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Dennis, Dave

Biography:

Leader of CORE's operations in Mississippi and Louisiana, COFO's assistant project director, and speaker at the funeral of James Chaney, Dennis rode a Trailways bus from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi as a Freedom Rider on May 21, 1961. He also participated in an effort to desegregate the Shreveport, Louisiana Trailways terminal on August 4, 1961.

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Eyes on the Prize Interviews (Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
• Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001 (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • Oral history interview with Janet Braun Reintz, 2001 (Oral histories)
• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, August 20-December, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 7) (Reports)
  • Belfrage--Voter registration reports, 1963, March-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 5) (Diaries)
  • CORE--Arrests and bail forms, 1963-1964 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 3) (Forms (documents))
  • CORE--Community center correspondence, Jackson COFO Office, 1964 July-1965 May (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 9) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Education programs (CORE, COFO) - Correspondence and memoranda, 1964 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 21) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Freedom Day, Canton, March 13, 1964 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 35) (Reports)
  • CORE--Fund Raising (COFO, CORE) - Correspondence and memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 43) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Madison County programs (CORE, COFO, MFDP) - Memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 64) (Reports)
  • CORE--Ministers' reports on visits (Committee projects of the National Council of Churches and United Church of Christ) - Correspondence and reports, 1964 Feb.-August (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 67) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Free Press - Newspaper, 1964 Feb. 8-Aug. 1 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 69) (Newsletters)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1966 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reels 2-3, Segment 37) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Rally (Canton) - correspondence and memoranda, 1964 October 3 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 41) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Mississippi Student Union - Memoranda and reports, 1964 March-May (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 71) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Political organization (MFDP, CORE, SNCC) - Memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 75) (Memorandums)
  • CORE--Reports on projects (weekly by staff) - 1964 March-1965 Sept. for Camden, Canton, Gluckstadt, Pleasant, Green, Valley View, federal programs, freedom schools, political programs (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 82) (Reports)
  • CORE--Staff meetings (Canton and Meridian, CORE and COFO) - Minutes 1964 Jan., Feb., Aug.-1965 April, June (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 90) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Voter registration - Attempts - Affidavits, 1963 Aug.-1965 July (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 5, Segment 98) (Reports)
  • Council of Federated Organizations--Records (Z: Accessions, M79-423) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 5) (Fliers (printed matter))
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 6) (Reports)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, January 1964-June 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 1-4) (Reports)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5) (Reports)
  • 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))
  • Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 6) (Reports)
  • Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 8) (Reports)
  • King--February-March 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • King--June 1964 WATS Line calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 7) (Reports)
  • 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))
  • King--SNCC Position Papers, Waveland, Mississippi, meeting, November 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 18) (Reports)
  • Kinoy--Legal documents re: COFO v. Rainey, 1964 : Brief, 1964 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 8, Folder 21) (Legal documents)
  • Kinoy--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964-1965 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 5 Folder 44) (Legal documents)
  • Montgomery--Freedom School Workshop - Evaluation, 1965 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 8) (Reports)
  • Montgomery--SNCC: Circulars, newsletters, program outlines, incidents, 1963-1966 (Lucile Montgomery Papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 3, Segment 48) (Pamphlets)
  • Moore--Correspondence, 1963-1964 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 5) (Correspondence)
  • Moore--Correspondence, 1968 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 8) (Correspondence)
  • Moore--Correspondence Of Others, Collected by Moore, 1952-1970 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 2 Folder 3) (Correspondence)
  • Robinson--Madison County, Mississippi, COFO staff minutes and reports, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • Robinson--Miscellaneous, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 9) (Periodicals)
  • SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 6) (Pamphlets)
  • SEDFRE--COFO Field Staff Reports and Proposals, 1964 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 1, Folder 14) (Correspondence)
  • SEDFRE--Community Center Proposals, Organization and Plans for Center, 1964-1965 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 1, Folder 16) (Memorandums)
  • SEDFRE--Press Releases 1963-1966 (CORE) (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 31, Folder 16)Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 31 Folder 16 (Press releases)
  • Smith--COFO legal documents, 1964-1965 (Benjamin E. Smith papers, 1955-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 513, Box 1, Folder 16) (Press releases)
  • Starobin--SNCC 1963-1966 (Robert S. Starobin papers, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 428, Box 2, Folder 3) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Zinn-- SNCC - Education, 1964 (Howard Zinn papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss. 588, Box 3, Folder 2) (Correspondence)
  • Zinn--Whites in the Movement, 1963 (Howard Zinn Papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 588, Box 2, Folder 10) (Minutes (administrative records))
• Individuals Active in Civil Disturbances, volume 2 (Alabama Department of Archives and History)
  • Dave Dennis (Black-and-white photographs)
• Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
  • Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of David Dennis following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 May 24 (Black-and-white photographs)