African American civil rights workers

Scope and Content Correspondence, speeches, notes, organizational materials, publications, newspaper clippings and other materials created and collected by Dora Adams (1912-1990), a community activist from West Point, Mississippi. Dora Adams was interested in civil rights, political issues, and the welfare and safety of the citizens of West Point, Mississippi, and other areas. Dora Adams was the coordinator of the Clay County Welfare Rights Organization. The Adams papers bulk with national, state and local...

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...