The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection

Repository: University of Southern Mississippi. McCain Library and Archives

Collection Description (Extant): The Umoja Kwanguvu Freedom Summer Collection consists of five folders containing photographs and personal reminiscences of Kwanguvu's experiences as a Freedom School teacher in 1964, as well as photographs taken during the 35th anniversary of Freedom Summer celebration that took place at The University of Southern Mississippi, June 5 - 7, 1999.

Date(s): 1964, 1999

Existing IDs: M 366

Extent: .25 cu. ft.

Finding Aid URL: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m366.htm

Language: English

Related Archival Items: M322 Adickes (Sandra) papers
M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection
M350 Owen (David) Freedom Summer Collection
M351 Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs
M326 Shaw (Terri) Freedom Summer Collection

There is also an oral history with Umoja Kwanguvu at Mississippi Oral History Program, Vol. 738.

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

Civil rights movements--Mississippi
Civil rights workers--Mississippi
Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966
Mississippi Freedom Project
Mississippi Freedom Schools
Violence

Genres:

Autobiographies
Photographs