Robinson--Freedom School materials (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 5)

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Description

Apart from the unattributed poem "Return from Mississippi,: the documents in this folder all concern freedom schools and appear to be from 1964. They include a handwritten freedom school history curriculum guide; printed freedom school guidelines on academic freedom and on reading and writing skills and activities; a printed curriculum guide on black history and one on citizenship entitled "What Are Your Constitutional Rights?" Perhaps most interesting are letters to the editors [of northern newspapers] by freedom school students, describing conditions in Canton and in the "colored" high school; a "School Workshop Booklet" designed to draw out students' views of the segregated school system; and a newspaper clipping about challenges to Madison County, Mississippi's, segregated schools.

Format:

Curriculum Guides Poems Correspondence Clippings

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