Mississippi Action for Progress and Head Start, 1966-1968, undated

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes, newsletters, articles, grant records, financial records, and research papers.

Dates

1966-1968, undated

Access Information

The majority of the sub-series is open for research. Select records in File 3 and all records in Files 4 and 9 have been restricted as they contain confidential information.