05526cgdaa22009617i 4500 19538816 20250607074459.6 cr c|a|||||||| 170304s2015 dcu082 o v|eng 19538816 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-folklife kere 2017-03-04 kere 2017-06-29 masmit 2019-09-17 masmit 2019-11-25 2016655402 20151130 DLC eng dacs DLC n-us-ms n-us-nj AFC 2010/039: 0111 Connor, Peggy Jean, interviewee. Peggy Jean Connor oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2015 November 30. 2015. 7 video files (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (1:21:14) : digital, sound, color. transcript 1 item (.pdf) : text files. text txt rdacontent transcript two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent video files computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact Recorded in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on November 30, 2015. Peggy Jean Connor discusses her role in the Civil Rights Movement in southern Mississippi. She focuses particularly on voter registration, Freedom Day, being a Democratic National Convention delegate, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), her arrest, organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), and the "Connor vs. Johnson" lawsuit. Civil Rights History Project collection (AFC 2010/039: 0111), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.). Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Peggy Jean Connor is a strong movement activist, whose early involvement in voter registration included two important lawsuits. She was very active in Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement. In English. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af013005 Connor, Peggy Jean Interviews. Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006. Baker, Ella, 1903-1986. Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966. DeVine, Annie. Evers, Charles, 1922- Guyot, Lawrence, 1939-2012. Hamer, Fannie Lou. Thelwell, Michael. Child Development Group of Mississippi. Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) Head Start Program (U.S.) Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Mississippi Freedom Project. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964. Democratic National Convention (1964 : Atlantic City, N.J.) Personal narratives. African American women civil rights workers Mississippi Interviews. African Americans Suffrage Mississippi. Beauty shops Mississippi. Civil rights demonstrations Mississippi. Civil rights movements United States. Police brutality Mississippi. Poliomyelitis. Poll tax Mississippi Hattiesburg. School integration Mississippi. Segregation in education Mississippi. Voter registration Mississippi Hattiesburg. Mississippi Politics and government 20th century. Personal narratives. lcgft Filmed interviews. lcgft Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Video recordings. lcgft Crosby, Emilye, interviewer. Bishop, John Melville, videographer. Civil Rights History Project (U.S.) Hattiesburg (Miss.), event place. Civil Rights History Project collection AFC 2010/039: 0111 (DLC) 2012655221 Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home afc2010039_crhp0111_mv09 afc2010039 Peggy Jean Connor oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2015 November 30 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0111 afc2010039_crhp0111_ms01 afc2010039 1 transcript afc/2010039 AFCCRHP2 AFCCRHP Electronic Resource