Posner (Philip M.) Collection of SNCC Civil Rights Materials... Z/2308.000/S
This collection was assembled by Rabbi Philip M. Posner and consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, newsletters, news releases, and copies of newspaper and magazine articles generated by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during its Civil Rights Movement activities. Items of interest include SNCC fundraising materials; original copies of the SNCC newsletter "The Student Voice"; and a memorandum reporting on surveys of the condition of African-American farmers in Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi, at the close of the cotton season. The news releases detail events of the Civil Rights Movement throughout the entire South on nearly a daily basis for the time period covered. Also included is an interview with Posner concerning his experience as a Freedom Rider in Jackson and subsequent imprisonment in Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm).
read more...This collection was assembled by Rabbi Philip M. Posner and consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, newsletters, news releases, and copies of newspaper and magazine articles generated by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during its Civil Rights Movement activities. Items of interest include SNCC fundraising materials; original copies of the SNCC newsletter "The Student Voice"; and a memorandum reporting on surveys of the condition of African-American farmers in Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi, at the close of the cotton season. The news releases detail events of the Civil Rights Movement throughout the entire South on nearly a daily basis for the time period covered. Also included is an interview with Posner concerning his experience as a Freedom Rider in Jackson and subsequent imprisonment in Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm).
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Digital Images: The original scans of the Philip M. Posner papers were made by MDAH Image & Sound Section staff in 2013-2014, in accordance with Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. Documents were scanned as uncompressed, 24-bit RGB TIFF files at 600 pixels per inch.
Conversion: To improve accessibility, MDAH Electronic Archives staff bundled original TIFF page scans for each folder into PDF files.
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The electronic files in the Philip M. Posner papers are intended for public use in research, teaching, and private study in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Any use beyond that prescribed by Fair Use requires the permission of the copyright holders. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following credit statement:
Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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