http://fayettestories.eserver.org A gallery of photographs, to help tell the story of Fayette County. daily 1 2008-06-28T17:00:00Z http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/artshayphotographs-015.jpg No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T16:05:13Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/press-release-from-university-of-chicago-students-1964 Press Release, circa, 1964, from students at the University of Chicago stating that they will spend their spring vacation in Somerville Tennessee to assist African Americans in Fayette County with their voter registration efforts No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:05:57Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/letter-to-mrs-jameson-page-1-1965 Letter dates 1965 from concerned person who had heard about the plight of blacks in Fayette County after they had registered to vote. The writer is sending a bible and clothing to Fayette County to aid blacks. No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:09:26Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/letter-to-mrs-jameson-page-2-1965 Letter dates 1965 from concerned person who had heard about the plight of blacks in Fayette County after they had registered to vote. The writer is sending a bible and clothing to Fayette County to aid blacks. (page 2 of 2) No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:09:26Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/political-advertisements-dowdy-and-redfearn-1964-1 Advertisements for two political candidates, Rev. June Dowdy and L.T. Redfearn, whom the black communities supported for election to the offices of Tax Assessor and Sheriff, respectively, in the 1964 elections. These candidates lost, and the black communities blamed that loss on election irregularities caused by whites. No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:05:58Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/letter-to-president-john-f-kennedy-from-john-mcferren-1961 Letter to President John F. Kennedy from John McFerren, President of the original Welfare and Civic League. In this letter, Mr. FcFerren thanks President Kennedy for sending surplus food to blacks in both Fayette and Haywood counties who were suffering because they had registered to vote. No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:05:58Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/tent-city-makes-cover-of-chicago-daily-news-friday-january-13-1961 Tent City makes the cover page of the Chicago Daily News, Friday, January 13, 1961. No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:05:58Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/the-leagues-link-june-10-1961 The League’s Link. This was the newsletter of the original Fayette County Civic and Welfare League. Charlie Butts, then a student at Oberlin College, worked with Minnie Jameson, the secretary of the league from 1959 to approximately 2001, to create the first newsletters. Jameson, with the assistance of others, continued to publish this newsletter during the pivotal moments of the movement. The League’s Link provided first-hand accounts by blacks of civil rights events as they transpired in Fayette County. No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:05:58Z Image http://fayettestories.eserver.org/pictures/young-black-man-participating-in-1964-election-efforts Picture of young black man participating in 1964 election efforts. Courtesy of Nick Lawrence. This picture is part of the documentary: Freedom Front Line: Fayette County, Tennessee No publisher loelkim 2008-08-22T01:05:59Z Image