Found 2 collections related to African Americans -- Mississippi -- Political activity

A founding member of Students for a Democratic Society, Betty Garman helped organize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's challenge to be seated at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. This collection consists of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee-related materials created or collected by Betty Garman. less

Elizabeth "Betty" Garman Robinson (January 8, 1939 - October 11, 2020), was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizer and a lifelong civil rights activist. The collection consists of eight audio recordings about the civil rights movement, dating from 1963 to 1997. less