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Dear Mr* Moore: Our 0 per at ion Freedom Committee which decides on applleao tion for f inane ial assistance met this afternoon. In fact, I have ijast come from the meeting. These are the decisions which we reached with regard to the applications which you gave to_ the Eradens and which they forwarded to us. Dp to this time due to such limited funds It has not been our policy to appropriate money directly for food and living expenses except in the case of "run money" loaned as a total crop loan. Butthe situation with the families is so distressing in the cases you tell about that our committee v oted to send the foll&wing: 1-The hemer Family: To take care of fixed bills for January: .^25.00 Food costs for January 25.00 Total for January #50.00

Food and fixed bills for February v65.00 Total 1115.00 2-The Leonard Davis Family Allotment for January $0.00 Allotment for February 60.00 Total ,^12 0.00 3-Mrs. Fannie Hicks and Family Allotment for January 65.OO Allotment for February 65.00 Total $130.00 For requests of this kind the committee did not feel it could promise anything beyond February until the Committee meets the first Saturday in February to study such requests in the light of our piesent operating policy. With regard to the need* of the Davis family to pay their in debtedness on their house, again because of shortage of money, we have not loaned money in anticipation of a foreclosure but have done so if possible where notice of foreclosure has been received. "fhen we had the money we wired or in some way got it to the party before the foreclosure deadline. -2-

I will write two checks, one for January and one for February. If you think it better you can hold one check and give it to the family the first of February or if you feel it is lust as well you can give the two at the same time. I'll date one as of today and the other February 1.

I am enclosing a check alio for ;J,;296.00 to prevent foreclosure on Herman ferry's tractor. With no income in sight we realize how difficult it is to make any promise of re-pqyment in the immediate future but it has been our policy to grant money on a loan basis and feel that this should be continued. It is not our policy to foreclose on anybody•* In the case of loans on property our note should be secured by the property for though we wouldn't foreclose,in case the property is disposed of Operation •i-'reedomjftauld be repaid on its investment in it/ We want to be sure that every effort is made by the peOjle to secure loans from local sources because it is important t o keep their local credit rating if at all possible. We have decided that we should charged" the prevailing interest rate to help assure this effort being made to get loans locally. I have a. question about charging as much as $10fo on loans under $1,000 which they 4/# 3° Ln Haywood and Fayette County, llease talk this over when Jack mekart comes. We will want to charge at least $l6fo but I sure have my doubts about going above this amount. This may apply only to crop loans. Ilease don't make (**X the notes on the money we are sending now until we decide about this. Let them have the checks ..JUoJffi ajlUlJiiil^m J 'I' it1'ill bo on- tiro- ••traaifcg^f •AH#eB*r~ahdi on the luipuii] "taMiiee . In the case of Mr. McDonald we did not receive the exact amount needed for the taxes on his house or for the insurance on his bus. I talked with Jack Mchart a few minutes ago and he will talk it over with you and let us know. With regard to the two men working in Sunflower QpunJ^y,^. ,V/hat I said earlier about loaning money to retire loans on prx^er^yt^efore we can consider it.actual notice must have, been received. TJien we will act as quickly as possible and if money isk ppropriated and available will send it Immediately. W« recognize that this makes it difficult where threat seems imminent since everything must be done ahead of time to prevent it, particularly since it is not assured that we will have the money to send. This is especially true in amounts as large as '2000 and |2200, but we want to be kept informed. Mr. kennanfts need for a crop loan for himself and his families, along with certain other expenses is a most valid one but it is ex tremely unlikely that we will have anywhere near that mucn money fcr a single loan. Ee shouldn't even hope for it, but we do want to be kept acquainted with his situation. So much will depend on the suc cess of~our efforts to get large gifts for Operation Freedom, iiow many families does Mr. kennan have on his farm's iiave they registered or atteinpted to do so? I ask this since we are eager fcr the limited funds we have to be used in helping to undergird the movement for free dom. -3-

I hope that I have commented on all the information we received from the Bradens. It was good hearing your voice the other night and having a visit with you. I was iVjiery sorry that you had the car^ trouble and we were disappointed not have a chance to become acquainted, but it did seem best, I gcms, not to try the trip in such a short time. I hope later you can come. I think Carl Braden asked you to send us a statement for telephone calls and your expenses on the car as far as you came. Ws think of you in your struggle and pray that you will have daily strength for daily needs. most sincerely,

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Operation Freedom Gentlemen : Mrs. Suphronia Conway who has lived on the Dee Marlow plantation for the past two years went down to Indianola, Mississippi to try to registwr on January 19, 19&3* Mrs. Conway and her 8 childre n-left the Dee Marlow and found a place to live in Ruleville, Miss. Mrs. Conway made twenty~five -bales of cotton. She owed only $400.00 Mrs. Conway's half should have been $2150.20 and she owed only 400.00 minus 12150.20 would have left her 1,750.20 but Mr. Marlow claims she owed him $1800 dollars. He gave her #269.00 At present time Mrs. Conway is not employed, but is seeking work. Mrs. Conway will be happy to receive any aid that can be given by Opeaatlon Freedom. _ At the present time Mrs. Conway owes Universal C I T Loans some $572.35 She is one note behind C.I.T. has a mortgage on yarn her complete household. Z^AofcJ

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Dear Mp. Moore: While at the meeting we heard of the plight of Mrs. Sefronia Conway. What a heroic^, brave stand she has taken. We are sending a check to her for 4P572.43 to prevent foreclosure on her household goods. I'll send it air mail with the hope that you will get it by Monday. If ever you are afraid a foreclosure is immediately threatned and you call us we could wire the money, if it is available. I hope you and your family are well and that there is not too much suffering from the uold weather. Most sincerely yours,

(-x 115 E. Mclaurn Street Green Wood . Mississippi February 15, 1963

Dear Mr0 Moore I am writting you conserning the lady we were talking about. Now she is in bad shape she need money, food, clthes. real bad. She have been very active in getting the negroes registred for the food here in Geeenwood. She works long hours here at the office. I would like for you to help the lady because she has been put out of her house and are now living with her sistee (under cover) because the sheriff told her to leave town. If you can spare $20.00 to help this lady, it will really a help. Her children can not attend school because lack of everything.

Her address is Nancy Brand 113 B. Gibbs Street Green wood, Mississippi

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P. S. Please try and do something quick, because she is in bad shape. $20.00 Will save and help these people In thier strougle, February 19, 1963 Tougaleo College Tougaloo, Miss. 614 Chrissman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Rev. ^mzie Eoore and Rev. Jim Bevel; Enclosed is a description of a project I've been thinking about for some time. It appears it may become a reality sometime in the future, as at least one foundation has shown some interest in our flJafJLj a-1, and #10,000 has already been offered by a contributor (contingent upon having foundation support).

I hope that you will find the proposal of interest to you, and will both consider acting as members on the Board of Trustees. If is quite important for it's success that men such as yourselves who are attempting to improve conditions here in the state give the necessary support and guidance.

If the project appeals to you, we would like to begin a fund appeal, and would appreciate a one page description 0 giving your opinions of the need for such a station, which we can mineograph and send to prospective contributors. So far the response from pesple in Jackson and here at the college has been very favorable toward this idea. If you cone to Jackson at any time, I would very much like to talk with you. Also, if there is any way I can assist you, please don't hesitate to contact me. Sincerely Yours, $uJ£, Si*—.

±eter Stener Proposal

1* It is proposed that assistance be aade available for the construction and

operation of a radio station near the city of Jackson within the state of

Mississippi. This Station woula provide the needed communication to encourage

developeruent of HS&rs culture and at tat* e«ie tii-.e assist trends toward store

and better education, better racial relations, and other aspects of improved

coudiiunity interaction.

2. The radio station would be used to achieve the following objectives:

A) Cultural identity. The station would accentuate contributions the Negro

people have made in Anerican society. In music, for instance, spirituals,

folk songs, dance music, and jazz are an indication of tremendous creativeness

within one of the few fields of opportunity that have been available to Negroes.

The station wculd play such music, speak of its origin, and encourage self

confidence in the achievements of the cultural group.

B) Education. General standards of education in Mississippi are quite low

because of a lack of compulsory school attendance laws combined with pressures

for Negro youths to drop out. In seme counties virtually no Negroes complete

high school. This problem is often reflected nationally as poorly educated

individuals migrate to other parts of the country in search of better jobs.

The station would, through programming, by making materials available,

and by encouraging the use of student operated classes extend literacy and

competance in the basic skills. At the same time the station would encourage

greater use of available educational facilities and describe existing opportun

ities. An awareness by both parents and youth of the merits of education would

in itself be a substantial contribution towards solving this problem.

C) Social and governmental responsibility. The station would attempt to

increase public awareness of existing social and economic problems, in the

belief that extended awareness will lead to their solution. One might anticipate

- in the ease of state correctional institutions, for instance - that greater

public knowledge would lead to substantial improvement and to their more discrete - 2 - use.

It would serve to extend knowledge of the citizen's rights and obligations to his community and country. The existance of our democracy depends upon awareness of and respect for our laws and the political structure. For this reason the station would encourage citizens to register, to vote, and to partic ipate in government. With this objective in mind, every effort would be made to present the political issues involved in any particular election to the populace in an unbiased manner, so as to make the ballot as meaningful as possible.

D) Creativeness and Controversy. The station would involve the community by broadcasting programs put on by local residents and by using a maximum of vol untary assistance in the st-tion operation. It would thus encourage Negro creativity by providing a channel for the expression of opinions, religion, drama, entertainment, ans so forth. At the same time controversy on political and moral issues would be encouraged by presenting speeches and panel discussions with participants having divergent beliefs. This would be particularly effective towards encouraging greater reflection upon such issues, as the station would be interracial (and inter-cultural) and would cater to an interracial audience.

E) Religion. Programs consistant with the precepts laid down in the New

Testament would frequently be presented to encourage further developement of ethical values. Local ministers in particular would be asked to conduct such programs, with special emphasis on religion in every day living and towards bringing about the Kingdom of God here on earth.

F) Racial relations. The station would assist in every way possible in breaking down barriors that have arisen between racial groups. As the staff and the programmers would be interracial, and as the station would broadcast to a mixed audience, there is good reason to believe that it would provide a valuable contribution toward this end.

G) Informative, Accurate, unbiased news coverage is a prerequisite for the developement of culture and community. The station would present complete local - 3 - and national news. H) Entertainment. The station would attempt to develope substantial audience appeal through the use of music and programmed entertainment.

3. The station would operate on an Anplitude Modulated frequency between 800

and 1600 kilocycles (as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission), so that the ordinary individual can easily tune in. ?

