Frazer and Loris Thomason papers, 1964-1966.

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Frazer and Loris Thomason papers, 1964-1966.

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This collection includes reports on the Thomasons' activities; photographs taken by Rev. Thomason documenting local black leaders and residents and activities of the Clarksdale Freedom School; and several newsletters providing accounts of civil rights work in the South.

.5 linear ft. (1 container)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6815781

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Thomason, Frazer, 1917-1994.

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Reverend Frazer Thomas served as pastor of the Wakonda Christian Church in Des Moines, Iowa. Under the sponsorship of the National Council of Churches he and his wife, Loris, were sent to Clarksdale, Mississippi to support civil rights workers in their mission to register African American voters.The couple worked under the direction of Aaron Henry, chairman of the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP and founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Reverend Thomason counseled and assisted re...

Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997

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