Montgomery--Mississippi, Operation Buildup, alias Bootstraps (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 21)
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- 1965;
- Description
This folder contains 1965 Highlander Center-based correspondence regarding plans for "Operation Bootstrap" or "Operation Buildup," a program to establish community centers and develop construction and leadership skills. There's also a SNCC fundraising letter from Harry Belafonte.
- Creator
Montgomery, Lucile
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Subjects
- Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council)
Leadership
Voter registration
Cooperative societies
Labor unions
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Freedom schools
Community centers
Agriculture
Strikes and lockouts
Black history
Mass media
War on Poverty
Murder
Courthouses
United States. Department of Justice
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Browne, C. Conrad
Devitt, W. G
Ludwig, Thomas D
Asheroff, Abe
Day, Noel
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Eastland, James Oliver, 1904-1986
Moore, Amzie
Peacock, Willie
Carawan, Guy
Stoller, Nancy
Sellers, Cleveland, 1944
Forman, James, 1928-2005
Bond, Julian, 1940
Morris, Jesse
Hamilton, Charles
Brazeal, B. R
Shaw, Donald
Chinnery, Lois A
Battle, Randy, -2009
Henry, Elizabeth
Jenkins, Linda
Glass, Janell
Howard, Frank
Walker, Christine
Harris, Ruffin
Ayers, Beulah Mae
Buffington, John
Webb, Arrece
Lee, Hazel
Harris, Joseph Lewis
McNamara, Robert C., III
Stone, Joe
Seniors, Clarence
Seniors, Audrey
Cowan, Geoffrey
Durr, Clifford
Moore, Philip
Smith, Nancy
Cowan, Paul
Brown, Rachel
Bond, James
Richardson, Judy
Stembridge, Jane
Travis, James
Harris, Jesse
Jones, Louis
Belafonte, Harry, 1927
Younge, Sammy, 1944-1966 - Location
- Tennessee; South Carolina; Arkansas; Georgia; Mississippi; Alabama; Ontario;
Knoxville; Charleston; Johns Island; Little Rock; Atlanta; Americus; Cleveland; Rosedale; Holly Springs; West Point; Clay County; Tuskegee; Ottawa; - Format
- CorrespondenceReports and surveys
- Language
- English
- Rights
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- Chicago citation style
- Montgomery, Lucile. Montgomery--Mississippi, Operation Buildup, alias Bootstraps (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 21). 1965. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll2/id/33222. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Montgomery, Lucile, (1965) Montgomery--Mississippi, Operation Buildup, alias Bootstraps (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 21). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll2/id/33222
- MLA citation style
- Montgomery, Lucile. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll2/id/33222>.