4. The station would be located near one or more colleges so as to involve students in the affairs of their community and because student assistance will be needed by the station. Ihere are also numerous other advantages in this type of location, such as professional assistance from the colleges and the use of class rooms for meetings. In the area in and around Hinds County are located Tougaloo Southern Christian College, Campbell College, Jackson State College, and Millsaps College. For the above reason, this is an ideal initial location. At a later date, it might be advantageous to locate additional transmitters in less developed areas such as the Delta region toward the northern part of the state.

5. The station would have a board of reputable local citizens who would meet at regular intervals to advise on community matters, approve reports, and approve financial expenditures. The board would serve to preserve the station's local reputation and integrity, assist the station in the needed leadership, and identify it with local citizens. & A yf TVus-l-ees — <»»* v»fe ea<-V -h^^r^rJ ?m.L.~rv« y4'^

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(b) Land, building, maintenance 10,000.00 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 (c) Electronic Engineer's salary 7,000.00 5,000.00 2,000.00

(d) Cultural Anthropologist's salary 8,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 (e) Supplies, student assistance, transportation 12,000.00 6,000.00 6.000.00 (f) Director's salary 9,000.00 6,000.00 3,000.00

(g) Secretary, other salaries 12,000.00 12,000.00 (h) Fund for repairs, replacements, and other emergencies §,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00

Total 376,000.00 #40,000.00 $36,000.00

Substantial funds can undoubtedly be raised by selling time to churches and to religious leaders who would appreciate an opportunity to express their beliefs on the air. There would also probably be numerous contributors and income from a limited amount of advertisement once the station is in operation.

However, as the Federal Communications Commission requires that funds be available for one year's operation, station income would be applied to continued operation and expansion, and not toward the first year's expenditures. The station would become self sufficient after the first year. January 17, 1963 Peter Stoner 7714 13th Street, ffr». Jiia-sfeiagten, -Srcr- Pbone B62-7714 '//'•^l/rn. C*//rfle 901^ nelson treet "reenville,Mississippi ; eoruary 25f19o3 Ftaff .Meeting A meeting of the Mississippi ' taff had been called for the week- en-" of March 1-3,1963***• srs meeting at the Greenville office* We are sapfeting you to Sams and pl&n to sacire week end. Tail is -robebly our most important mee February 27, 1963

Mr.Amzie Moore P. 0. Box 814 Cleveland, Miss. Dear Mr. Moore: Some time ago I asked you to send me the information concerning your life insurance. I have not heard from you. It is disappointing to have to write again. With all good wishes, 1

Sincerely,

James Dombrowski BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

FLORINA LASKER FELLOWS IN CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS

WALTHAM 54, MASSACHUSETTS

Application For Admission

In order to complete your application, you should: (1) Send to the Director, Fiorina Lasker Fellows in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, Brandeis University, the following:

a. This application completely filled out. Be sure to complete question number 9 on reverse side.

b. A statement from your employer stating (1) his willingness to give you a leave of absence and his desire to have you accept the fellowship, and (2) his description of your present responsibilities.

(2) I lave three letters from responsible associates supporting your application sent directly to the Director.

For admission in February, 19..P3?....

1. Name in full ®QQT* Amzie...... ma... last name first name middle name

2. Home address ..$Xk..Chrismall.Avenue. Cleveland.,..Mlas i a s ipp i number and street city zonezone state

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4. Organization Southern.Leadership...Conference.,...Atlanta.,.. Ga..

5. Present position

6. Date of birth Selptember. .2.3,. .191.2..

7. Marital status: Single • Married • Widowed • Divorced £] If married, spouse's name Number of children.

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Please direct reply to: W. C. Patton Field Secretary 234 Hernando Street Memphis 5, Tenn. 525-6057

March 8, 1963

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TO: MR. AMZIE MOORE

FROM: ¥. C. PATTON

Since you will be in Greenwood each day, I am sending you copies of all report forms we will want each week.

Please give needed copies to each youth xrorker and see that they make weekly reports to me. We are delegating you that responsibility.

Please note we sent some forms on which are listed the usual excuses people give for not registering. Please tally each week, the number of excuses in each catagory you discover and mail to us. •YYU^i to LhSj

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Mr. Amzie Moore P. 0. Box 814 Cleveland, Miss. Dear Mr. Moore: Mr. Gilliam is going to Arkansas for three weeks to recover from a bad case of "flu." He may not have had time to send you a copy of the Trustee's report for 1962, hence, I am enclosing a copy for you. Also, I am not sure that Mr. Gilliam had time to write to you before he left concerning the adjustment of your monthly payments. To amortize a loan of $16,400 in 15 years at 5 percent, would require a monthly payment of $129.70. The insurance and taxes amount to $568.79 annually ($278.58 for fire insurance, and $290.21 for taxes). It will take a monthly payment to amortize insurance and taxes of $47.39. Adding the monthly payment of $47.39 for fire insurance and taxes to the $129.70 monthly payment to amortize the mortgage, we have a total of $177.09 for monthly payments. If we deduct the amount of your oil company check ($143.19), this leaves a balance for a supplementary check to be provided by you of $33.90, instead of the $10 which you are sending at the moment. You will note I have not in eluded an item for life insurance. Mr. Gilliam informs me that $93.41 which he paid covers the premium only for six months , or an annual premium of $186.82. If we continue this policy, this would add another $15.56 per month to the payments. Mr. Gilliam says the Trustee's Agree- ment calls for such a life insurance policy, but when he returns we can discuss this with him and with our lawyer and see if there is some way in which this might be changed. Meanwhile, I would suggest that you at least send Mr. Gilliam, beginning in March, a remittance of $33.90 per month, in addition to the monthly oil check. I would be interested in seeing the figures of the amount of gas and oil which you pumped each month during the past year. With all good wishes,

Sincerely, David J. Dennis 1129 Maple Street, Apt. 8-D Jackson, Mississippi

February 8, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear MT»T Moore

shls is to inform you that a five (5) ton shipment of goods is in route to Clarksdale from Chicago, ^e would like for you to, as chairman of your county for the Council of Federated Organizations "Welfare Committee, to be in Clarksdale Monday morning (2/II/63) to pick up some goods to distribute in your county. Please have plans as to how you intend to distribute these $ goods and to whom. Please be in Clarksdale by 8:00 AM. Thank you very much. In the name of FREEDOM Yours truly,

DD/mbd 610 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland,, Mississippi April 1, 19^3 • Operation Freedom 930 Beyton Street Oincinnatl 14, Ohie Attn: ^e*. Kaurioe r. HeOraeklin . Xour letter of March tit it, now at hand and .content® noted. Meferaneo'tc'the Soitmeiis,Bavlslw and licks and the Melkm&lds all of' < them szo - tutliaployed and will not toe able to git any thing until the last of May when they hope to ©hop ootton. lo whatever you have they need it, ' Sow about Hr»; Laura' Modes, We ware stole to eave her land, but the W#lfar« Dept. Srecnwood, Mississippi took she and her children" off the Welfare roll. At present, she and children hove nothing to .go upon af you *n£w they are still ts$xi*g to get her land* trying;' ' > Mr*. Mefee hat no tractor, no plow tools and nothing tout 60 acres of land, forty acre* have a truet deed against It, and there is no debt agalnet the,other twenty acres, the need about #3,500.00 if she Is ing to try te farm. Xf you can*t let her have the woney to farm Sen let her hove some to pay her taxes because she hasn't paid them. The taxes raant f&O.OO Ur»* McOee is going to-lose her land if she oan*t farm. If you ean*t let her. have, the $3500 then please let h&r hate vfce-t- you can, Mr. Clone Brooks, a Veteran of «"*'£ spent 18 months In India, has been slok almost every since he was discharged from the Army but has been working with the Winter's faint feopany, Cleveland, Mississippi when ,he and his wife tried; to register bo worked only one day a week, now he has gone to Chicago to try to get work ho and his wife. They left behind four girls ges from 10 to 10 years and one too* 9 an Older daughter, Mrs. Bortshy M, Sones ,1s keeping the children for them • If they can'be helped until Mr. Brooke can get aim a Job it will too good. A toll! for gas, food, lights and rent is due. If the Brooks got Jobs they will toe able to help themselves toy May 1st we hope.I would think they need about $172.6k Me are trying to sot up n home industry in Ruleville, Mississippi, We hope that the people of Ruleville can work for themselves, if we can get organized. they will" too making quilts, rugs' » etc for sale- In the North slid East and West, will tell you more atoout it in the next letter

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sincerely yours A. M' ore March 25, 1963

Dear Amzie:

I am sending four tapes to you by parcel post. These are the tapes done by yourself, Bob Moses, Curtis Hayes and Hollis Watkins. Please let me know if the recorder arrived that I sent by railway express. Several m duplications of the tapes have been made and the reception has been excellent. I will give you a detailed report on this later on. The work on the film is proceeding but I can't give you a final date yet.

Sincerely yours,

•y-e^-d-y //**" Harvey Richards / 14 Flood Circle Atherton, Calif. THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CINCINNATI 932 DAYTON STREET CINCINNATI 14, OHIO

Mauriee F. McCraekin, Minister Phone: 621-8784

March 28, I963

Deer Mr. Moore: We have received your letter and information of the requests for assistance which your committee has approved. We were not sure about some of them since it didn't s eea to be too specific as to what each was requesting. This is my understanding about four whose checks we are enclosing: Mrs. Ertha Williams, $80.00 Mrs. Bessie Green, 215.20 Mattie Rogers, 82.56 Cn the first page requets for Anderson Thomas totalled 1490.00. On the next page Everlean signed a request for |49.88. Is this Mrs. Anders£on Thomas. We decided it was and that what the family need^most urgently was #49.86. We are sending this amount. If they still need the other items immlnfi will you please send the amounts in the order of urgency.

In your letter you indicated that Mrs. McCee would need about $800.00. In the detailed request ...it was said that she would make application. If she still needs this help will you please send the exact amount she needs. We recognize the need of Mr. Foster and Mr. Jordan to refinance their farm, but we ar§ so limited, in what we can do that we feel we cannot consider this request but we nope most sirferely that someway they can meet this emergency. Will the Hamer, Davis and Hicks family need help beyond April! YDu may not know now but if you vail pleas e keep me informed about their need. We are not sure what can be done in the future since we are f'14,000 behind in meeting the requests approved. We will do all we can, I hope this finds all of you strong in the lord. I know it finds you courageous. We are saddened over the spirit of hatred which ha£;j inspired the acts of crufee£y on the t.art of your white neighbors tit glory in the love and patience which you and the others in the(move- merit are showing. Cur prayers are with you always, JL P. Stringer (franh Jlobge, g. Sc <&. JH. (PRINCE HALL AFFILIATION)

.*«.,..«. JURISDICTION OF MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF OFFICE PHONE JAMES C. GILLIAM B39 GRANT AVENUE MAIN 4-9613 GRAND MASTER CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI

April 3, 1963

Mr. Amezie Moore 0 Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore:

I am today sending you an itemized statement of all monies received and expenditures for 1962. I am also sending you a copy of the insurance on your pro perty.

