An oral history with Mr. Rims Barber, 1997 August 21. c1997.

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

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The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), also referred to as the Freedom Democratic Party, was an American political party created in 1964 as a branch of the populist Freedom Democratic organization in the state of Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. It was organized by African Americans and whites from Mississippi to challenge the established power of the Mississippi Democratic Party, which at the time allowed participation only by whites, when African-Americans made up 40% of...

Bolton, Charles C.

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Barber, Rims

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Rims Barber participated in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project in 1964 and returned to Mississippi with the Delta Ministry in 1965. He became their Education Director in 1966 and settled in Greenville, Mississippi. Later, he helped establish a Jackson office to assist Representative Robert Clark and to work on statewide agendas. In 1977, he went to work for the Children's Defense Fund and founded the Mississippi Human Services Agenda. From the description of An oral history with ...

Delta Ministry

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The Delta Ministry was organized by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America in 1964 to provide missionary relief to the Mississippi Delta region. From the description of Delta Ministry records, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476445 From the description of Delta Ministry collection, 1963-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476440 From the description of Delta Ministry staff files, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Mississippi Freedom Project

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