Mississippi
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
George Albertz Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCA-0038-A
Abstract
The George Albertz Papers (1964-2011) document Albertz’s stay and arrests in Greenwood, Mississippi during the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer, a national campaign to register black voters in Mississippi. The collection also covers his involvement in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, a civil rights party that challenged the whites-only Democratic Party in Mississippi. Included are articles on the deaths of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who were murdered on...
Dates:
1964-2013