If you will notice in the letter sent you on the 12th of March calling your attention to the fact that it will be necessary for you to pay an additional $33*90 in stead of $10.00 which you have been sending with the $143.19 oil check. I received the check this month, and you only sent the $143.19 oil check and a money order for $17.00. The money order should have been for $33.90. To carry your account up to date, it will be necessary for you to send $16.90 in order to take care of the insurance and taxes.

Mr. Jim Dombrowski is under the impression that we may try to drop the life insurance. I have not heard from him in regards to it as of yet.

I hope that you understand this arrangement.

Sincerely yours,

James C. Gilliam, Trustee JCG:tw

Enclosures

cc: Mr. Jim Dombrowski TRUSTEE'S REPORT FOR 1962 (February 1, 1962 - January 31, 1963)

Balance on hand, February 1, 1962 $589.00 Taxes and insurance for 1961-62 584.47 Balance on hand January 1, 1962 * 4.53

(Note: The lenders agreed towaive all payments on interest and principal for one year, that is, un til February, 1962)

RECEIPTS: From Amzie Moore (FeV.'62-Jan.'63) $1,825.09 Insurance refund 50.00 1,875.09 Total receipts 1,879.62

EXPENDITURES: (Taxes & insurance 1962-63) Bobo Insurance Co. 278.58 Bobo Insurance Co. 41.93* Standard Life Ins. Co. 93.41 Taxes 290.21 Total expenditures 704.13**

Balance on hand for refunding mortgag;ee $1,175.49 To be applied as follows: Interest 813.39 Principal 362.10 Principal February 1, 1962 $16,433.44 Principal February 1, 1963 $16,071.33

* Additional expenses 1/8/63 policy with Norwich Union Fire Ins Co., cancelled and re-written in Monarch Ins. Co., policy No. 12-45289, effective 1 year from Jan. 8, 1963. ** Does not include $1.60 bank charges. COUNTTI BOLIVAR COT i OUEVBlAM) Tl t Misfiiasx.

This Indenture, msde this Jtoril A,D. l?63tb#twe#n Aratie io©re, of the City of •Cleveland€leveiTSSSTiri , inr 1th e County of Bolivar, and the' State of Mississippi, of the firsfi; >--tt party, and 'John .','..-• • ulevllle. County of Sunflower, fttat* of Missis* of the second t the said ARB&# »»©*• party of the ftwirt p»*t# fop the consideration herein after na»edt ha* leased and doth fey these or*sent .hereby lease wrt© said Jo s%WP -!hd hie assign** the aasoline Service Nation located on Le•••• de Addition to the City of Cleveland, State of Kieeinelppl. I : on Uavis Street at f?adley~I also least ' . Pb«t#i»-The Cfefe Lace in the sane * ' ng as the Service station, ivil© thereto I to hold the above dese: "ty i«ptng a flv*.ye«r period. (5 Teurt) fro« the date thereof. And tfes said John Foster doth covenant and agree to pay all of his personal property taxes, itlatlve to above >ty and »ny other asMtMMHits or fees that might be brought against the -ty because of his operation. The* sale' *ter agrees to pay 9% warty A.aiie Moore or his assigns % "3 thousand dollars in sixty eoual payments of ( . mdrad iare each for- rent of Service Station and 'Safe at the beginning of eaoh aontl fr©» date during the oontinunancs of li In witness thereof the eaid part ieV have •.•mn% of th*> jHtifte tenor and date interchangeably set their

.a and Deliver* m&& In. the -present

Wy Commissi Expl* OPERATION FREEDOM */ Rev. Maurice F. McCrackin Chairman: Rev. Clarence Nelson 932 DAYTON STREET Sec'y: Rev. L. Richard Hudson Co-chairman: Miriam Nicholas CINCINNATI 14, OHIO Treas.: Rev. Maurice F. McCrackin

Corr. Sec'y: Ernest Bromley Coordinator: Jack McKart

April 11, 1Q63

Dear Mr. Moore: After writing my letter to you saying there would not be anymore funds a little has come in. We are sending you a check for $172.64 made out to you fcr helping the Gene Brooks family. Cur thoughts and prayers are with you and may Easter bring you Joy in the knowledge that you are helping i to carry:' the cross Of suffering. WQ have been especially with you in these last days of crisis in Greenwood. Always with best wishes,

iLit £si &c A^w THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CINCINNATI 932 DAYTON STREET CINCINNATI 14, OHIO

Mauriee F, McCraekin, Minister Phone: 621-3784

Maji 5, 1963 X iJ Dear Friend: You have been much in our thoughts since ^we had the pleasure of your being with us. We have ~v wondered how you feel about youis trip and what assis- ( *tance you now hope may be realized. We of course have >A Swondered a great deal about Hev. Mr. Trent. V ^ | y Practically no money is coming in now for Operation rv cj Freedom but we have thought of another way that help ^Q^may come. We can no longer accept money from friends as / I' a loan to Operation Freedom but there may be those with A '-money which they want to send as a long who would be wil- IJ^ling to write to the individuals needing help directly. v^It would need to be with people who have some chance of 3 Vjpaying it back though when they send it we will tell 3 S them that there is a possibility that it ^w ill not be ^jreturned. Does Mrs. McGee still need help. If she does 'wwill you please send me her full name and address, and I state briefly her trials and persecution. Are there pothers whose loans yt£ -have approved who would have some J %: Y £ hope of repaying \you/ them that we have not senfi? If Vi || there are such loans which your committee has approved ' will you please send me their names and addresses and ^ we will include them in the appeal we will send. i \5' It meant a great deal to us to become personally acquainted with you and we sincerely hope you can come this way again. The latch string will always be far out. Sincerely yours, y, ^ ki auL*s-t-^L, )\j-z &\ o>c A-^-A^, MAURICE F. MCCRACKIN 932 Dayton Street CINCINNATI 14, OHIO

May 22, 1963

Dear Amzie: How about a person to person salutation? My friends call me "Mac."

I am enclosing expense money for Mrs. Earner and Mrs.Hicks for May and June. I'm sorry to have delayed so long in sending these. I believe you said that Mr. Davis can get along without his checks. If I'm mistaken let me know and I will send it promptly. Unless I hear from you otherwise I will a check for July to Mrs. Hicks end Mrs. Hamer.— ^c&^ZZz^^ UA-C*LJLS_^~ •s-^Sg^C The Tree Press had a fine, interesting spread about your home industries. If you can let me know soon what donations would be wsi.come, including equipment I'm going to try to get the story in one of our local papers. Your story will be told in three Scandinavian coun tries this summer via a neighboring school principal. He has the tapes I took and will take sections too from the tapes you loaned us. If we are able to get a trailer load of material would you suggest we perhaps store it in the church of which James Lawson is Pastor and gou can get material as you need it? Or do you have adquate storage space on the scene? I hope you can see some money in sight for your building. How much do you think it will cost? Take careJ^ if you can and don't work

:o?< Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc. NEWS & EDITORIAL OFFICES

4403 VIRGINIA AVENUE, LOUISVILLE II, KENTUCKY 774-3331

OFFICERS President Emeritus Aubrey W. Williams

President Bishop Edgar A. Love

Vice-Presidents John M. Coe Dr. Hermpn H. Long May 29, 1963 Modjeska M. Simkins

Secretory Dear Amzie: Dr. John R. Bross

Assistant Secretary A belated note to thank you for your most gracious Jessie P. Guzman hospitality during my recent visit there with Maurice Treasurer Benjamin E. Smith McCrackin. I took him past the Eastland plantation Staff James A. Dombrowski Anne Braden and also Percbman Prison. Not much difference, I'd say. Car! Braden Wm. Howard Melish Henriette Goodloe Mac is doing everything possible to keep up the flow of funds into that area, as are we. However, there seeml to be so many struggles in progress that people are spreading their money around a little more thinly. On top of that, we had a fellow jump bond in North Carolina earlier this month. The bond was $10,000, of which SCjiF posted #2,500. The man who jumped bond was really a youth involved in the Monroe struggles. Who is to blame him for such an act under such conditions? Love to all from Anne and me.

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UNITED STATES ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI

June 19, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore and Mrs. Ruth C. Moore 6lk Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

Re: Your Indebtedness to the Federal Housing Administration MCP 5-187171-DJ

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Moore:

In connection with this claim you still owe $26.47. This amount should be paid on or before June 30, 1963*

When you have paid this amount, this particular claim will be closed. However, there is another claim in the principal amount of $1,056.73> that will be necessary for you to start paying on.

Let's please pay off the small amount due and then we can make arrangements to pay off the second claim.

Yours very truly,

H. M. RAY United States Attorney

By fj.'J . L.. PRICHARPRICHARJ-DJ Assistant United States Attorney JLP/clg June 19, 1963

Dear Mr. Moore, Today I mailed a package of clothing your way. It should arrive in your city as soon as the Post Office department gets it there. I hope that the clothing can be put to good use by the lessfavored citizens of your c oramunity. T:>e are with you in your struggle and we are hopeing that the Negro can utilize his new found strength in dealing with the integration problem. The reason I writing is to ask that you mail a letter or card of thanks to the man who donated most of the clothing. He is John Banning. His address is 7312 Baylor Ave., College Park, Maryland. Mr, Banning is the assistant national director for 4H in the national office in Washington, D.C. He was going to school at Gal up until just last week ME and then he returned home. He is quite interested in the integration problem as regards to his own 4H programs, and I believe that a card from you thanking him for the glothing will keep his mind on the problem of integration, and perhaps he can do some good from his office. T'7e live in a town of 24,000 souls herein California. It is a a pride of some of the townspeople that there are no Negros in Napa. Perhaps when you get things settled down in Mississippi you can come up and give us a hand here. We need it too. Thank you and sincerely yours,

Jerry and BJ Cunningham THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CINCINNATI 932 DAYTON STREET CINCINNATI 14, OHIO

Maurke F. McCraeMn, Minister Phone: 621-8784

June 19, 1963

Dear Amzie: It's always good to talk with you. I was glad to get news about the Bevels and the ladies who went through so much, but sad to know of what they have gone through. I

Mrs. Mary Lee Roy $257.00 Mrs. Fannie Hicks 130.00 Mrs. Fannie Leu Hamer 50.00 Keep well J Warm regards to you and the Bevels.

