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Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Clyde N. Bowden Postcards Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Bowden-Postcard-Collection
Abstract

Collection of an estimate of 250,000 postcards depicting an array of geographic locations. Collection also includes postcard scrabooks, postcard folders and special edition boxes of postcards.

Dates: Majority of material found in Late 19th Century - Early 21st Century

Freedom Summer

 Sub-Group
Abstract Western College Collection; Freedom Summer Collection; Berea College; Volunteers; Sponsors; Miscellaneous Information, 1964-; Box 1 Files: Box 1 Folder 1: Berea College and the training of the civil rights workers. (one report) Berea College in Kentucky was originally to host the training of the civil rights workers. We have asked Steve Gowler, Archivist of Berea's Special Collections, to help us understand why the college opted not to allow the use of its campus. In...
Dates: 1853-1974