Shirah--Reports, 1963-1964 (Samuel C. Shirah, Jr., papers, 1961-1964; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 540, Box 1, Folder 6)

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Sam Shirah's 1963 field reports document his efforts to enlist white southern college students into the civil rights movement day-by-day. He briefly records his reaction to hearing that President Kennedy had been assassinated, and reports on his observation of Hattiesburg, Mississippi's Freedom Day. He also has a summary report of his tireless and exhausting work during the school year 1963-1964.

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Shirah--Reports, 1963-1964 (Samuel C. Shirah, Jr., papers, 1961-1964; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 540, Box 1, Folder 6)

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