SZ If fir pastage fir yuu. " X^c. \

Dear Mr. Miare!

I am writing te infarm y©u the best I can Im interested in helping

yeur cause there in ray swn mute way. have tried alsi ti

where and when I cauld the present day issue which appears ruw is have crested.

I persanally am thankful ti see your people in the rise.tr if the scenes br

grief ti mysiul and many tears.I regard i^ver: h as cruel, senseless .heartless ai

unfirgiveaA-able,

Fsr a long time I have admired (in siliencejysur friend Mauri* | Ln.

G fir his ideals and sticking rut his neck bravely fir ti

underdig , the istreat

lj e te send y«u a pkg if ' rise with them

as _ Ut.Im an Interna" writer...law student..lecast'rer in Japanese arts

and K fact I de same news wark and make flee tapes of my music

and philiSiphy if life ti His. Hames priswis and fr'

are sure I'ving in fast chaisdng times....theirs been en ;use..psverty, sadness

far ti many years.

Kiw that ensugh gejfcic Isatisn has captured the iroaginat ublic I feel

things will get better for y "' . j g ahead as much as passible

with the ^in Vialence theme.I have an hsnar friia Ghandi befer led plus

:iare wirld h»n»rs.,.in a quiet waj; I may be able ti , fime yeur causes.

ok here I live in a t»wn where th very\raean,!tiwards the race..I wirk underground

.a mails and my articles and dinatians.

Id be truly smeared if they knew it AlX what wirk Ive dene fir ten yrs. fri/fthis desk I. far causes if this nature.in prisan wi.v. jht legally is free yeur race

free if charge...same is] naw and back in g ^races and ^9@d life.

git I lifers iut and 2it athers far various charges., ned quite a bit abiut sur miserable systems and hii 3 treat cilir...... ! ciuld t^ite a shicking biik •n it all...prisons arc- dirty false facades. ..and 1 ent was cruel. *

I wish nit weary ysu er burden yeu with what ym already knaw aa well....

abjective ultimafely in writing yiu is ti extend te , prayers my hell such as it i' ts sr articles.

carrying a burden here myself but try ta share what I can with the less lucky/

I feel fir the f: ime in years things will change ntw far the best...seme will grumble and grawl...but the peiple must nat back dawn..its niw even ti die fir the ideals sf fr£edsm»I am grieftstricken aver £vers death and sarry fsr his family

rilliai an with a fine e^ducatisn and motivations.

His death isnt in vain thi..it will render ceurage, hape and new faith. I Sometimes peaple are mire piwerful in death than life..,-.life „ kn«w is

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as a mte death as light as a feather he isnt dea il he will live ferever in his great ideal.

I feel clumsy trying ti express myself but + hape this ate will give yau alsi spirit . strength undying will ta gi ahead alltheiey hi the finale.

The uneducat. , i leadership if course and educationta guide them msre.

I read carefully the baak an the Muslims alss. .etc.Im aware if the problems in £W.l frem all angles.

I inly knaw befare is children >in heaven their is no calar line..

peiple have sanr. g nst yaurs harribly.»..well I knaw it.

It is niw a matter af ciurage.. .NEVER GIVING IN...... , .if you beleive enough in an ideal yaur fear if death even daesnt exist.

white...french frim Eurjpe.....in the past knew poverty struggle ts get where I am tiday and all my peiple killed in 2 wars.! wauid like ta hear .frim yiu and i yaurs etc... .siin.SEAL ^IL TIGHTU fa local jpnddzxyekels peep , snaap and are sneaky and curisus ab .„ warld wirk.Wrap yaur letter up si they cant read it* en#veltpes...I can da better wark if left alsne 1 by su< j verts that snasp mails and aur causes. wnce I knaw what r total gial is and yav ..3..Ill dt all I cant a help.You may write me freely I fir 1 realise the gravity if the age..times and purposes full; , g Gid help us A

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2 yrs penal work. Im a member af the Fia. State Prisens •c-ducatiih Dept. and Gerrectiuns. >kifjb3

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CLLJLA M cA*~US±f ~~*~ 0' ^ AAjb l***S*r-~-- _ __ ... ^-_ VH Kk-iMe**** &/? June 21, 1963

Dear Friend -

'.Te are happy to know that you will be joining us in the workshop on civil rights and civil liberties, to be held here in Atlanta, June 28-30th.

Workshop Schedule

As previously indicated this will be an informal gathering, designed to provide time for the exchange of ideas and information and for both group and personal discussions. However, the enclosed general schedule will be followed.

Arrival and Room Assignments

Since the first session is scheduled to begin at 7:30 o'clock, Friday evening, everyone is urged to arrive not later than 7:00 P.M. Someone will be available at the Gammon Building, 653 Beckwith Street, S.W. from 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. to assign rooms. Late comers will, of course, be accommodated at the close of the opening session.

Travel Expenses

The workshop committee will have cash available to cover travel expenses of persons who have requested this. However, if there is an emergency need for a travel advance please call me at Sycamore ij-90U2, Atlanta, Georgia.

Directions

Persons arriving by train or bus should take a taxicab to the Gammon Building, 653 Beckwith Street, S.W. If travelling by car, drive out Hunter Street to Chestnut Street; turn South on Chestnut, drive one block to Beck with; turn left on Beckwith to building # 653.

Advance registration indicates that this workshop will be a valuable and stimulating educational experience and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Workshop Coordinator

P.S. If you should arrive in Atlanta after 3:00 P.M., Friday afternoon and need further information, please call: Mg 8-0331. The office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee has agreed to render this assistance. Workshop Schedule - June 28-30th, 1963 Gammon Building - 653 Beckwith Street, S.W» Atlanta li;, Georgia

FRIDAY, JUNE 28th:

7:30 - 10:00 P.M Opening Session. To set the tone and stimulate people for maximum participation, by drawing upon the different levels of participants' experiences to show the basic kinship between denial of the right to pickett and the harassment of HUAC,etc.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29th:

8:00 - 9:00 A.M Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30 A.M Major Presentation (Full Group)

To present a general coverage of the relation ship between civil rights and civil liberties; and to show how individuals came to understand this relationship.

10:30 - 11:00 A.M Questions of clarification

11:00 - 11:15 A.M Coffee or coke break

11:15 A.M. - 1:00 P.M Eiscussion Groups

1:00 - 2:30 P.M Lunch

2:30 - U:00 P.M General Session:

Reports from and discussion of morning group meetings.

U:00 - 6:00 P.M...... Mulling and reading period

Appointments with Resource Persons

6:00 - 7:30 P.M Dinner

7:30 - 8:30 P.M Movie (to be determined)

8:30 - 8:1*0 P.M Coffee break

. 8:U0 10:U0 P.M Major Presentation

Re-Government Committies and Civil Liberties (HUAC etc.)

Question and Discussion Period

SUNDAY, JUNE 30th:

8:30 - 9:30 A.M...... Breakfast

9:30 - 12:30 Closing Session

WHERE DO :.YE GO FROM HERE? PINE BLUFF MOVEMENT 1520 West King Street Pine Bluff, Arkansas June 26, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore 6li; Christmon Ave. Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore:

This letter is to advise that the Mass Meeting on Sunday, June 30, 1963, will be held at St. Peters Rock M.B. Church, 12th & Catalpa Sts., Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Rev. S. Roberts is pastor.

Please feel free to contact the Freedom House for any further information at Jefferson 5-8710.

Thank you in advance for your time and service to our struggle for Freedom here in Pine Bluff,

Very truly yours,

Robert L. Whitfield' Chairman Pine Bluff Movement

RLW:jb 17 WakefLeld ->£/iee£ LewlAtonfi NaLne

Dean. Sin.:

On Acme. of youn. lLten.atun.e you mentLoned the poddtbtltty of a autlt pn.o-f.ect. But dldn' t deAcni.be po-d^tble quLLLd. i^ould. you Lve me a pn.Lce quotation on a wool. on. Ayneth.i.c ftiled qu-ilt, not coHon, 108 in by. 60 Ln. covened Ln a Itakt wetg.ht matenLal pnefen.ablly cotton £0 be. uAea by. a young, man, no floujend on. pink. Some Arw.de of blue pn.elen.abl.ly.

~>tncenelu,

^li^abeth. ^onttLd

Dear Amzie: I wrote to Miss Jonitis saying I was forwarding the letter tc you and that you will send the information. Oc you EVE" get caught up with all you are called or, tc do? Sincerely,

fly\ (X MAM OH PALP I 758 Winona Drive Youngstown 11, Ohio 44511

July 16, 1963

Dear Amzie: How are you???? You must have heard whet I have been doing? Anyway I am as much around Cleveland and Greenwood as I was when I was there in the flesh. I tried to move mountains.. it is hard, hut somehow the dents I tried to make show a little. My photographic essay on Greenwood appear this month in JUBILEE Magazine. There^iTfnaecuracies in it, I am sorry, they had a, typed manuscript, Boh Moses read it, but they still ... though they did keep the spirit and this is the most important thing. A propos, when I saw Roy Wilkins. . J tr^ei d to tell him about you. I am sorry, but I Btatitt think he/un8§rstand your position quite. I wished, T could have helped a little, Nov; that I received this wonderful award through the Taconic Foundation I am trying to line up my schedule. I will return or pick up my work again with the mass meeting in Washington, though T will use our vacation trip for research purposes. Will you go to the mass meeting? Do you have any suggestion for me? xvhat io do? Where to be? or any other suggestion???? every one would be most valuable. Thank you/ This is all for today. I am writing a million letters and try to draw as much attention to my project as possible. Since I feel you are an old friend, Please take my warmest wishes and much love,

tn,

F.S. You might be interested to know, that the FBI is still after me for the U.S.Dept. of Justice and Burke Marshall. Just got a call to make additional prints. I feel proud that my work is used for this purpose. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE

TWENTY WEST FORTIETH STREET • NEW YORK 18, N. Y. BRyant 9-1400

«£5aK

-/ease direct reply to: •«et*«S^ESCEe S W. C. Patton, fieW Secretary tiiaiiMini-. 234 Hernando Street l..,*H»*iS»p»»iT Memphis, Tenn. JAckson 5-6057 July 17, 1963

Mr. .Amzie Moore 61)4 Chrismon Street Cleveland, Mississippi

Deer Mr. Moore:

On May 28th, we mailed to you, in addition to your check, checks for Joseph McCaster in the amount of 510.00 (ten dollars) and Albert Garner in the amount of "30.00 (thirty dollars). To date, these checks have not been returned to the bank.

