Mississippi Summer Project-Council Of Federated Organizations

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904823
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{"value"=>"1962)", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1962"}
{"value"=>"1964-1965", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1964/1965"}
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1962
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1965
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{"value"=>"Mississippi Summer Project-Council Of Federated Organizations"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The <span class=\"emph\">MISSISSIPPI SUMMER PROJECT--COUNCIL OF FEDERATED ORGANIZATIONS</span>series contains printed flyers, mimeographed handouts, press releases, memos and reports describing the summer project, the freedom schools, voter registration programs, community centers, the Medical Committee for Human Rights, Free Southern Theater, and the White Community Project. Included are two mimeographed publications from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO): <span class=\"title\">The General Condition of the Mississippi Negro</span> and <span class=\"title\">What is COFO?</span> In addition, there is a security handbook for summer volunteers and a typewritten running summary of incidents, June 16-August 26, and other material documenting the often violent confrontations experienced by Southern blacks and civil rights workers.</p> <p>There is also considerable material from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and their participation at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.</p>"}
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1962
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1965
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1962

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  1. General Material
  2. Freedom Schools
  3. Voter Registration
  4. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
  5. Confrontations, Violence, Arrests
  6. Newspaper Clippings