Sylvia Stewart was born in the Farish Street District. Ms. Stewart talks about her experiences growing up in the district during the era of Jim Crow segregation; the business her grandfather and father owned; and her experiences with racism. The transcript is edited with handwritten notes.
Susie Noel has lived in the Farish Street District since 1922. She talks about her experiences with the NAACP and the violence against Black people in the district during the Civil Rights Movement. She recounts her relationships with some of the Freedom Riders. She also talks about the different businesses and people in the district from the past.
A white button calling for support of CUNY (City University of New York). CUNY was founded in 1960 when several other New York schools were merged into what was initially called the Municipal College System of the City of New York. Throughout the 1960s, CUNY was home to several political and social protests and demonstrations.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Supplemental document from the defense that updates answers to several questions posed by the plaintiff team. Subjects include school boundary changes and more.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Supplemental memorandum from the plaintiff attorney team to the court in support of the plaintiffs’ prior motion to compel evidence from the defendants.
Douglas Anderson served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976-1980 and the state Senate from 1980-1992. He was one the first four African Americans elected to the Mississippi Legislature in the 20th century, after Robert Clark in 1967. He details his experiences while on various committees and working with Robert Clark.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A document summarizing minutes from meetings of the Topeka School Board from 1956-1979.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. This paper is a full summary of the case up to December 1986. Includes some handwritten notes from William Lamson.
A 10 point platform for the Student United Front. The platform, drawing inspiration from the Black Panther Party Ten Point-Point Program, is a list of demands by students for better services on campus as well as a call for expelling all white racist teachers, free education for all, and the exclusion of police from school premises.
A newspaper article from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article includes stories from Clinton, Mississippi, residents telling their stories about the World War II POW camp in the town.
Stevens A. Renfrow was born in 1892. He talks about the games he played as a kid and his education, including graduating from Mississippi State University in 1916. Mr. Renfrow also talks about his family and he recalls some of the types of food he and his family ate growing up. The transcript is edited heavily with handwritten notes.
Stevella Adams moved to Jackson in 1932 after graduating from college and getting married. Mrs. Adams talks about her time operating a grocery store on the corner of Monument and Blair Streets in the Farish Street District from 1952 to 1973. The store was originally owned and operated by her late father in law.
A newspaper article from The Black Panther. Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton lays out the philosophy of the Black Panther party through a Marxist lens. He highlights the unique ways the Black Panther Party serves the specific needs of colonized Black people in the United States and that the party is constantly adapting.
A newspaper article from The News Tribune summarizing key points from the prosecution's case after the state had rested its case against Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. The defense, after intense cross-examination of prosecution witnesses, was scheduled to begin presenting its case on March 14, 1977.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Spreadsheets showing the racial makeup of Topeka Public School students, by school, from 1966-1980. Labeled as deposition exhibit 6.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Typed spreadsheets of changes in Topeka Schools from 1950-1980. The types of changes include classroom additions, new construction, natural disasters, and more.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Printed spreadsheets containing detailed census reports for the state of Kansas from April 1982 through April 1983.
An essay by an unknown woman writing about her different experiences in the South and New York and how those experiences have shaped her personality and worldview. She writes, “I guess I have two personalities. One is my real personality (my Southern upbringing) and the other is the personality the people of New York have forced upon me.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A 1946 newspaper article from the Topeka Daily Capital about a program calling for a tax levy of not more than $2 million dollars for school improvements in Topeka.
Outline of a speech by Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika). Her speech is about the Black Panther Party's history, preserving it, and the power of information.
A speech by Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) about the Black Panthers delivered to the Community Self-Defense Program. She addresses the goals of the revolution, the actions of government agencies against them, and her motivation for joining the Party. With handwritten edits.
A speech by Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) about police in the community. She recalls interactions with the police that she has witnessed and contrasts what the police claim to be with what she sees. There is an outline for a portion of her speech about Black women leading the fight for liberation. She notes that the speech will contain poems.
An essay from an unknown author sharing thoughts about the idea of an upcoming guerilla war in the United States and the tactics that would be necessary. The author writes that the years after 1970 could see a rise in political assassinations, bombings, and sabotage of power plants and technological systems.
An essay about the Black Liberation Army (BLA) and the need for politically mobilizing an armed populace toward the collective goal of Marxism-Socialism-Leninism in America. The author writes that the BLA must do a better job of organizing the Black working class to achieve liberation and socialism.
A newspaper article by Lieutenant of Health of the Corona Branch, NY chapter of the Black Panther Party, Diahnne Jenkins, from The Black Panther about the Black Panther programs such as free breakfast, free health care, and free clothing drives. She writes that these programs are all a part of organizing and educating the masses.
A newspaper article from The Home News about workmen cleaning painted slogans in support of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard), on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, from the Middlesex County Courthouse. Slogans such as “Free Assata” and “Stop the Lynching” had been spraypainted on the building between 1-2am.
A newspaper article from The Black Panther by Jackie Harper, Branch Secretary of the Corona Branch of the Black Panther Party. She tells the story of Robert “Big Bob” Heard who was framed for assault by the police and declares that the women of the Party will stand in solidarity with their brothers in the Party against the racist police forces.
Sip Freeman’s earliest memories were from when he was 8 years old. He talks about his childhood, his family and his church. He also talks about some experiences with White people and shares some stories about slavery that had been passed down through his family. The transcript is handwritten.
A newspaper article from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article tells stories about Sally Lee, a formerly enslaved woman who worked on the land that would become Clinton, Mississippi.