If you are holding these checks, please deliver them immediately and tell the fellows to cash them. Unless they are in the bank by the close of this month, I shall be forced to stop payment on them.

Yours truly,

W. C. Patton

!NCP/1C HICO PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. CHARLES L BUTTS PUBLISHERS OF THE.. GENERAL MANAGER LUCIELLE KOMISAR Mississippi EDITOR FREE PRESS 53814 NORTH FARISH STREET - FL 5-7345 JACKSON 2, MISSISSIPPI 39202 August 12, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore:

The FREE PRESS is beginning a special feature aimed at providing a forum for Negro citizens to express their ideas and feelings about events and conditions in Mississippi.

The articles can use specific events to make a point, they may comment on the actions and statements of the governor and other state national officials, they may talk about the kind of discrimination that Negroes suffer and may propose ways to end it.

We are asking you, as a leader in the community, to contribute an article to this feature. It should be about 300 to 500 words long - up to two typewritten pages, or four pages in longhand.

Please use the ideas we suggested or any thing else that you may think of. We hope that you will accept our invitation and send us your article as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,

Lucille Komisar

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Labor donated y^z*: /0,/fC^

MRS. GENE A. LEONARD 545 LEE AVENUE WEBSTER GROVES 19 MISSOURI /7yl^L^-A^y tiu^ ~& ^!r^ -pi^- CORE Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund ROOM 902 ONE UNION SQUARE NEW YORK 3. NEW YORK

September 4, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Street Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Kr. Moore:

These are the last minute instructions for your trip to Madison, Wisconsin which you have discussed with Dave Dennis.

Mr. Merlin Miller, Program Coordinator of the International Cooperative Training, Inc., has kindly offered to inclade the representatives of the Ruleville Co-operative in a course given to co-operative trainees from the U.S. and foreign countries. Because of the special problems of the Ruleville community, he has decided to set up a special program for them which he will manage himself while the regular course is in session. He has volunteered to do this because he is most anxious to be as helpful as possible to the Ruleville group.

Dave Dennis will probably confirm most of this information with you on the telephone, but I wanted to make sure that you also have it in writing. TRAVEL Mr. Miller is expecting Mrs. Rubie Davis and Mrs. Rebecca McDonald to arrive in Madison, Wisconsin on Sunday, September 8 (that is this coming Sunday). This would entail leaving Ruleville or Memphis Saturday evening. He said that he will try to make arrangmentc for someone to meet them at the station in Madison. However, if they are not met, they should call Mr. Miller"s home for instructions. The home telephone is CHerry 9-5242

In the event that plans are changed and the ladies arrive during business hours, they should call Mr. Miller at the International Cooperative Training, Inc., 432 North Lake Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The phone number of the Institute is 262-3981.

The same information applies for you,Mr. Moore, when you arrive the following Sunday, September 15. Mr. Miller will be out of town on Monday and Tuesday, the 16th and 17th, but he will make arrangements for taking care of the group for those two days. HOUSING AND FOOD Mr. Miller has arranged for the ladies to stay at St. Martin's House at no cost. He will let Mr. Moore know about his housing when he arrives.

CORE SEDF will pay $5/?or^food. A check to cover this expense will be sent to Mr. Miller and he will give it to the ladies.

MONEY ORDER A money order for $100 payable to Mr. Moore is enclosed. This money is to cover the cost of the train tickets for Mrs. Davis and Mrs. McDonald (one-way since Mr. Moore will drive them back), also the food and other costs of the trip. If there is any left over, it should go toward the cost of food in Madison.

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I will send a money order to cover the cost of Mr. Moore's car travel as soon as I receive an estimate of the expense involved. Dave Dennis said he would i± telephone to you for this information and let me know.

Tne above is the complete information to date. We wish you all a good trip and a valuable experience at the Institute.

Sincerely yours,

U Nannette Sachs, Coordinator 0>."rs. Richard C. Sachs)

P.S. Here are two more addresses that might prove useful if an emergency should arise.

My home address and phone: Mrs. Richard C. Sachs (Call me collect, if necessary) 23 Garden Place Brooklyn 1, N. Y. Area Code 212 JAckson 2-5435

Mr. Miller's home address Mr. Merlin Miller and phone: 2 Sherman Terrace Madison 2, Wisconsin CHerry 9-5242

P.P.S. I am enclosing an extra copy of this letter so the ladies can take one with them and Mr. Moore can keep the other. CA 6-5226

CONRAD J. LYNN S-awyel

SUITC 911 - 4D1 BROADWAY NEW YORK 13. N. Y.

September 20, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 S. Chrisman Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore,

By this time I am sure you have heard of the Committee For A Freedom Now Party. It is our conviction that unless such a move has a strong response in the southern areas of greatest tension, then we are acting at the wrong time.

I am enclosing a summary statement of our tentative program. We are initiating a series of discussions throughout the country on the necessity for, and the method of independent Negro action.

Having followed your inspiring work, we would be happy and honored if you would agree to serve on our National Committee.

Please let me hear from you as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,

Conrad J

CJL:um 334 Auburn Ave., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Telephone 524-1378 Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Martin Luther King Jr., President Ralph Abernathy, treasurer Wyatt Tee Walker, Executive Assistant

September 20, I963

Dear Friend:

TTe want to welcome you as a new affiliate to SCLC

You have long been close to our organization. You have cooperated in every way. Our services have been extended in fellowship at any and every opportunity. It is only natural that you nake your affiliation with our organiKP.tion,

Mrs. a»ptii;ia Clark, lev, Andrew Young, and Mrs. Dorothy Cotton tallied with no concerning you. I know something of your work and the strength of your group. They suggested I send you these organizational materials, so you mi^ht become a full fledged unit. Organizations of all kinds from all over the nation are joining SCLC. Somehow it does not seem right for you to be left out, when you have been closer than s o many others.

At your next meeting, please, become an official SCLC affiliate. It was suggested a single activity would get you the needed 025*00." Whether you send the $25.00 or not, eond in the papers at once to show your willingness to affiliate,

"Jhothor you affiliate or not, please come to our National Convention in Richmond, Virginia. Me will have a grand time and top speakers. Enclosed you will find information and registration blank.

T.re want your group to affiliate, If you need any help, write or call me at once.

Cordially yours,

C. T, Vivian Director of Affiliates

CTV/mf

Encl, 2 P*nteh jitaies department of ^Justice

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI 38655

October 3, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore and Mrs. Ruth C. Moore 6l4 Crisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

Re: Amzie and Ruth C. Moore Federal Housing Administration Claim No. 5-145904

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Moore:

The $26.80 payment received by this office on July 1, 1963, was applied on Claim No. 5-187171 and resulted in an overpayment of $9.73. The $9.73 overpayment was applied on Claim No. 5-145904 and that case now reflects a principal balance of $1,032.00 plus interest.

I wish to thank you for your payment in full of Claim No. 5-187171 and to express to you my desire that you will now commence making payment on unpaid Claim No. 5-145904. Because you were so faithful in paying off the first claim, we feel reasonably certain that you will want to liquidate the remaining claim. Please contact us within 30 days from date and either pay this debt in full or make other satisfactory arrangements for its payment.

Very truly yours,

H. M. RAY United States AttorneT y Rttorne HMR/clg FACT SHEET ON THE RAID AND ARRESTS

Conducted by State and City Police at SCEF New Orleans Headquarters at the Behest of the Louisiana Committee on Un-American Activities October 4, 1963

THE CHARGES: Violation of Louisiana Revised Statute Title 14, Section 388 et seq. "The Subversive Activities and Communist Control Law" and Section 390 et seq. "The Communist Propaganda Con trol Act" by "organizing between themselves and with other unknown people and their doing certain acts to carry out said agreement, to violate the aforesaid statutes by knowingly and willfully partic ipating in the management of a subversive organization, and secreting books, records and files of a sub versive organization, said subversive organization herein referred to being specifically the Southern Conference Educational Fund Inc., and also distributing and storing Communist political propaganda in the State of Louisiana." THOSE ARRESTED: Dr. James A. Dombrowski, executive director of the SCEF. Benjamin E. Smith, SCEF treasurer, labor and civil rights attorney and counsel for the ACLU in Louisiana, and former assistant district attorney in New Orleans. Bruce C. Waltzer, Smith's law partner, who has no con nection with the SCEF. THE RAID: Conducted by about 100 policemen and jail trusties in five simultaneous strikes at the offices and the homes of the three arrested men. Streets outside were cordoned off during the three-hour ran sacking, in which personal and official property was indiscriminately seized. The Louisiana Joint Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities proclaimed it had inspired this action. The committee's legal counsel told the press the raid hadn't been "coordinated" with the FBI because, while the committee had complete confidence in J. Edgar Hoover, "we have no confidence whatso ever" in U. S. Attorney-General Robert F. Kennedy. "We knew that if we told the FBI about this raid they would have to tell Bobby Kennedy. We cannot trust him and we expect him to tell his friend, Martin Luther King." Although the committee boasted that the raid had been planned for eleven months, the raiders first came to the wrong office in the building and broke down the door of an empty room with sledge hammers. At the Dombrowski home, policemen repeatedly threatened to shoot the family dachshund, although the dog was on a leash. THE REACTION: The Rabbinical Council of New Orleans declared, "We denounce the subversive prac tices of sudden arrests and immediate confiscation of property and records in imitation of Communistic tactics." The rabbis also endorsed the statement of the Louisiana branch of the ACLU, which called the raid "a dangerous act of political repression committed by our state government" and said the law under which the charges were filed "is an unconstitutional device designed to inhibit the flow of free ideas and free speech." At. the time of this writing, other groups in New Orleans—religious, labor and legal—were reported preparing similar denunciations. In Atlanta, the Reverend Martin Luther King said, "Such smear tactics against efforts to bring about true brotherhood of man in the South have shown signs of increasing in intensity during recent months. This Friday action followed shortly after a massive demonstration last Tuesday in New Orleans by some 10,000 Negroes and approximately 300 whites seeking freedom, and followed .... charges brought by Ross Barnett and George Wallace before a congressional committee in recent weeks that the search for freedom in this country was communist-inspired." The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee wired Attorney-General Kennedy, asserting that "state sedition laws under which these persons were arrested, were outlawed by the U. S. Supreme Court seven years ago." "This is another demonstration of the lawlessness and defiance of authority by segregationists," their telegram concluded. WHAT CAN BE DONE: We ask you to— • Wire or write the U. S. Attorney General and the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D. C, asking them to intervene in this unconstitutional outrage. Protests to Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis and New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro would also be helpful. • Spread the word of the case to others—to organizations, to individuals. A letter to the editor of your local paper can do much to foster nationwide interest. • Advise us of what action you have taken. •PLEASE, if possible, send a special contribution to help us with the expenses of virtually rebuilding an office and with the even greater prospective costs of the legal battles that lie ahead.

