A newspaper article from The Star Ledger about slogans spray painted on the Middlesex County Courthouse in support of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) during her trial trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. Five women were arrested for another incident where pro-Shakur handbills were posted on the nearby county welfare office.
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 January 1976 report from the Topeka Public Schools Office of Planning and Evaluation that explains the long-term plan for facilities improvements.
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 report prepared by leaders in the Topeka Public School District using maps to depict their suggested alternatives for long-range planning for the district.
Proposal for opening the first Head Start in Mississippi: List of staff positions and hierarchy. This proposal breaks down the entire administrative structure of Mississippi’s first Head Start program, including the board of directors, central office staff, area directors, and medical and food staff.
A proposal presented at a meeting at the Masonic Temple on Lynch Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The proposal was approved by the people of Mississippi who applied for funds to operate 170 Head Start Centers. Sections: Foreword, HIstory of Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM), The New CDGM, Appendices 1-10.
A photocopy of the program for the Child Development Group of Mississippi/Community Education Extension 25th Anniversary Reunion from June 30-July 2, 1989 in Warren Hall at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi. This reunion brought together over 400 former Head Start employees and over 100 students from the Head Start classes of 1965-1969.
On January 12, 1969, Margaret Walker organized the first Winter Convocation celebrating the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. Just 9 months after his assasination, this event would be one of the first formal celebrations of his birthday. The Margaret Walker Center has hosted the Convocation every year since 1969.
A letter from Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, who was sentenced to prison in 1975 for a 1971 Black Liberation Army (BLA) connected shooting of police officers in New York, to his wife Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika). He sends a prayer and poems for her birthday.
A green button that says: "Power and knowledge gained at Medgar Evers College." Text on the bottom of the button also says: "The City University of New York." Medgar Evers College was established in Brooklyn, New York, in 1970 as part of the Central University of New York (CUNY). The college is a public, 4-year, degree granting institution.
In this postcard, Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika)’s husband, Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, who is imprisoned, writes about seeing a young family member and the good that does for him. He updates his wife on the current situation with some of the comrades in the Black Panther Party. He mentions the solutions he must create and says he has much to learn.
A chart showing trends such as population, income, and number of housing units for the Farish Street Historic District between the years 1980 and 1990.
Poems by Nuh Abdul Qaiyum, who was sentenced to prison in 1975 for a 1971 Black Liberation Army (BLA) connected shooting of police officers in New York. This collection of poems is titled "I am Told" and explores themes such as freedom, humanity, and emotion.
A newspaper article from The Black Panther. It outlines the 14 steps for Black people concerning Constitutional rights if confronted or arrested by the police. The article suggests that readers cut the article out of the paper and carry it with them in case of confrontations with the police.
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. The Plaintiff’s post-trial brief. The plaintiff attorneys conclude that the Topeka schools are still segregated and the school board must submit a desegregation plan.
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. Document containing the plaintiff team’s complete finding of facts. Note on the first page from Chris Hansen of the ACLU requesting comments from William Lamson.
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. Document from the plaintiff attorneys to the defense in response to questions from the defense, which the plaintiffs can’t fully answer because of missing documents.
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. Request from the Plaintiff Attorneys to the Topeka Board of Education for documents to be produced for the discovery phase of the case.
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. Document from the plaintiff attorneys to the defense in response to questions from the defense about which Topeka schools were segregated since 1950.
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. Plaintiff attorney’s response to the defense team’s first set of questions directed from the defendants associated with the Kansas State Board of Education.
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. Plaintiff attorney’s response to the defense team’s first set of questions directed by defendant Kansas Governor John Carlin.
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. Plaintiff attorney’s response to the defense team’s first set of questions, many of which will need supplemental answers because some answers will be incomplete.
Pinkie Johnson was a Head Start student in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, at Parish Elementary School. She recounts her time as a student, including her memories of teachers and activities the students would do. She also talks about her family's involvement in fundraising for Head Start, including cooking items for bake sales.
A newspaper article from The Black Panther that examines the relationship between the police and the Black Panther Party through the lens of capitalism. The author, Candy (no last name listed), writes that capitalism in the oppressor and those who fight against capitalism are fighting against the government and the police force that protects it.
Pictured here with Margaret Walker (middle) and J.S.U. librarian Ernestine Lipscomb (right) is Dr. Eileen Southern (left) who was visiting Jackson State University to do a talk about her new book, “The Music of Black Americans” at the Institute for the Study of the History, Life, and Culture of Black People (now Margaret Walker Center).
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. Photocopy of handwritten notes and charts by William Lamson concerning the history of racial segregation in the Topeka Public School District.
A photograph from the newspaper The Home News of Middlesex County Jail. The jail, where Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) was staying for her New Jersey trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, had been found "grossly inadequate" in a comprehensive report. The report called for shorter terms and millions of dollars in upgrades.
A photograph from the newspaper The Home News of Middlesex County Jail. The jail, where Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) was staying for her New Jersey trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, had been found "grossly inadequate" in a comprehensive report. Shakur was attempting to get transferred from the jail.
A photocopy of a picture from an issue of Jersey City, New Jersey, newspaper Daily World of Jimmy York, deputy chairman of the Jersey branch of the Black Panther Party, and Clara Vincent, defense captain.
A photocopy of a picture from an unknown publication of four Black Panthers. The text above the picture reads "The dope addicts are to blame for the ever-increasing crime."
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. Photocopy of "Attendance Boundaries Listed but not Present in Blue Notebooks" for Topeka, Kansas, by William Lamson with headings for pre-1963 and post-1963.
