Pardon, Conviction Reversal, Commemoration
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From the University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections University of Southern Mississippi Photographs Collection. Black and white photo of President Aubrey Lucas. He is wearing glasses and a dark suit with a light-colored button-down and patterned tie.
Title: Aubrey Lucas; 1985
Publisher: University Libraries at The University of Southern Mississippi. (electronic version)
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Citation: Unknown, “Aubrey Lucas; 1985,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections Office of the President Collection. Photograph of Kennard-Washington Hall the day it was dedicated to Clyde Kennard.
Title: Kennard-Washington Hall Dedication; February 16, 1993
Publisher: University Libraries at The University of Southern Mississippi. (electronic version)
Rights: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Citation: Unknown, “Kennard-Washington Hall Dedication; February 16, 1993,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Charles Pickering (left) poses for a photo with Evelyn Gandy and Ed Pittman at a reception at Camellia Gardens in 2002.
Title: Charles Pickering et al.
Citation: “Charles Pickering et al.,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
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Photograph of front (west-facing) side of the Mississippi Freedom Trail Historical Marker. The marker commemorates the efforts by Clyde Kennard to enroll in Mississippi Southern College, now the University of Southern Mississippi. Details that his efforts were obstructed on both the school and state levels.
Publisher: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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Citation: Unknown, Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division, “Clyde Kennard, Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker; February 2, 2018,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
University of Southern Mississippi recording of the unveiling ceremony for the Clyde Kennard Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker on the Kennard-Washington Hall Lawn on USM's Hattiesburg campus. Features speeches by religious leaders, students, professors, among others, as well as a student performance and comments from the first recipient of a scholarship named in Clyde Kennard's honor.
Title: Clyde Kennard Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling; February 2, 2018
Publisher: Office of University Communications. The University of Southern Mississippi
Rights: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Citation: Office of University Communications. The University of Southern Mississippi, “Clyde Kennard Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling; February 2, 2018,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Collaborative research and documentary project between Alysia Burton Steele, Bobby D. Steele, Jr., and the Freedom50 Group. A short documentary film detailing Clyde Kennard's numerous attempts to enroll at Mississippi Southern College. Includes discussion of his end-of-life, namely why he was sent to Mississippi State Prison (Parchman), struggling with cancer, and his death. Then concludes with a discussion of changes in race relations, integration of Mississippi Southern College, and efforts to commemorate Kennard by the University of Southern Mississippi.
Title: Measure of Progress: The Clyde Kennard Story; February 21, 2018
Publisher: Steele, Alysia Burton; Steele, Bobby D., Jr.; Freedom50 Group
Creators: Steele, Alysia Burton; Steele, Bobby D., Jr.; Johnson, Sherita L.; Coleman, Loren Saxton; Jenkins, Cheryl; Tuuri, Rebecca
Rights: IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Citation: Steele, Alysia Burton et al., “Measure of Progress: The Clyde Kennard Story; February 21, 2018,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
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Description of Clyde and the renaming of Kennard-Washington in his honor.
Title: Jet Magazine Article 1993
Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company
Rights: Johnson Publishing Company
Citation: Jet Magazine, “Jet Magazine Article 1993,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Center on Wrongful Convictions - Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School. Page 1 of Exhibit H, a copy of the original trial transcript of Johnny Lee Roberts' testimony that was used by prosecution in the conviction of Clyde Kennard for the 1960 burglary of the Forrest County Co-op.
Title: Pardon Docket No. 06-0005, Exhibit H Page 1; ca. 1960
Publisher: Center on Wrongful Convictions - Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School of Law
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Link to Northwestern's page on Kennard
Citation: Unknown, “Pardon Docket No. 06-0005, Exhibit H Page 1; ca. 1960,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Center on Wrongful Convictions - Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School. The "Memorandum in Support of Application for Clemency of Clyde Kennard" and briefly describes the presenting group, who Kennard was, the burglary case and his wrongful conviction, government actions taken in the Kennard case so far, proof of his innocence, supporters of his pardon, similar cases that set a precedent for a pardon, and why Barbour should pardon Kennard.
Title: Pardon Docket No. 06-0005, Petition; ca. 2006
Publisher: Center on Wrongful Convictions - Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School of Law
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Link to Northwestern's page on Kennard
Citation: Drizin, Steven A. et al., “Pardon Docket No. 06-0005, Petition; ca. 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From the Center on Wrongful Convictions - Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School. Comprised of exhibits of evidence that support the previous document, including newspaper articles from the 1950s/1960s and the 2000s that relate to the Kennard case, petitions and letters of pardon supporters, Johnny Lee Roberts' original testimony and recent affidavit, documents from the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission's investigation into Kennard, and a legislative resolution from January 27, 2006 that concerns Kennard and Governor Barbour's March 30, 2006 Proclamation.
Pardon Docket No. 06-0005, Exhibits; ca. 2006
Publisher: Center on Wrongful Convictions - Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School of Law
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Link to Northwestern's page on Kennard
Citation: Drizin, Steven A. et al., “Pardon Docket No. 06-0005, Exhibits; ca. 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
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From Newspapers by Ancestry Digitized Newspapers Collection. Front page illustration of the exclusive by The Clarion-Ledger on Clyde Kennard, titled "The Clyde Kennard Story: A Clarion-Ledger Exclusive" and published December 31, 2005. Illustration contains three items: a black-and-white photograph of Clyde Kennard in military uniform, a caption super-imposed to the right of Kennard’s photo that reads "'He wasn’t guilty of nothing' But 45 years ago, he was denied entry into the University of Southern Mississippi.", and below the text is a photograph of the Administration building at the University of Southern Mississippi. Below the illustration are two captions, one giving credit to Earnest Hart and The Clarion-Ledger, and the other briefly describing that Kennard attempted several times to enroll at the University of Southern Mississippi, along with a quote on his thoughts of the college needing to admit black students.