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October 10, 1963 Dear Friend of the SCEF: On the afternoon of October 1L, state and city police raided the New Orleans office of the SCEF and the homes of two fund officers. Acting on the behest of the Louisiana Joint Legislative Committee on Un-American Activities, these raiders—about a hundred in number —stripped the fund office of financial records, files and filing cabinets, stationery, library books, correspondence, even pictures off the wall. They also confiscated personal possessions at the homes.

They arrested SCEF Director James A. Dombrowski, Treasurer Benjamin E. Smith and Smith's law partner Bruce C. Waltzer on charges of "participating in the management of a subversive organization" in violation of state sedition laws. The three were later released on parole. The chief counsel for the state committee has announced that other "major investigations" are being prepared. We think you will recognize that this outrageous action is clearly a follow-up to the recent attempts by the Governors of Alabama and Mississippi to brand the integration movement as "communistic". We do not intend to let them destroy us. We plan to continue with our South-wide programs as before, and without interruption. We have begun to reassemble our headquarters office from literally bare walls.

We are girding for court battles which promise to be extended and expensive. Will you give us help with a special contribution? Please act now, making your check payable to SCEF and mailing it in the enclosed return envelope. Sincerely,

/ President Emeritus 614,Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi October 20, 1963

Dear Mr. Dombrowski,

I know about your problems with the officers of the law there In the City of New Orleans.,, and the Lord knows that ,1...wish I knew something to do about it, but as of now I don't see a way out for us in this struggle for freedom and justice under the constitution of this country. "The night is here but, the morning cometh® that's all I can say.

Now may I get around to my...problem-Three.,,.weeks..JL go the County Health Officer would not issue a permit to bpyaalii#aa©e or so the person I rented the cafe to could buy a lieenoe there is not a thing wrong with the cafe, it seems that the white health officers here are mad about the movemaat and they are trying all they know how to put me out of business. New don't tell me to see Mr. Gilliam, because Mr. Gilliam does not want to become Involve with these white rseople. This I know, fe might have to go to court to make them let us stay open for business in the cafe.

If you think it's nessery to take it up with a lawer please let me know. 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi October 20, 1963 Mr. H. M. Ray United States Attorney Northern District of Mississippi

Re: Amzie Moore Federal Housing Administration Claim No. 5-145904 Dear Mr. Ray:

In reply to your letter of October 3, 1963, I wish to thank you for your kind remarks relative to claim no5-187171 which has been paid. I talked to a man in your office about my income v*hen I began paying the first claim- and as I explained to him that I work less than twenty-five-hours each week and that my income is lest than #50.00 a week it is almost impossible for me to pay more monthly than I was paying on the other claim.

Mr. John Doar who works with the U.S. Dept of Justice has told me that he was going to try to get my hours increased so I can pay more on the account, or on my accounts. So far I haven't heard from Mr. Doar. I am employed by the U.S. Post Office Dept. Cleveland, Miss and I work less thatn twenty-five hours a week. I have a letter from your office that I could pay |5.00 a month until the account is paid in tti full. Inclose is my first payment on what you call the new claim. thought they were one and the same, I didn't know. My wife and I are not living together anymore, for tr I will ha*e to pay the debt. Very truly vour 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi October 20, 1963

Mr. Harvey Richards 14 Flood Circle Atherton, California

Dear Mr. Richards:

Relative to your letter early in June about making a better and more up-to-date-picture of the live and death struggle of Negroes in the Mississippi Delta at this time- I didn't write you bee ause Jim Forman told ae that SVCC was going to make a picture. *,s of this date October 20, 1965 Jim has done nothing toward making a picture. Now if you can find the time and think that it can be better than the other picture then I would suggest that you come beck to this Area in late Hovember.

I would like you do some Bics for some singing boys. They are interested in making *oae records, can you do that kind of work*? I hope to hear from you as soon as possible Amzie

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October 22, 1963

Mr. Amzie Moore 6lk Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

In re: Amzie and Ruth C. Moore Federal Housing Administration Claim No. 5-1^5904

Dear Mr. Moore:

This is to acknowledge your letter of October 20, 1963 together with the money order in the amount of $5.00. Monthly- payments of $5.00 will not he satisfactory with reference to liquidating this claim. I suppose that the $5.00 was acceptable to the United States Attorney who served under my predecessor in liquidating the other claim (No. 5-187171) because that claim was a relatively small sum ($140.57) plus interest. The above claim as of May 5, 1959 was for the sum of $1,056.73 principal, plus interest as of that date in the sum of $291.02, with additional interest aecuring thereafter at the rate of six percent per annum. (The daily rate of interest of $.1737 or approximately $5.21 per month). Unless you are in position to make monthly payments of at least $25.00per month on this very old indebtedness, then we will be unable to handle it on a monthly installment basis. We hope that you will commence installment payments of at least $25.00 on or before November 20, 1963. If you do not wish to make such payments, then the only alternative we would have is to file suit. A copy of this letter is being enclosed so that you may deliver it to your wife because she is also liable trader the note in this matter.

Very truly yours,

*7 H. M. RAY ^ United States Attorney

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614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi November 13, 1963

Operation Freedom 930 Dayton Street Cincinnati. Ohio Dear Sir: I wish to account for the money mailed directly to me for the following persons: 1. Mr. Gene Brooks, 812 Pearl Street, Cleveland, Miss., who now lives in Chicago, Illinois: $172.Mrs. Dorothy M. Jones signed a note for her Father. 2. $50.00 was mailed to me for fruits and candies for the Chrismas Holiday for Webb, Sumner and Glendora, Mississippi. This check was «&ss cashed by Mrs. Johnson of Ruleville, Mississippi and Mrs. Fannie L. Haamah gave the packages for the holiday. 3. $20,00 paid Mrs. Rodgers light and gas bill. Mrs. Rodgers lives in Ruleville, Miss.

4. $55.00: MBOaD—i Mr. Palmer of the Livingston Plantation, which was one© assign to Mrs. Fannie L. Hammah, but she assigned It to Mr. Palmer minus $10.00 which Mrs. Hammah tept for her-self. 5. Mr. Cannon of the Livingston Plantation: Food-$15.00 Cash: $25.00, balance In treature: 15.00 This account for all money mailed in my name.

Sincerely yours Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi November 14, 1963 Mr. Robert Owens U.S. Dept. Of Justice Division of Civil Rights Washington 25, D. C.

Dear Mr. Owens: The U.S. Dept. of Justice,Northern District of Mississippi is threating to bring suit against me because I can't pay a debt, to the Federal Housing Administration based upon my income from the P.O. Dept. as of April 1954. As long as I was working my r*pWfer 35 hr. schedule I kept up th© payments, but since the P.O. Dept. has cut my hours to sixteen and then up to twenty-two.I don't have enough to live on not to think of paying an old bill.

There was an agreement between th© Dept.of Justice and my self that I would pay five dollars a month and that worked alright until they got a new Att. General In the Northern District of Mississippi I wish you oould do one of two things:(1) Get my hours increased! which the new Postmaster is willing to do I think ) or(2) get the Justice Dept. to allow me to pay $(gHP'each laonth. I wish you would talk to Mr. H.M. Ray, U.S. Attorney-Oxford, Mississippi.

Very truly yours Amzie Moore fi

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Dear Carl & Ann©

I suppose this letter will come as a surprise to you since you know that I don't like to try to write. I have a problem and don't know anybody to turn to but you. This io my problem:. ..

In the summer of 1954 I bought an air conditioning unit for my station, it was bought from, a local-'dealer-who thought- that- I-should have it financed through the Federal Housing Administration, so, that's what they did based on my incaawe from the ^ost office Dept. The total cost of the unit was $2295.00 I paid it down to about $1100.00 before the Post Office Dept my ho- rs from 35 a week to 16 hours a week. I informed the F.H.A. that I couldn't keep up the payments, and ask them to sell the unit to get their money, they wouldn't do as 1 ask and threatened to bring a suit against me.,:. I. wrote them.. and,„.at ...th at ...time,,, ...they., agreed to accept wh/it I could pay,which was $80.00 a year. Now there Is a new man in the Ipllie© and again he tells me that he must have it all which he claims is almost |3 700 plus int., and that this money must be paid before Nov. 22, 1963. Now the justice department has made an investigation of the Post Office DeptIs reduction of my working hours and know what my income Is, and they know that 1 am not able to pay that bill at this time, and not soon.

» Inclose I am sending you a copy of his letter of Oct. 3, 1963. I hope something can be done about this matter.

Sincerely

Amzie Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc.

NEWS & EDITORIAL OFFICES

4403 VIRGINIA AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40211 • Area Code 502 774-3331

OFFICERS November 18,1963 President Emeritus Aubrey W. Williams President The Rev. Fred L. Shurtlesworth Dear Amzie: Vice-Presidents John M. Coe Got your letter and have been trying to figure some Dr. Herman H. Long Modjeska M. Simkins way to help.

Secretary Dr. John R. Bross Enclosed is a letter that I have written to Norman Kurland at the Civil Rights Commission to see if he warit Assistant Secretary Jessie P. Guzman look into it. You have very likely met this man when he was in Mississippi. We have T\Titten him about other cases Treasurer at various times and he has been helpful so at least it is Benjamin E. Smith worth a try. Staff Ella J. Baker Anne Braden It just might be that he could speak to the right people Carl Braden and get the pressure dropped--I don't know. If that doesn't Henriette Goodloe Wm. Howard Melish work maybe we can think of something else. I assume you John R. Salter, Jr. have been in touch with Operation Freedom about this, but I James A. Dombrowski know how many calls they have on them right now for money and of course you know that too so I imagine it would be difficult there. If we can't get anything done to take the pressure off, it seems to me that the 5>nly thing you can do is let them sue you and fight it oudn?Here. Since you offered to let them take the air conditioing unit to settle the claim I really don't see what basis they've got for a suit, so maybe the whole is a bit of bluff on their part. Carl is away and want be back til the day before Thanksgiving, but it is possible that he will have a lot better ideas than I do and I hope so. Keep in touch with us and let us know how it goes. Warm regards,

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Mr. H. M. Ray United States Attorney Northern District of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi In re: Amzie Moore Federal Housing Administration Claim No. 5-145904 Dear Mr. Ray: Relative to your letter of October 22, 1963 in which you stated:"If you do not wish to make such payments,then the only alternative w© would have is to file suitl Now Mr. Ray I have never said that I do not wish to make payments, I only stated that my income is so small that I was unabl© to make such payments. That's why Iwas making five dollar payments in the first pi*©©. I told th© Att. there in your office some four years ago that I would be happy to settle this account as soon as possible. When T 1>f»0Mt %ttlt iffii%.lfr mmw Mt+fl 'flptui ay rirfr nr* the U.s.^oi Office which was 35 hours a week plus my wife's income, since then my wife had divorced m© and my hours have been cut from 35 hours to 16 he» a week and back to 22 hrs. a week. Now I have a veteran's house that I pay #47.00 a month on plus th© cost of living and utilities always keep me trying to borrow money that I know I can't pay back. I hav® tried to get your office to let me try t© sell the Unit and- pay that money on the debt, but so far I haven't heard a thing. I am doing th© best I can,and I hop© I can get somebody to pay th© account for m©. A friend has promise to let me hav© som© money and as soon as I get that I shall send it to you until I can find a way to^tgil^lgifethe unit. I am sure I don't owe as much as was stated in your last letter. Must b© some mistake.

