MSSC Mississippi Studies Lesson Plan and Documents

Introduction:

One of the best ways to understand the past and primary source documents is to be able to explain them to others. The following lesson plan and documents will help teachers and students discuss the Civil Rights era in Mississippi in and outside of the classroom using selected documents from the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission. These documents were chosen by academic historians and K-12 teachers and highlight important historical and educational concepts.

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MSSC Mississippi Studies Lesson Plan.pdf

MSSC Mississippi Studies Lesson Plan

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Investigation Report by Tom Scarbrough on Fannie Lou Hamer Speech - April 30, 1964

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Investigation Report from VanLandingham on Clyde Kennard's attempts to desegregrate USM - December 17, 1958

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Memo from VanLandingham on activities of Mississippi NAACP Field Secretary, Medgar Evers - December 30, 1958

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Investigation Report from A.L. Hopkins on Michael Schwerner - March 23, 1964

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Letter from Committee of Concerns Citizens to Martin Luther King, Jr., intercepted by the MSSC - March 21, 1968

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Memo from VanLandingham to MSSC on Dr. Ernst Borinski at Tougaloo College - October 9, 1958

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Freedom Summer Volunteer Application from Jo Ann Ooiman, Knox College undergraduate student - 1964

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Surveillance Report by MSSC on the Delta Ministry - February 29, 1966

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Investigation Report from Virgil Downing regarding NAACP activity in Forrest County and the integration of bus terminals - November 22, 1961

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Handwritten notes of names and information of individuals at a suspected Civil Rights meeting - undated

MSSC Mississippi Studies Lesson Plan and Documents