Patterson (Robert) News Clippings files [manuscript],1955-1956.
By: Patterson, Robert Boyd, (Robert Boyd Patterson)
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Mixed materialsDescription: .50 cubic ft.Subject(s): Patterson, Robert Boyd, 1921-2017 (Robert Boyd) | Lee, George W., -1955 | Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 | Citizens' Councils of America -- History | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History | Race relations and the press -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi -- Leflore County | Segregation in education | Voter registration | Mississippi -- Race relationsOnline resources: Collection description finding aid created by Archie SkifferScope and content: The Patterson (Robert) News Clippings Files are arranged alphabetically by subject matter. Patterson, a founding member of the Citizens’ Council, collected news clippings relating to statewide and national coverage of civil-rights-related events. Of note is coverage of the murder of Reverend W. G. Lee of Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, and the NAACP’s position that Reverend Lee was murdered as a result of his open advocacy for increased black voter registration in the majority black county. Of additional interest is the coverage of the murder of Emmett Till and the subsequent trial. Till, a native of Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in Money, Leflore County, Mississippi, was kidnapped and murdered in 1955. Furthermore, the Patterson (Robert) News Clippings Files contain articles and editorials regarding the system of segregation in the south – especially in relationship to segregated public schools.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2349.000/S | Box 1 | Available | 139999 |
The Patterson (Robert) News Clippings Files are arranged alphabetically by subject matter. Patterson, a founding member of the Citizens’ Council, collected news clippings relating to statewide and national coverage of civil-rights-related events. Of note is coverage of the murder of Reverend W. G. Lee of Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, and the NAACP’s position that Reverend Lee was murdered as a result of his open advocacy for increased black voter registration in the majority black county. Of additional interest is the coverage of the murder of Emmett Till and the subsequent trial. Till, a native of Chicago, Illinois, visiting his relatives in Money, Leflore County, Mississippi, was kidnapped and murdered in 1955. Furthermore, the Patterson (Robert) News Clippings Files contain articles and editorials regarding the system of segregation in the south – especially in relationship to segregated public schools.
Cite as: Z/2349.000: Patterson (Robert) News Clippings Files.
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Gift; King, Ed; Jackson, MS; Z/U/2007.039.
Please see collection description for detailed biography.
finding aid created by Archie Skiffer