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White Citizens councils -- Mississippi.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

Early Years of the Delta Cooperative Farm and the Providence Cooperative Farm. Franklin, Sam H.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-379
Scope and Contents

Writing by Sam H. Franklin concerns cooperative farms in Bolivar and Holmes Counties, Mississippi, from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Delta Cooperative Farm in Bolivar County was sold in 1942; the Providence Cooperative Farm in Holmes County was closed in 1956 as a result of actions by the Citizens’ Councils.

Dates: 1980