{"id":4898,"date":"2020-09-23T03:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T03:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/?page_id=4898"},"modified":"2023-03-22T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:35:11","slug":"manuscript-collections-the-hawkins-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/manuscript-collections-the-hawkins-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuscript Collections – The Hawkins Project"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”35″][vc_column_text]\n

The Hawkins Project<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][page_submenu alignment=”center” sticky=”true” bg_color=”#008542″ link_color=”#ffffff”][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/manuscripts-and-guides\/” title=”Manuscripts & Subject Guides<\/strong>” id=”1679499193672-10″ tab_id=”1679499193673-1″] [\/page_link][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/guides-to-the-collection-page\/” title=”Collections Portal<\/strong>” id=”1679499193687-9″ tab_id=”1679499193688-4″] [\/page_link][page_link title=”Visit<\/strong>” id=”1679499193697-3″ tab_id=”1679499193698-4″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/visit\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Make a Request<\/strong>” id=”1679499193704-2″ tab_id=”1679499193704-0″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/requests\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”About Us<\/strong>” id=”1679499193710-5″ tab_id=”1679499193711-8″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments-archives-museum-about-us\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Yearbooks Online<\/strong>” id=”1679499193722-10″ tab_id=”1679499193722-9″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/yearbooks-alumni-magazines-delta-state-histories\/”][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Audio Recordings<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”” color=”green” border_width=”2″][tabbed_section style=”default” alignment=”left” spacing=”default” tab_color=”Accent-Color”][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Rosedale Freedom Project Audio” tab_id=”1679499193765-6″ id=”1679499193764-5″][vc_column_text]As a partner and contributor to The Hawkins Project, The Rosedale Freedom Project collected conversations from area students and mentors within the community to help open communication between those who had lived history and those who were learning from it.<\/p>\n

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These audio recordings are available upon REQUEST<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”StoryWork Audio” tab_id=”1679499193780-10″ id=”1679499193780-1″][vc_column_text]As a partner with The Hawkins Project, StoryWorks collected a series of oral history interviews.<\/p>\n

Katrina Coleman<\/p>\n

Nola Mae Coleman<\/p>\n

Mildred Gray<\/p>\n

Cleotha Williams<\/p>\n

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To listen to these oral history interviews, please submit a REQUEST<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

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Project Description and References<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”” color=”green” border_width=”2″][vc_column_text]The Hawkins Project background –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hawkins V. Town of Shaw was an historical class-action lawsuit that was initiated in 1969 and endured until the plaintiffs prevailed in 1972 in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The lawsuit as titled \u201cAndrew Hawkins, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Town of Shaw, et al., Defendants\u201d was a fight to \u201crestrain defendants from discriminating because of race and poverty in providing the inhabitants with certain municipal services, namely: streets, paving and street lighting, sanitary sewers, water mains and fire hydrants, and surface water drainage\u201d1. As a result of the plaintiffs (Mr. Hawkins, et al.) winning the case the Town of Shaw was required to establish a plan of \u201cappropriate remedy and to frame the appropriate relief\u201d 2. This historic ruling is still being used today for other cases, although many locals don\u2019t know the story or the large significance of this monumental ruling that occurred in the middle of the Mississippi Delta.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the Hawkins Project is to research the story of the Hawkins family and other key players of the Civil Rights movement; discover and document the full effect that this case had on individuals, families, the town, the state of Mississippi, and the nation; and finally to present a theatrical interpretation of the findings. Engaging with the community, exploring the documented history and collecting the materials in one physical space is the first half of a two-pronged project. Following the \u201cEngage and Document\u201d portion of the project will be the \u201cPresent and Mobilize\u201d portion by hosting public performances of the play and allowing for Question & Answer sessions following each performance. Also associated with this final phase of the project are the curriculum elements provided to K-12 teachers to allow their students the opportunity to become familiar with the subject prior to engaging with the performance as well as recommended \u2018follow-up\u2019 discussion\/activity recommendations.<\/p>\n

\u00a0– excerpt from the grant proposal approved by the Mississippi Humanities Council, 2019.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\u201cThis project was made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Mississippi Humanities Council.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”5050″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”small_depth” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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