MFDP Lauderdale County--Council of Federated Organizations, 1963-1965, general information (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.) records, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 55, Reel 1, Segment 12)

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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County

Description

The material in this folder consists of articles, reprints, pamphlets, and reports on civil rights activities in Mississippi in the 1961-1965 period. Much of the material is by or about COFO and SNCC. Included are Jack Minnis' "A Chronology of Violence and Intimidation in Mississippi Since 1961," a compendium of incidents involving beatings, threats, intimidation, arrests, police brutality, shootings, bombings, and murders, and Nicholas von Hoffman's "Finding and Making Leaders," a report originally prepared for SDS.

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Articles Pamphlets Reports And Surveys

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