King--SNCC Press Releases, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 11)
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These SNCC press releases from January-August 1964 emphasize Mississippi's obstacles to voting by African Americans, discrimination against them in public places throughout the South, raids on SNCC offices and confiscation of papers there by Selma, Alabama, lawmen, newly-passed Mississippi laws designed to thwart civil rights efforts, church burnings, bombings of private homes, and numerous other incidents of violence and intimidation. Several document comedian Dick Gregory's activism in the civil rights movement, and the successful attempt to discourage celebrities from performing for segregated audiences in Jackson, Mississippi. The press releases are especially valuable for filling out stories only hinted at in the WATS line reports. There are a couple of photos in the press releases. Included are a summary of Freedom Summer accomplishments and an announcement of the start of "The Mississippi Freedom Drive," a typewritten analysis of the November 4, 1964, Freedom Vote in Mississip
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King, Mary E., 1940
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Subjects
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Arrest
Civil rights demonstrations
Voter registration
United States. Department of Justice
Threats
Intimidation
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Medical Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Segregation
Boycotts
Schools
Freedom Vote
Congress of Racial Equality
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Clothing and dress
Poor
Food drives
Poverty
Church buildings
Black Muslims
Jails
Assault and battery
Ku Klux Klan
Lynching
Murder
Freedom Week
Clergy
Public welfare
Tougaloo College
Unemployment
Voting
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Mississippi Freedom Schools
Community centers
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Communism
Mass media
Africa
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Miss.)
Democratic National Convention (1964 : Atlantic City, N.J.)
Demonstrations
Training
Volunteers
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
Americans for Preservation of the White Race
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964
Baker, Quinton
Davis, David
Henry, J. V
Mize, Carleton
Cusick, Patrick
Yates, Richard
Lewis, John
Gregory, Lillian
Gregory, Dick
Odinga, Ajuma Oginga, 1911-1994
Smith, Andrew P
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Moses, Robert Parris
Cotton, MacArthur
Guy, George
Travis, Brenda
Lynd, Theron C
Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987
Meredith, James, 1933
Cox, W. Harold (William Harold), 1901
Richardson, Gloria, 1922
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Jenkins, Herbert
Chase, Oscar
Stoner, Peter
Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997
Walker, Wyatt Tee
Graham, Billy, 1918
Fox, Larry
Eastland, James Oliver, 1904-1986
Clayton, Claude F. (Claude Feemster), 1909-1969
Campbell, Cecil
Clark, James G
McLeod, Blanchard
Dobbs, J. K., Jr
Hall, Prathia
Green, Wallace M., Jr
McNamara, Robert C., III
Wells, Samuel B., 1916-2005
Smith, Carl
Musial, Stan, 1920-2013
Hirt, Al
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
Jackson, Eliza
King, Slater, 1927-1969
Anderson, W. G
Chatmon, Thomas C
Colbert, Robert
Woodall, Luther
Thomas, Robert
Rabinowitz, Joni
Murray, David
Moss, Fred
Gildersleeve, James E
Reese, F. D
Zellner, Dorothy M
Pye, Durwood P
Jones, Ashton Bryant
Hansen, Bill
Knight, William
Walker, Mardon
Smithwick, Carl
Brimmer, Melvin V
Curtis, Archie
Allen, Louis
Diamond, Dion T
Nabrit, James A., III
Greenberg, Jack, 1924
Branton, Wiley Austin, 1923-1988
Jones, Johnny A
Poole, Bette
Hannah, Ida
Zaugg, Julie
Mallory, Hugh
Weaver, Claude
Hollander, Edward S
Merritt, Carole
Cameron, John, Rev
Marshall, Burke, 1922
Bleich, Rabbi
Hill, Larry
Grinage, Ben
Graffman, Gary
Bar Ilan, David
Richter-Haaser, Hans
Stebar, Eleanor
Smith, Howard K
Griffin, Marvin
Tolg, Thomas Taylor
Moore, Howard
Frey, Richard
Block, Sam
Travis, James
Greene, George
Forman, James, 1928-2005
Hancock, Milton
Cox, Harold
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Wright, Willie
Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006
Johnson, Paul B., 1916-1985
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
Miller, Bobby
Harris, Donald (Donald Stuart)
Chase, Lendall Warren
Barry, Marion, 1936
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
Cameron, Benjamin Franklin, 1890-1964
King, C. B
Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995
Lee, Herbert
Hurst, E. H
Hamer, Fannie Lou
Houston, James Monroe
Schrader, Emmie
Jewett, Richard A
Lerner, Alan
Woll, Charles
Morey, R. Hunter, 1940
Garman, Betty
Ricks, Willie
Bond, Julian, 1940
House, Karen
Wiley, Jim
Lawson, Carol
Norman, Silas
Jones, Matthew
Neblett, Charles
Brown, Wilson
Haberman, Karen
Gilliam, Willie Roy
Gilliam, Terry
Tucker, Benny
Love, John Clark
Battle, Randy, -2009
Shields, Roy
Smith, Dale
Prince, David
DeMuth, Jerry, 1937
Mants, Bob
Mahone, Sammy
Watts, Thomas
Moore, Marcia
Simmons, Gwendolyn Zoharah
Spinks, Charles
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Taylor, Harold
Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964
Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964
Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964
Farmer, James, 1920-1999
Dulles, Allen, 1893-1969
Evers, Charles, 1922
Robinson, Jackie
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lynd, Staughton
Duke, Leonard C
Mize, Sidney C. (Sidney Carr), 1888-1965
Turbeville, George W
Hood, G. H
Hayes, Curtis
Sweeney, Dennis
Greene, Freddye
Samstein, Mendy
Harris, Jesse
Everett, Sherry
Walker, Pat
McCord, Don
Hopson, Clinton
Dick, Arsene
Hall, Robert H
Allen, Ralph W., 1941-2005
Perdew, John, 1941
McDaniel, Thomas
Howe, Mark De Wolfe, 1906-1967
Ryan, William F., 1922-1972
Speiser, Lawrence
Harris, Robert
Higgs, Bill
Green, Edith, 1910-1987
Edwards, Don
Stratton, Samuel
Brown, Thomas
McMillan, Ernest
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998
Lingo, Al
Thetford, William
Smith, Maury
Lee, D. Eugene
Snows, Jack
Painter, Willie
Zellner, Bob
Johnson, Frank
Moore, William
McClory, Robert
Gassner, John
Spender, Stephen
Allen, Walter Ernest, 1911-1995
Thomas, Daniel
Brown, Lonnie
Sanders, O'Dell
Rainey, Lawrence A
Moore, Ray
Welsh, Neil
Chaney, Fannie Lee
Spain, David M
Goodrich, Charles H
Wells, Aaron
Wilson, David
Pratt, John
Chaze, William L
Guyot, Lawrence, 1939-2012
Louketis, Nick
Elliott, J. Robert, 1910
Neblett, Carver
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 - Location
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- Press releases
- Language
- English
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- King, Mary E., 1940. King--SNCC Press Releases, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 11). 1964. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll2/id/24266. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- King, Mary E., 1940, (1964) King--SNCC Press Releases, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 11). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll2/id/24266
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- King, Mary E., 1940. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll2/id/24266>.