Papers, 1965-1967.

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Papers, 1965-1967.

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Papers primarily concerning civil rights in Mississippi and the Child Development Group of Mississippi, a community action program aimed chiefly at developing headstart schools and other educational opportunities for Afro-American children.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Child Development Group of Mississippi

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The Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) was a community action group that developed a Head Start program for low income, primarily black, pre-school children. The CDGM Head Start program evolved from a meeting called by Dr. Tom Levin, a civil rights activist, with five other social scientists and professionals, which was held in New York City on March 11, 1965. Levin was the first director of the CDGM's Head Start program which, in its heyday, operated eighty-seven centers...

Winfield, William

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