Title: Newspaper Special "The Clyde Kennard Story: A Clarion-Ledger Exclusive" Front Image; December 31, 2005
Publisher: The Clarion-Ledger and Newspapers by Ancestry (digitized version)
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Citation: Hart, Earnest and The Clarion-Ledger, "The Clyde Kennard Story: A Clarion-Ledger Exclusive" Front Image; December 31, 2005,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From Newspapers by Ancestry Digitized Newspapers Collection. Exclusive by The Clarion-Ledger on Clyde Kennard that features two main articles. One is focused on his conviction in a 1960 burglary and the recent recanting of the testimony that sent Kennard to jail, as well as calls for the reversal of his conviction. The second about Kennard's life, specifically his role in the civil rights movement as he attempted to integrate the University of Southern Mississippi.
Title: Newspaper Special "The Clyde Kennard Story: A Clarion-Ledger Exclusive"; December 31, 2005
Publisher: The Clarion-Ledger and Newspapers by Ancestry (digitized version)
Rights: COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Link to text version of article
Citation: Mitchell, Jerry, "The Clyde Kennard Story: A Clarion-Ledger Exclusive"; December 31, 2005,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From Newspapers by Ancestry Digitized Newspapers Collection. Reports several calls for the official pardoning of Clyde Kennard after it was revealed that Kennard was not involved in a 1960 burglary, for which he was wrongly convicted. Supporters of the pardon include the daughter of former Mississippi governor, Ross Barnett, who states her father did not believe Kennard committed the crime. The major force behind the pardon comes from the Center on Wrongful Convictions at the Northwestern University School of Law and three Illinois high school students.
Title: Newspaper Article "Advocates call for Kennard's pardon"; January 29, 2006
Publisher: Hattiesburg American and Newspapers by Ancestry (digitized version)
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Link to text version of article
Citation: Mitchell, Jerry, "Advocates call for Kennard's pardon"; January 29, 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
From Newspapers by Ancestry Digitized Newspapers Collection. Reports that Johnny Roberts, whose testimony was used in the 1960 Clyde Kennard trial regarding the Forrest County Co-Op burglary, recants his original testimony. States that the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Northwestern University School of Law and three Illinois high school students sent a renewed request to Governor Haley Barbour to issue a posthumous pardon for Kennard. Includes that former Hinds County Chancery Judge Chet Dillard would be filing Roberts' affidavit with the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Title: Newspaper Article "Trial testimony false, witness vows"; February 4, 2006
Publisher: The Clarion-Ledger and Newspapers by Ancestry (digitized version)
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Link to text version of article
Citation: Mitchell, Jerry, "Trial testimony false, witness vows"; February 4, 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Reprint from The Clarion-Ledger. Reports that former Hinds County Chancellor, and University of Southern Mississippi alumnus, Chet Dillard urges justices to exonerate Clyde Kennard following The Clarion-Ledger's investigation and Johnny Lee Robert's recanting of his previous testimony in the original burglary investigation. Also describes the "railroading" of Kennard's original trial, his treatment in prison, and USM's attempts to commemorate Kennard in 1993.
Title: Newspaper Article "Exonerate Kennard, former judge says"; January 24, 2006
Publisher: Hattiesburg American
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Link to text version of article
Citation: Mitchell, Jerry, "Exonerate Kennard, former judge says"; January 24, 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Reprint from The Clarion-Ledger. Explains that the Mississippi Senate passed a resolution to honor Clyde Kennard for his significance in the University of Southern Mississippi's history as well as civil rights history in Mississippi. Notes that the originally wording, written by State Senator John Horhn, was changed at the advice of attorneys to avoid setting a precedent in declaring someone's innocence. Article restates that the original testimony against Kennard was false.
Title: Newspaper Article "Senate resolution commends Kennard"; January 28, 2006
Publisher: Hattiesburg American
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Link to text version of article
Citation: Mitchell, Jerry, "Senate resolution commends Kennard"; January 28, 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.
Hattiesburg American article covering the honoring of Clyde Kennard by the Mississippi State Senate. Explains the individuals and delegations that were in attendance, including students from the Universiy of Southern Mississippi, Ellie Dahmer, Raylawni Branch, and family and friends of Clyde Kennard, among others. Notes that Governor Haley Barbour did not issue a pardon, even though the recent recantation by Johnny Lee Roberts of his original testimony in the 1960 investigation of the Forrest County Co-Operative burglary, as well as recent petitions. States that the next step is to re-open the case. Also shares Barbour's proclamation of March 30, 2006 as Clyde Kennard Day.
Title: Newspaper Article "Mississippi honors Kennard"; March 31, 2006
Publisher: Hattiesburg American
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Link to text version of article
Citation: Leifer, Rachel, "Mississippi honors Kennard"; March 31, 2006,” Clyde Kennard: A Forgotten Hero.