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Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

AM21-039, circa December 20, 1996

 Accession
Form of Material

Press packet for feature film Ghosts of Mississippi. Includes photographs of filming, production information, cast list, crew list, reproductions of Medgar Evers & family, and contextual essay by Myrlie Evers.

Dates: circa December 20, 1996
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs / M406, Civil Rights in the South Collection

Byron De La Beckwith, Sr. Letters

 Collection
Identifier: M525
Abstract

Material from the Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield, Mississippi, where B. Beckwith, Sr. was confined for observation in 1963, in connection with his trial for the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

Dates: 1963; undated
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs / Byron De La Beckwith, Sr. Letters

Sam Bowers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M538
Abstract The Sam Bowers) Sam Papers include the correspondence and writings of Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard and convicted murderer, Samuel Holloway Bowers, Jr. Bowers’ correspondence contains information concerning the Ku Klux Klan, as well as Bowers’ personal religiosity and philosophy. The writings in the collection are on a variety of topics, including the Medgar Evers assassination and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The collection is of particular interest for researchers studying secret societies,...
Dates: 1968; circa 1986-2006
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs / Sam Bowers Papers

Daisy Harris Wade Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M334
Abstract

Materials documenting the work of 1960s Forrest County N.A.A.C.P. leaders J.C. Fairley and Daisy Harris.

Dates: circa 1939-2011
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs / Daisy Harris Wade Papers

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Collection 3
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
Civil rights. 3
Letter. 3
Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. 2
Essay. 2
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). 2
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Photographs. 2
Race relations. 2
Records (Documents). 2
Speech. 2
White Citizens councils. 2
African Americans -- Civil rights. 1
Books. 1
Brochures. 1
Citizens' Councils of America. 1
Civil rights -- United States. 1
Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century. 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). 1
Court decisions and opinions. 1
Democratic Party (Miss.). 1
Forrest County (Miss.) 1
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