Finding Aid for the Ed King Collection (MUM00251)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1939; 1953-1983

Identifier

MUM00251

LCSH

Civil rights movements; Desegregation in education; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; Mississippi--Race relations

General Physical Description Note

6.26 linear ft. 7 boxes + 3 oversize boxes

Description

Newspaper clippings, newsletters, pamphlets, programs, posters, and other printed material documenting race relations and civil rights activism in Mississippi from 1953 to 1983, collected by the Reverend Edwin King. King, a native Mississippian, was a key figure in the Mississippi civil rights movement and a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Recommended Citation

Ed King Collection (MUM00251). Archives & Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

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