Mary Amis Ready papers, 1962-1982.

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Mary Amis Ready papers, 1962-1982.

This collection consists of personal and professional papers of Mary A. Ready. Included are correspondence, notes, personal journal entries, and printed items including leaflets and other publications of segregationist groups, as well as civil rights groups. Mary Ready's writings describe various factions involved in the civil rights debates and incidents of the 1960s and 1970s.

1.5 linear feet (1 flat box)

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Neighborhood Youth Corps (U.S.)

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Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Ready, Mary Amis.

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Mary Amis Ready (1908-1984) worked for her son, William E. Ready, a civil rights lawyer in Meridian, Miss. She was involved in anti-poverty programs such as STAR Inc. and the federal Neighborhood Youth Corps. She moved to New Orleans in 1970. She was also known as Mrs. Donovan Ready. From the description of Mary Amis Ready papers, 1962-1982. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 750279794 ...

Association of Citizens' Councils of Mississippi

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