Mississippi Council on Human Relations Records, 1964-1976
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Title: Mississippi Council on Human Relations Records
Inclusive Dates: 1964-1976

Creator:
  • Mississippi Council on Human Relations
Call Number: Mss 536; Tape 812A

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and 1 tape recording

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records of an organization of black and white Mississippians dedicated to the creation of better race relations through education and the use of public relations. Numbering 400 members in 1965, the MCHR sought to expand the economic, cultural, and civic opportunities of all state citizens. The records mainly consist of Xeroxed copies of the correspondence of Kenneth L. Dean, Executive Director of MCHR in 1965. Also included is a constitution, an annual report from 1975-1976, copies of notes and newspaper clippings regarding the shooting of MCHR supporter Rev. Donald Thompson in 1965, reports, and printed reference material. The tape records a group discussion of March 5, 1966, held with black students attending integrated colleges throughout the South. Transcripts of this tape, and of a speech of Senator Charles H. Percy, are also in the collection.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00536
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