Mississippi at Atlantic City
Reading by Charles M. Sherrod
In 1964, a year after Birmingham’s fire hoses were unleashed on Black children and a year before the March from Selma to Montgomery, SNCC decided to upgrade their protracted work in Mississippi.
U.S. Flag An Act of Defiance for Voting Rights Activists
Resource by Matt Herron
The simple act of a small child carrying an American flag represented defiance of Mississippi law and custom.
Key Dates in Voting Rights History
Timeline by Emilye Crosby
This timeline of key dates in the struggle for voting rights is provided as background information for “A Documents-Based Lesson on the Voting Rights Act: A Case Study of SNCC’s work in Lowndes County and the Emergence of Black Power” by Emilye Crosby.
Freedom Fighter: The Life and Legacy of Ms. Dorie Ladner
Interview by Maestra Productions
Dorie Ladner was a passionate civil rights activist and leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This interview about her life was conducted in 2017 by Maestra Productions in collaboration with Bowie State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts and Teaching for Change.
A Short History of Voting Rights in Mississippi
Reading by Elizabeth Boyd
From Mississippi Statehood in 1817 to 1960.
Blackwell v. Issaquena Board of Education
Reading by Dawn Keene
A civil rights suit filed on behalf of 300 African-American students from several schools across Issaquena County in Mississippi.
McComb Students Take Civil Rights Movement History Tour
Teaching Reflection by Teaching for Change
Mississippi students go on a Civil Rights Movement tour.
Marion Barry Shares Memories with High School Students
Interview by Telling Their Stories Oral History Archives Project This interview was conducted on March 24, 2011 by students from McComb High School and the Urban School of San Francisco as part of the Telling Their Stories Oral History Archives Project.