This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Freedom Summer changed South and U S history in Mississippi
Roy Berry grew up under Jim Crow as Illinois native Aviva Futorian arrived as a young history teacher and SNCC volunteer during Freedom Summer 1964. They bonded while teaching, registering voters, and sharing books, amid church bombings, arrests, and threats. The movement helped spur the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, shaping ongoing activism and politics.
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Holly Springs
Miss
Roy Berry
Mississippi
Aviva Futorian
Chicago
DeBerry
Congress
Holly Theatre
Tyson’s
Futorian
Freedom
Roy
James Baldwin
Ralph Ellison
Richard Wright
Modena
SNCC
Brandeis University
Barack Obama