Sue Sojourner papers

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S6169

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains documentary photos of a 2006 trip by Duluth, Minnesota residents to the Living the Dream conference in Selma, Alabama; digital photos, programs and ephemera from the 2007 Duluth Strike for Peace event; and photographs and clippings of Duluth -based political demonstrations and rallies on issues of peace and justice. Digital photographs are on compact discs.

Dates

1999-2007

Creator

Sojourner, Sue Lorenzi, 1941- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Political activist and photographer Sue (Lorenzi) Sojourner moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1996. From 1964 to 1969 she and her husband Henry Lorenzi worked on civil rights issues with African American people in Holmes County, Mississippi. Sojourner’s photographs and accounts of that time and place have been featured in articles, exhibits, and presentations.

Her book, Thunder of Freedom: Black Leadership and the Transformation of 1960s Mississippi, written in collaboration with Cheryl Reitan, was published in 2013 by the University Press of Kentucky.

Sue and Henry Lorenzi legally changed their last names to Sojourner in 1972.

Extent

2.00 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.