.

Dates: 1950 - 2001

James Kenneth Toler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-89
Scope and Content Papers of journalist Toler (1904-1966) include correspondence, speeches, press releases, clippings, and photographs, chiefly concerning political, legislative, and racial events in Mississippi, during his career as a correspondent for the Associated Press and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Toler was born in Crowley, Louisiana, and attended Louisiana State University. He began his career on the Crowley Daily Signal. Toler's specialty was Mississippi politics. From 1928 on he covered the...
Dates: 1928 - 1966

Tombigbee Council on Human Relations Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-339
Scope and Content The collection includes correspondence, minutes, reports, surveys, newsletters, and other documents. The original collection (8 cubic feet) consists of the organization's official files. Earl Thomas, a former member of TCHR, donated his personal files (1 cubic foot) concerning the organization. The folders in the Thomas Addition are listed following the TCHR official files. Notable folders include the Black Appalachian Commission, Black Arts Music Society, Black Candidates, Black Child...
Dates: 1967 - 1976