Arrest, Conviction, Imprisonment
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From Google Books Jet Magazine Digitized Collection. From the Jet Magzine Vol. 83, no. 26 article "U. of So. Miss. Names Building For Black It Refused To Let Enroll" by unknown author. A photograph of Clyde Kennard with Sara Tarpley. Tarpley is on the photograph's left side and Kennard is on the right side. Tarpley is wearing a dark coat with two sets of two large buttons on the chest, a thin belt around the waist, and a light-colored hat. Kennard is wearing a dark jacket with a collared shirt and tie underneath, as well as a fedora. Her left hand is around his right bicep and she is looking down, Kennard is looking to the left side of the photograph. The issue was published April 26, 1993.
Title: Photograph of Clyde Kennard and Sara Tarpley; 1962
Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company and Google Books (digitized version)
Rights: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Link to Jet Magazine on Google Books
Citation: Unknown, “Photograph of Clyde Kennard and Sara Tarpley; 1962,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From Google Books Jet Magazine Digitized Collection. From the Jet Magazine Vol. 83, no. 26 article "U. of So. Miss. Names Building For Black It Refused To Let Enroll" by unknown author. A photograph of R. Jess Brown, dressed in a patterned suit with tie and hat, and Clyde Kennard, dressed in white clothes. Both are sitting down, Brown on the photo's left side and Kennard on the right side. Brown is looking at the camera while Kennard is looking down. Issue was published April 26, 1993.
Title: Photograph of R. Jess Brown and Clyde Kennard; 1963
Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company and Google Books (digitized version)
Rights: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Link to Jet Magazine on Google Books
Citation: Unknown, “Photograph of R. Jess Brown and Clyde Kennard; 1963,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero
From the University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers. Black-and-white photograph of former Mississippi governor Ross Barnett, taken during the 1960s.
Title: Ross Barnett; ca. 1960s
Publisher: University Libraries at The University of Southern Mississippi. (electronic version)
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Citation: Unknown, “Ross Barnett; ca. 1960s,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Clyde Kennard at the hospital suffering from cancer.
Title: Clyde Kennard in hospital bed.
Publisher: Cambridge College
Rights: Getty Images
Cambridge College's page on Clyde Kennard
Bettman, “Clyde Kennard in hospital bed.,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Clyde Kennard and his sister are leaving a plane after his release from prison.
Title: Clyde Kennard with Sister
Publisher: Zinn Education Project
Rights: Unknown
Zinn Education's page on Clyde Kennard
Citation: Photographer unknown; Zinn Education Project, “Clyde Kennard with Sister,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Image of Medgar Wiley Evers
Title: Medgar Wiley Evers; date unknown
Creator: Mitchell, Francis H.
Publisher: FBI
Rights: Educational Fair Use
Citation: Mitchell, Francis H., “Medgar Wiley Evers; date unknown,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photograph Collection. Photograph of an undetermined number of African-American male prisoners in a field. The men are dressed in pants with horizontal stripes and either similar patterned long-sleeved shirts, or in white long-sleeved shirts, and some have wide-brimmed hats in their hands. There are approximately three rows of men, the front row is sitting, those in the middle row are standing but are bent at the hip and have their hands on their knees to lean forward, and the third and farthest row is standing. There are several trees in the background.
Title: Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photo Collection, item 79; 19xx
Publisher: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Rights: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Citation: Unknown, “Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photo Collection, item 79; 19xx,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photograph Collection. Photograph of an undetermined number of African-American male prisoners hoeing in a field. They are standing in a long line shoulder-to-shoulder and facing the photograph's left side. The men each have a hoe and hat, and are dressed in pants with horizontal stripes and either similar patterned long-sleeved shirts, or in white long-sleeved shirts. Towards the center of the photograph is a single man standing behind the line with a light-colored shirt and dark tie. There is the edge of a forest behind the line of men, and the plants in front of the men are about shin height.
Title: Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photo Collection, item 83; 19xx
Publisher: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Rights: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Citation: Unknown, “Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman) Photo Collection, item 83; 19xx,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
This document was written by Clyde Kennard’s Legal Defense Jess Brown on October 8, 1959, which encloses the results of testimony from the arresting officers and statements from Mr. Kennard.
Title: Crime Mississippi 756-65
Publisher: Collections of the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Creator: Jess Brown
Citation: Jess Brown, “Crime Mississippi 756-65,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Internet Archive The Reporter, 1949-1969 Digitized Collection. Article recounting Clyde Kennard's life story, specifically in relation to his multiple attempts to enroll at Mississippi Southern College. Includes a brief summary of his early life, that he served in the military, and his focus on finishing his education at MSC. Describes that Kennard was arrested following his third attempt to enroll at MSC on charges of reckless driving and illegal possession of alcohol, as well as about the trial. Also explains that Kennard was named an accessory in the 1960 burglary of the Forrest County Co-Operative based on a weak testimony provided by Johnny Lee Roberts, and includes a section of the trial transcript when Roberts was questioned. Concludes that Kennard was sent to prison and still has to finish out his sentence.
Title: The Reporter Magazine, Vol. 27, Iss. 8; November 8, 1962
Publisher: The Reporter Magazine and Marion R. Ascoli Fund (electronic version)
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Link to text version of article
Citation: Hollander, Ronald A., “The Reporter Magazine, Vol. 27, Iss. 8; November 8, 1962,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Collection. Clipping of a newspaper article reporting on the death of Clyde Kennard. Explains that he was suffering from cancer and had undergone several surgeries following his release from prison, where he was serving for a 1960 burglary. Also explains that he attempted to enroll at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Title: Newspaper Article "Clyde Kennard Dies In Chicago Hospital"; July 5, 1963
Publisher: Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Rights: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Link to text version of newspaper article
Unknown, “Newspaper Article "Clyde Kennard Dies In Chicago Hospital"; July 5, 1963,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Oral history conducted on April 2, 1972 with Mr. R. Jess Brown in Jackson, Mississippi. Brown was born in Coffeeville, Kansas, on September 2, 1912, and was raised in Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State Normal University and a Master of Science in Education degree from Indiana University. In 1946, Brown moved to Mississippi where he taught school for five years. After graduating from law school and passing the Bar, he began to practice law in 1954. Brown was quite active in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, particularly in providing legal counsel for civil rights workers and organizations. He discusses the objectives and problems of various civil rights legal defense organizations. He also describes the type and degree of intimidation and harassment that he has encountered and attempts to gauge the impact of the events of the 1960s upon local black citizens that were affected.
Title: Oral History with Mr. R. Jess Brown; April 2, 1972
Interviewer: Burson, George
Publisher: University Libraries at The University of Southern Mississippi
Rights: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Citation: Brown, R. Jess, 1912-1989 and Burson, George S., “Oral History with Mr. R. Jess Brown; April 2, 1972,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Poem written by Clyde Kennard as he was approaching death.
Title: Ode to the Death Angel
Date: 1963
Citation: Clyde Kennard, “Ode to the Death Angel,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.