Very truly yours

Amzie Moor© November 18, 1963

Norman Kurland Uni t&tai Commission on Civil Rights thlagton 25, D.C. Dear . .arland: hush end., Carl Braden is out of town, but I know J] he has written to you on previous occasions when injustices in various places have come to our attention and you have been helpful in correcting these. erefore, 1 want to call to your attention a matter that has just baen presented to me. Perhaos you know about it or the Commission has received such a complaint. ^ 1 am enclosing some correspondence from Amzie Moore, of Cleveland, Miss. I am sure that you know who Hr« Moore is, and very likely you met him at some time in Mississippi. He is, of course, one of the very key people in the voter registration work in the Delta in fact is the person who has been doing this work for many years and who laid the groundwork for many of the things that are being done now. It goes without saying that many people in that area are out to get him; in away it is a miracle that he has been able to survive and stay this long. He has been subjected to the most serious economic reprisals and also various fo? petty \ at as well as physical threats. the correspondence that the immediate problem Is an indebtedness on a F.H.A. loan, which the gov at is threatIng to for. a layf that he has made arrangements wmich were accepted by a former tad State Attorney to pay off this debt by small monthly payments. Now he says that thara is a a new United States Attorney there and that this man la refusing to accept the arrangements which had been deemed agreeable by the previous i. If this is the case, its seems to me that this is not fair and that there must be some ulterior motive behind the threat to sue. I wonder if you could look into this and see if some thing can be done to take this added pressure off Mr, IMoore. This may seem like a minor matter compared to some Of the major injustices that come to the attention of all of us. But when you live under the daily pressure that a man like Mr, Moore does, such harassments as these can simply mount up to be the straws that break the camel's back, I think. Obviously he is agreeable to paying the debt and has prepared to make monthly payments, and it is hard to believe that this would not be acceptable if it were not for some extraneous reason. I do not know what the usual arrangement on sufeh payments of like amount are, and of course no one is due any special privilege because he is in the civil rights movement. Rut neither should he be penalised because he is in that movement and since the arrangements Mr. Moore had proposed were acceptable at one point it is difficult to understand why this was withdrawn. Ha of course has had an especially hard row to hoe for many years. As he notes in this letter, ! his houi's at the post office where he worked for a long time where cut to almost nothin .

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Dear Mr. Ray, This is every oent I hav© and I shall try to do the best I can on this debt. My former wife has nothing to help with, and, aside from that I have th© Air Unit in my charge. We used it just a month or two because it was too expensive. It cost about #90.00 a month to operate it. Inclose find $20.00 and I sent you five dollars that you didn't return. Amzie Moore

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NEWS & EDITORIAL OFFICES

4403 VIRGINIA AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40211 • Area Code 502 774-3331

OFFICERS President Emeritus Aubrey W. Williams

President The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth

Vice-Presidents John M. Coe Dr. Herman H. Long Dec, 9, 1963 Modjeska M. Simkins Secretary Mr. Amzie itoore Dr. John R. Bross 614 chrisman Assistant Secretary Cleveland, Miss, Jessie P. Guzman Desr Amzie: Treasurer Benjamin E. Smith As members of the board of Operation Freedom, we Staff Ella J. Baker Anne Braden took up your situation there Saturday, It is possible Carl Braden Henriette Goodloe Wm. Howard Melish they will be in touch with you about some funds t© at John R. Salter, Jr. James A. Dombrowski least help pay off the indebtedness for the air condi tioner.

It seems to us that any future purchases of this size should be discussed beforehand with the trustees for your mortgage on the station. Perhaps they could work out aooe way to be helpful. If you don't consult them

there is always a chance that you will become overcoramitted

and unable to pay, with the result that you might lose the whole shebang.

Please let us know whenever we night be of help. Our

warmest regards.

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© Operation Freedom c/o Rev. H, McCrackin 932 Dayton Street Cincinnati 14, Ohio December 17, 1965 Dear Amzie, Yesterday Rev. McCrackin, Ernest Bromley and I got together and discussed what Operation Freedom might do to help you in regard to your debt with the Federal Housing Administration. It turned out that we are still not too clear on the issues involved. We don't see why the FHA doesn't take the air conditioning unit if you can't make the payments on it. Unless they actually bring a suit against you, there is little Operation Freedom can probably do. You realize of course that Operation Freedom has tried to help those people who have been subjected to reprisals because of their activity in the civil rights movement, and it seems as though the FHA is not discriminating against you, according to what you told me the letter from The Civil Rights Commission stated. We do have some further questions and would appre ciate it very much if you would write to us. With your present income are you completely unable to make the 125 a month payments? Are you the only person responsible for this debt now? Do you think it is likely that a suit will be brought against you? Has the FHA said anything more about a suit? We shall be looking forward to hearing from you about this. Take care of yourself and have a nice holiday,

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Dear Mr. Moore:

I am writing you in regards to your account. Your account runs from February until January. You have paid up to January and I cannot close your account until I receive your January payment, as the divisions are made on 12 months bases, from January to February, Failure to hear from you by Monday, I will be forced to sent your report on to Mr. Dombrowski.

You sent me the city tax statement for $163.80, You failed to aend me a statement from the Sheriff for the tax for 1963. You stated in your letter the tax was $132,54, so I am sending a check to the Sheriff for $132,54 and also a check for $163.80 for the city tax. As soon as you pay these tax, send me a receipt for my record.

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Mr. Amzie Moore and Mrs. Ruth C. Moore 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

In re: Claim of Federal Housing Adminis tration. MCP 5-187171

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Moore:

Since the above claim has been paid in full, your cancelled note is returned herewith.

Yours very truly,

H. M.' Ra# United States Attorney

HMR/mkh Encl. r» FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION Washington, D. C 20412 January lit, 1961; Office of ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER - COMPTROLLER IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO: TI - A The Honorable The United States Attorney Northern District Oxford, Mississippi Re: Claim No. 5-187171 - MOORE, Amzie and Ruth Sir: U. S, Atty. No. 2-6d9

Since the above-identified account has been paid in full, the related cancelled note is returned herewith for your disposition.

Very truly yours,

Lester H. Thompson Assistant Commissioner-Comptroller

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S* Greenville, Mississippi, 7- ? .»^v FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned promises to pay to the order of LOUIS T. GARRETT CO. At THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Greenville, Mississipp3Sipr i f-u the principal sum in f (4^A~-^-~/,\J^ ^AJJA* \KA £ ch fz US' 4 - which includes interestterest" at a rate equivalent to $5.00 discount £er jfear on each $100.00 thereof, computed according to the 'Tables of Calculationslations " promulgated by Federal Housing Administration, payable in installments as follows:

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the sum of $. JJL nf _and on tha^^ . *A day of. the balance of the principal remaining due hereon, namely In case it becomes necessary to place this note in the hands of .aa^tttorn^-mkLl for collection, by suit or otherwise, the makers hereof agree to pay a reasonable attorney's fee. *-?T ~T—f- The maker or makers and endorsers of this note severally wfljtie presentment, demand, protest and notice of protest and of non-payment of this note and of all installments thereof. _ \ r\ j v *-* 4^J'5Ui^ In event of the failure to promptly pay, as and when

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HRISTIAN Citizenship Education Program EADERSHIP

Septima P. Clark ||ONFERENCE Dorothy F. Cotton Andrew T YOUIIS Martin Luther King. Jr., President Annell Ponder February 2, 1964 «*—-TSN—

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Miss.

Dear Amzie:

I am writing to get some information about money reportedly sent from "Operation Freedom" to Mrs. Laura McGhee.

Mrs. McGhee says that back in the late spring ©r summer Mr. Mc- Cracken sent her a thousand dollars from "Operation Freedom". Of this amount she says that you gave her $450.00, holding the rest as securi ty for bonds put up for her son's release from jail. Later, she re ports, you came over to tell her that you had heard from Mr. McCrack- en who told you that "Operation Freedom" did not send any of the #1,000 down for bond money (- they had their own bonding company-) and they meant for her to spend the money as she saw fit. She says that at this visit you promised to return the #550.00 to her - possibly sending it via Bob Moses.

when she didn't receive the money she says that she contacted you and was told by you that Operation Freedom had directed you to spend the money ©n people wh© needed help in Bolivar County.

It would help matters greatly if you could show Mrs. McGhee a copy of these instructions from Operation Freedom or suggest that she write Mr. McCracken for an explanation.

I hope all goes well with you and the work in Bolivar County, and I trust that you will be attending the OOFO Convention in Jack son this weekend.

Sincerely,

ArineLl Ponder

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Mrs. Amyie Moore 6lit Ghisman Street Cleveland, Miss.

Dear Mrs. Moore:

I received a letter from the Southern Educational Fund, Inc. Rev. Fred L. Shuttleworth, President.

This letter stated that many Negro citizens of Leflore County and Sunflower Counties are despearte in of food and clothing. It also stated that these people cannot look to State and Local Officials for help because , Miss. Segregationist fear the voting power of the Negroes.

We are planning a mass rally to ger food for those people, and send to you and Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, Ruleville, T-Tiss^ Please write me ; at once and state the need of some of the people in that area.

