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MFDP Lauderdale County--Council of Federated Organizations-General Reports 1963-1965 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.) records, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 55, Reel 1, Segment 13)

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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County

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This folder contains a wealth of documents on civil rights activities in Mississippi in the 1963-1965 period, focusing especially on the Freedom Summer. Materials by and about COFO, CORE, and SNCC include reports, correspondence, newsletters, minutes, staff lists, memoranda, and news releases. Incident reports outline the typical litany of assaults, shootings, arrests, intimidation, harassment, and murder. The activities of the Medical Committee for Human Rights are discussed as are plans for action at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City in 1964. The harassment and arrest of African American candidates is noted.
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Correspondence Lists Meeting Minutes Memoranda Newsletters Press Releases Reports And Surveys
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