This collection showcases the rich legacies of HBCUs through the medium of text. It includes both published and unpublished items such as reports, correspondence, legal documents, books, essays, government publications, and journals.
Sketches and handwritten notes by Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) about family life. The topics she writes about include disciplining children, male-female relationships, and country life.
Handwritten notes about the organization of the Black Panther Foundation. Sections: "The Three Points of Unity and Organizational Discipline;" "Correcting Mistaken Ideas;" and "Suggestions on Propaganda Teams."
A note from “Ronie and Papa” to “Nole." The note is in children's handwriting. The sender tells the recipient that it's been a long time, and they are missed.
Handwritten memo to the Henry Brown National Task Force titled "Proposal/plan for work regarding Henry Shasha Brown." Brown was an imprisoned Black Liberation Army (BLA) member. The memo outlines actions to reach the goals of having Brown transferred to a facility closer to New York and to aid in getting him out of jail.
Handwritten letter from ACLU Attorney Chris Hansen asking William Lamson about updates for a report about boundary changes for junior high schools in Topeka dating back to 1941 when the state supreme court ordered the schools to be integrated.
Handwritten draft of a speech by Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) about the Black Panther Foundation. The speech explains the importance of the preservation of Black Panther History for those members that have died fighting the struggle.
Handwritten notes and a draft of a committee report by Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) to the Black Panther Foundation Committee. The report gives details about her visit to the Moorland Spingarn Research Center on April 3, 1987. She met with the manuscript librarians there about the possibility of establishing a Black Panther Archive.
A short essay about the revolutionary killing of cops. The author, Frankye Adams Johnson (Malika), gives two recent examples of revolutionaries killing cops, saying the killers are urban guerillas who constitute the military arm of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). The tagline of the essay is “All Power to the New Urban Guerilla, War to the End.”
Gabriel's senior notebook includes her written philosophy of art, photographs of the artist’s works and her process, and a copy of her senior exhibition brochure. As a part of the Texas Southern art curriculum under Dr. John T. Biggers and Professor Carroll Harris Simms, students would create these notebooks to explain their artistry and showcase the works they created as students.
Gunnie James Haskins was a Black Liberation Army (BLA) member who was imprisoned in 1974 for a robbery to raise money for the BLA. This is the statement he gave on the day of his sentencing for his role in attempting to free BLA members from prison. He acknowledges their sentencing as another sacrifice in the struggle for Black Liberation.
A list of questions to guide the interviewer’s through the recording of oral histories in the Good Old Days project, a series of interviews with senior citizens who talk about their lives, times, achievements, and challenges from their early childhood through the various stages of life. The questions cover topics such as religion, education, etc.
Oliver created this notebook for an undergraduate English course. The notebook, which he made and bound by hand, includes the artist’s interpretation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s play, Faust, a Tragedy, and several original illustrations to accompany his writing.
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. Glossary giving definitions to terms and breaking down the data in the census reports for the state of Kansas from April 1982 through April 1983.
A brief synopsis of Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc., a non profit corporation organized 1964 to assist governmental and private agencies in administering grant funds for Head Start. The position paper discusses issues facing Head Start in Mississippi, such as the need for increased pay and improved working conditions.
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 May 1968 report from the Topeka Public Schools Evaluation Committee examining building and site needs for the district and giving recommendations on construction.
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 May 1967 report from the Topeka Public Schools Evaluation Committee examining building and site needs for the district and giving recommendations on construction.
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 June 1969 report from the Topeka Public Schools Capital Improvements Committee examining building and site needs and construction recommendations for the district.
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 in May 1966 by The Topeka Public Schools Evaluation Committee about a five year projection for building needs for the public schools of Topeka.
The final report on the Good Old Days Oral History project prepared by members of the Jackson State University History department and Center for Urban Affairs. The report was given to the sponsors of the project, the Mississippi American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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 report from the Topeka School District’s Citizens Advisory Council includes curriculum reviews, computer literacy, and an analysis of the long-term master plan.
A memo from the International Committee to Free Dhoruba Moore (Dhoruba Bin Wahad a/k/a Richard Moore) asking for members to write to the Congressional Black Caucus to demand a full-scale investigation after evidence of the FBI's Cointelpro program was exposed in court during hearings that were the result of motions filed by Moore.
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 was produced by defense team expert witness R. Harrison Hickman. He concludes that people didn’t equate a school being “mainly white” with it being better.
Bilal’s senior notebook includes her written philosophy of art, photographs of the artist’s works, and a copy of her senior exhibition brochure. As a part of the Texas Southern art curriculum under Dr. John T. Biggers and Professor Carroll Harris Simms, students would create these notebooks to explain their artistry and showcase the works they created as students.
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 of enrollment in elementary, junior, and high schools by Black, white, & other from 1951 to 1983 with handwritten analysis of the data, by William Lamson.
Charoennimuang's senior notebook includes her written philosophy of art, photographs of the artist’s works and her process, and a copy of her senior exhibition brochure. As a part of the Texas Southern art curriculum under Dr. John T. Biggers and Professor Carroll Harris Simms, students would create these notebooks to explain their artistry and showcase the works they created as students.
A draft of a speech about the Black Panther Foundation. The speech covers their purpose, preserving the Black Panther legacy, and the lasting effects of the struggle against oppression. The speech calls members to action to do the work for the foundation. The speech ends with a recap of the first few meetings and the members’ personal growth.
Draft of a Press Release from the NY Host Committee of the Black Power Convention of 1986. The NY Host Committee of the Black Power Convention recognizes the Black Panther experience for their struggle and sacrifice for Black liberation.
A draft of a letter from Frankye Adams-Johnson (Malika) to "Moma." Frankye Adams-Johnson is requesting her mother to pick up some court documents dating from 1963 and 1964.
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. Response of individually-named defendants associated with the Kansas State Board of Education to the plaintiffs' post-trial brief.
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. Defendant response to the plaintiffs’ post-trial brief, which contends the plaintiffs have failed to show any evidence on which liability can be premised.
