Stromquist--Mississippi Freedom Project background information, 1964 (Shelton Stromquist papers, 1963-1978; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 641, Box 1, Folder 3)

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This folder opens with an article by Howard Zinn about the jailhouse beating of Oscar Chase. It goes on to include a 24-hour incident summary of violent events in Mississippi on June 24, 1964 and on July 26-31, 1964; a memo to parents of Freedom Summer volunteers asking them to ask their elected officials to provide federal protection for civil rights workers and to support the seating challenge at the Democratic National Convention; a letter from a parents' organization soliciting volunteers' letters for book publication; a reprint of a speech by Russell H. Barrett about the obstacles to African-American voting deliberately put in place by Mississippi legislators; a memo on the Mississippi summer project; a couple of lists of materials needed for Mississippi civil rights work; a partial list of volunteers; "Some Provisions for Federal Prosecution of Civil Rights"; a list of project assignments (from volunteer orientation?); a pretty complete list of tentative Freedom Summer project as

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Clippings Reports And Surveys Memoranda Correspondence Newsletters Forms Flyers And Handbills Pamphlets

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Stromquist--Mississippi Freedom Project background information, 1964 (Shelton Stromquist papers, 1963-1978; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 641, Box 1, Folder 3)

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