Hattiesburg Civil Rights Film
Form of Material
The collection is comprised of two user DVDs and the restricted, original 8 mm video. The Hattiesburg Civil Rights Film, recorded in 1964, shows interracial protestors outside of the Forrest County Courthouse singing freedom songs and marching. Men in helmets are presumably police officers. Later in the video, it starts to rain. The original box in which the 8mm video was located is postmarked February 7, 1964, just following the January 22 Freedom Day that occurred for voter registration in Hattiesburg. Descriptions of the event match the video in this collection, though there are no indications on the video itself of its contents. The run time is 2:19, and the video is in color and soundless.
Dates
- 1964
Conditions Governing Access
Noncirculating; available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
Biographical / Historical
The Civil Rights Movement of the late twentieth century sought an end to racial discrimination and led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Freedom Day was organized by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) on January 22, 1964 in an attempt to register African American voters in Forrest County, Mississippi. The Hattiesburg protest was attended by activists like Fannie Lou Hamer, Aaron Henry, and white members of the National Council of Churches (NCC). Bob Moses and Oscar Chase were both arrested, though at the week’s end approximately 150 African Americans had completed voter registration tests.
Extent
1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of one video of what appears to be the Freedom Day protests of January 22, 1964 that occurred for voter registration outside of the courthouse in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Hattiesburg Civil Rights Film is of particular interest to researchers studying the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi, and Hattiesburg.
Arrangement
This small collection consists of one folder.
Digitized Materials
For Digitized Materials from this collection, see: External Documents link at bottom of page.
Sources
Case File
Contents from the collection
Provenance
- 8mm film. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- African Americans -- Civil rights. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. Subject Source: Local sources
- Civil rights. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- DVDs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Documentary films. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hattiesburg (Miss.) -- History -- 20th century. Subject Source: Local sources
- Hattiesburg (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Race relations. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Voting. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Hattiesburg Civil Rights Film
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Collection processed and finding aid written by Jonathan Puckett
- Date
- 14 January 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
