Stephen Early, secretary to President Franklin Roosevelt, forwarded to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins a telegram from the passengers of the SS President Hoover. The ship was unable to land in San Francisco due to the Pacific Coast Longshoremen's…
Letter from Barbara Kay to her husband Ulysses Kay. Barbara Kay participated in the Mississippi Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. Arrested in Jackson, she was held in three jails including the Parchman Penitentiary for a total of about 60…
Letter from Barbara Kay to her husband Ulysses Kay. Barbara Kay participated in the Mississippi Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. Arrested in Jackson, she was held in three jails including the Parchman Penitentiary for a total of about 60…