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Jones, William DeVaughn, 1925-

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Umoja Kwanguvu, born William DeVaughn Jones, grew up in Birmingham, Ala. In the 1940s and 1950s, he served briefly in the Army and Air Force before earning his English degree from Miles College. Throughout his life, he has been sensitive to and enraged by racial inequality. In the early 1960s, he participated in the March on Washington and the Hattiesburg Freedom Summer. Kwanguvu taught in Georgia, Alabama, and New York before retiring from an administrative position at LaGuardia Community College in 1994.

From the description of An oral history with Umoja Kwanguvu, 1999 June 8. c2000. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 47179026

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, as William DeVaughn Jones, Kwanguvu spent much of his life as a civil rights activist beginning in the 1950s. He participated in Mississippi Freedom Summer project activities as a Freedom School teacher in Hattiesburg. He died in 2001 after a career in education in New York.

From the description of Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection, 1964, 1999. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 55128316

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Kwanguvu, Omoja, 1925-

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Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection, 1964, 1999.

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Kwanguvu, Umoja, 1925-. Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection, 1964, 1999.

Title: Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection, 1964, 1999.

The collection contains photographs and personal reminiscences of Kwanguvu's experiences as a Freedom School teacher in 1964, as well as photographs taken during the 35th anniversary of Freedom Summer celebration held at the University of Southern Mississippi in June 1999.

ArchivalResource: .25 cu. ft.

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Kwanguvu, Umoja, 1925-. Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection, 1964, 1999.

Title: Kwanguvu (Umoja) Freedom Summer collection, 1964, 1999.

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Kwanguvu, Umoja, 1925-

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An oral history with Umoja Kwanguvu, 1999 June 8. c2000.

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Kwanguvu, Umoja, 1925-. An oral history with Umoja Kwanguvu, 1999 June 8.

Title: An oral history with Umoja Kwanguvu, 1999 June 8. c2000.

Discusses Kwanguvu's experiences and protests in Birmingham, Alabama and his interactions with his students in Georgia and New York. Describes his involvement in civil rights demonstrations, including objections to bus segregation, picketing in Birmingham, March on Washington, attempts to integrate the Hattiesburg Walgreen's and the public library. He participated in the Hattiesburg Freedom Summer and attended the 1964 Democratic Convention with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

ArchivalResource: 43 p. ; 28 cm.

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Jones, William DeVaughn, 1925-

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