{"value"=>"<p>The Delta Ministry sub-series contains press releases and publications by and about this project sponsored by the National Council of Churches of Mississippi. There is information concerning the takeover of the abandoned Greenville, Mississippi Air Force Base by poor blacks, evicted farmworkers who had been living in tents during sub-freezing temperatures. The takeover was sponsored jointly by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Delta Ministry. There are press releases, a chronology of events, and a copy of a special issue of <span class=\"title\">Delta Ministry Reports</span> regarding the incident. The Delta Ministry material also describes the conditions of the Mississippi farm workers and the lack of response from the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity. Included is a copy of an article from the January, 1936 <span class=\"title\">Sharecropper's Voice</span> describing a tent colony set up for evicted sharecroppers -- thirty years before the Greenville A.F.B. takeover. In addition, there is an article written by Dr. Gerald Rosenfield, <span class=\"title\">What Happened to the Mississippi Child Development Group?</span> a precursor to the HEADSTART program in Mississippi. This is the first of three articles; the other two are not in this collection.</p>"}