Crockett, George W.
Biography:
George W. Crockett was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Morehouse College. Following his graduation from Morehouse, Crockett was accepted into law school at University of Michigan. He began working with UAW in the fair-employment division and was later asked to be part of the defense team in the Michigan Smith Act trial. Crockett was a major figure in the Mississippi voting project, serving as the head of the project's legal defense team. After a lengthy tenure as a criminal court judge in Detroit, Crockett was elected to five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He died at the age of 88 in 1997.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
- Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 3) (Correspondence)
- Beech--Incoming correspondence, January-August, 1964 (Robert Beech papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 2, Folder 2) (Correspondence)
- CORE--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 19) (Minutes (administrative records))
- Goodman--National clippings and loose clippings (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 833, Reel 1b) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- Goodman--New York newspaper clippings (Carolyn Goodman papers, 1964-2000; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 833, Reel 1a) (Clippings (information artifacts))
- King--May 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 6) (Reports)
- King--Minutes of Meetings, 1964-1965 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 3, Folder 2) (Minutes (administrative records))
- Morey --COFO Legal Coordinator - Correspondence, 1963-1965 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 3, Folder 4) (Correspondence)
- Morey --COFO Legal Coordinator - Legal Cases, 1962-1966 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 3, Folder 12) (Legal documents)
- Morey --National Lawyers Guild, 1964 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 4, Folder 6) (Press releases)
- SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 16) (Reports)
- SEDFRE--Legal Department files, Mississippi discrimination cases, 1964-1965 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 45 Folder 23) (Legal documents)
- Smith--COFO legal documents, 1964-1965 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 1, Folder 16) (Press releases)
- Smith--Frank Calhoun, et al., v. Meridian - Correspondence, 1964-1966 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 1, Folder 6) (Correspondence)
- Smith--Frank Calhoun, et al., v. Meridian - Legal documents, 1963-1966 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 1, Folder 7) (Legal documents)
- Smith--Frank Calhoun, et al., v. Meridian - Legal documents, 1963-1966 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 1, Folder 8) (Legal documents)
- Smith--Hattiesburg v. Ministers - Correspondence, 1964-1965 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 2, Folder 11) (Correspondence)
- Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
- Letter: Detroit, Michigan, to James Dombrowski, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1962 April 27 (Letters (correspondence))
- Letter: Detroit, Michigan, to James Dombrowski, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1962 April 27 (Letters (correspondence))
- Letter: to Ernest Goodman and George Crockett, Jr., Detroit, Michigan, 1962 May 15 (Letters (correspondence))