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cr-& The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Route 2,Box 238 Jone sboro,Loui siana February 19,1964 Mr. Amizie Moore 614 Chrisman Cleveland,Miss. Dear sir: after hearing your desperate need for food and clothing it sterrid our depest septhenty for our peoples and we move quickly toward raising an offering for this great need. Inclosed you will find the sum of $72.00.We wish we could do more but on such quick notice we did our best. We would like for you to send us a statement of this funds so we can make a report to our grope , we also would like for you to send Mr. J.IN Blankenship a report to . I talked to Mr. Blenkenship this morning and he said that he was going to write to you. In your report to us we would ldiie to know all about this great problem maybe we can help In meny other ways. This is done by orders of the, Pleasent Grove Baptist Ghurgh and paster. Jyopra ^ji^prl^ Houston paster secretary Route 2, Box 238. Jone sboro,Loui siana P.S. you will find a stamped envlope for your convience of sending me a report of this donation. Thanks i '

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Dear Mr. Amzie Moore,

In answer to your appeal for food and clothing for the distressed in your area, I am interested in representing you here in the Houston area.

I am a Baptist minister and I feel that the churches in this area can be of help to your cause. I am concerned that parcels we may send you would not be received by you, unless there is a definite arrangement made for send ing and receiving. Under the circumstances do you think it would be better for us to mail or ship by bus ,any parcels we have for you ? Also, is there any way in which I could reach you by telephone?

Please reply to the address listed below. I pray that the God of us all may bless your efforts.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Milton McGaskey c/o Nahas-Blumberg Corp P.O. Box 3081 Houston , Texas 129 S. Cedar Marion, Kansas March 21, 1964

Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Cleveland, Mississippi Dear Amzie Moore, According to Fellowship food and shoes are desperately needed by Negro families in the Delta area of Mississippi. This notice also Indicates that food and shoes should be sent to you. Today my family and I mailed a small box of food to help out, and will gladly send more. But before sending more I wanted to ask you whether you prefer that we send food or cash. We're perfectly willing to buy and send food. But the postal rates are high, and perhaps you would rather have us send cash so we could send more. Will you let me know in the enclosed envelope what is needed and what you would like us to send; then we'll send more. Sincerely, •> /

Kenneth R. Redfearn P.S. I know you're busy, so just write a note on the back of this paper if you'd like and mail it to me. March 25, 1964

Mr. Amzie Moore P. 0. Box 814 Cleveland, Hiss.

Dear Mr. Moore: I attach a statement of your account

for the fiscal year February 1, 1963 - January 31, 1964.

Sincerely,

,*£--£--cd^t.—*£.—2^1- * - Varies C. Gilliam r Trustee FISCAL YEAR FEBRUARY 1, 1963-JANUARY 31, 1964

RECEIVED;

From Amzie Moore $1,895.28

Check returned 3.58 Total receipts $1,898.86

EXPENDITURES:

City tax $163.80

County tax 132.54

Insu ranc e 278.58

Bank Charges .52 Total Expenditures $575.44

AIOUNT TO BE APPLIED IK MORTGAGE $1,323.42

DISTRIBUTION:

To Interest $786.15 To Principal 534.65

$1,323.42 Balance 2.62

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL

Amount owed 2-1-63 $16,066.90

Paid by Mr. Moore 1534-64

Loans converted to gifts(^) 342.18 ' $ 876.83 Amount owed 1-31-64 $15,190.07 3620 Bremond Avenue, Houston,Texas 77004 Mareh 31^196^

Mr Aiszit Moore 614 Chism St., ClevlandjMiss

Deer Mr Moore:

Today the Boyrton Methodist Church,located at 2812 Tuam Ave..Houston, Texas has shipped with the Red Ball Mstor Freight Lines 9 bundles of clothing and canned foodta total weight of 425 lbs.,to you for distri bution to people in your vacinity according to your direction,,

We did not send anything to Rulevillejwe do not know how far afcart the two tow»3 are but if you and Mrs Hammer are d4ing an exchange program of supplies we will be happy for these to be included in the project; We are only interested in having them fill the grejatesXneed0

We comend you for the fine stand you are taking for Christian Citizen ship and we pray God's blessing upon you and your fine peopli.I am a pre cinct Judge and I use you/ an# your group as an -jr ample showing that mosfJSexas people have no hinderance between them and the ballot box and in many instances they get the poll tax or exemption and stay home on election day while you are fighting for dear life for the opportunity to exercfiae citizenship rights#while win or loose we too will be effect, ed by your effort. God grant that you keep the fait^ end. determination to do and to lead.

Sinc-rely yours. &tf£*C*^>- Mrs C.V.Adair.0-lrmau Commission on Christian Social Concern

R<»T,PWUOB Titus, Pastor 3030 Bloomfield Street Houston, Texas 77051 Anril 1, 1964

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Street Cleveland, Mississippi Dear Mr. Moore: We, the members of the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN CHARITY CLUB, have donated to your worthy cause. Half of our contribution of clothes will arrive by U.S. mail and another part will arrive by a church volenteer truck driver. We feel if there are some people in America where, through no fault of their own, some of our fellow citizens are less blessed than we, it is our religious duty to come to their assistan ce. We hone that our contribution will helo some one.

Yours very truly,

ALVIN POUNCEY - PRESIDENT MAGNIFICENT SEVEN CHARITY CLUB Mr. Robert M. Laxaont 7244 South ^aplewood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60629

April 5, 1964

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Crisman Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore,

Perhaps the most humanly enlightening weekend I have experienced was the Easter weekend I and my two friends shared v/ith you.

To answer your questions:

You wanted to know if the National Council of Churches was going to build schools in the Delta area.. In answer let me explain my activities of Tuesday March SI, the first day I was back in ^hica-;o. After calling various agencies in the city, CORE, NAACP, American Friends Service Committee, I contacted SNCC. SNCC has a three point program for the summer for Mississippi. Their Chicago office related the following to me.

Point One- Freedom schools will be established to bring education to high school students.

Point Two- Community Centers will be established to bring many social services(pre-natal care and the like) (10 centers will be established in the MX£K Delta area).

Point Three- A voter registration program will be conducted »

I eannot give you more information thafc the above because 1 have given the phamplets JEX that describe in detail the program to Mr. barker,the man OAA* that was with me from Texas, and he is reading them now. He may have even written to you about them. I shall get another copy and send it along to you so you can have something more concrete to show your friends.

In speaking with Chicago SNCC I learned that Bob Moses, the man you mentioned, in in Jackson, his address as you probably know is Committee of Federated Ogranizations, 1017 Lynch Street, ^ackson, Mississippi. Chicago SNCC suggested I write to Jackson and tell the COFC of our weekend. I did.

The most immediate way we feel that we can be useful is to collect and send the requested food and clothing» and later to be of some hslp in the summer program of SNCC if at all possible. And it looks good. Therefore we are beginning a campaign to colled; food and hope it will be fruitful. It shall be. As soon as we have a quanity to shipp we shall.

Until we meet again Good Luck and PeGce.

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Mr. Anz-ie Moore 614 Chrisman Cleveland, Mississippi Dear Mr. Moore, I am writing in the hope that you will be able to clear UP some confusion that has arisen in my mind as to the food and clothing that you had asked for through The Houston Post. My Temple youth group, Tefty, wants to help and as I was the one who called your request to the attention of the group, I was put in charge of getting a drive under way. I wrote to Mrs. Lou Hamer in Ruleville telling her of my group's concern in getting the oroject under way and asking her if the food and clothing we collecte: should be sent directly to her. In addition, I said that as Tefty wouldn't be able to ship anything until early May, would we be able to send anything in particular? Her renly, in part, was "Yes, Sir,ray husband is not working and our rent is due also I owe a Dr. bill and drug bill. If you could send me a donation I would be so greatful." This statement was confusing to me for two reasons. First, I had thought that you were asking for food and clothing to be distributed thoughout the area and not Jus"t to those whose names appeared in the Post. And second, the article said that money was not being requested.

Will you please straighten me out as sion as possible? In the event that checks are being accepted, could one be made out to you or some organi zation, and have you or it make the purchases in Cleveland so that you would have the benefit of the money that would have gone for shipping costs? Sincerely

Jeffry Glatstein Vice-President 18644 Mendota Detroit, Michigan 48221 April 16, 1964

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Cleveland, Mississippi Dear Mr. Moore:

Recently I had the privilege of hearing Carl Braden, field secretary of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc., speak in Detroit. Of course Mr. Braden had many soul stirring stories to relate concerning his irork. There are, of course, many diverse ways in which persons and groups lend their assistance to the struggle for integration, peace, full equality, etc. for all citizens and residents of our United States.

One minor, but perhaps helpful way, would be to send outgrown clothing to needy areas. Mr. ^raden gave me your name and address as he thought persons with too little employment at distressingly low wages might be able to use clothing in good to fair condition. I asked some of my friends present at the meeting to gather up unwanted items end 1 called one or two others. I packed this and my husband shipped it out two days ago. Perhaps the isix well packed cartons, weighing about 100 lbs. should reach you about the same time as this letter. 'I'he shipment should arrive in good condition as the cartons are very strong and well sealed. Please note the following re shipping:

shipped by: Roadway Express, Inc. freight bill No.: 261 - 754017 Roadway pickup date: 4/14/64 to: 451 B/L or GBL. No. : BAY 8 5 C

Freight charges prepaid from Detroit by Joseph Bernstein, above address. Number of pieces: 6 - boxes of used clothing. Insured. I do hope that there will something in -the shipment which 'Clevelahders can wear when registering to,vote.

In -this morning's mail I received a chain letter from s friend in Los Angeles asking me to send a check for one dollar made out as follows: "Paul B. Johnson, Trustee Memorial Fund of Family of Medgar Evers," to be mailed to Gov. Paul B. Johnson, State Capitol, Jaekson, Miss. I am to send this letter on to ten other persons and they in turn do the same, ad infinitum. i just telephoned a very fine lawyer here to esk his opinion on the above. He thought it had no value and that other actions would be more effective. He may be right. However, I do not believe that there is any ONE straight and narrow road to full achieve ment of civil rights and human rights. Ordinarily I think the usual chain letter 2.

Amzie Moore; Miss. is childish and stupid. But this letter has an aspect to it that appears to be useful. This is expressed succinctly in the beginning of the letter I received which you are probably familiar with:

*hia concerns the death of Medgar fivers in Mississippi.

There are several needs that follow his tragic shooting, (l) His family needs help! (2) A large group of Americans needs to express its position on this matter; (3) <^e need to say something effective to the Governor and the people of Mississippi."

If persons sending out ten letters would try to send a few of these to their friends in other communities, states and even foreign countries, the effect might be more widespread and the impact on the Governor more dramatic.

'•^he first concern as to whether or not to act on this chain letter is that we would not want any loopholes, legally, whereby the Governor could hold up the distribution of the fund indefinitely.

In a week from now, the Michigan Friends of the South, are having an invitational reception for Dick Gregory. xhe donation from guests will be fifteen dollars per couple, or ten dollars each person. I do hope that the shipment will arrive in a few days from now because it would be very good if you would write to me acknowledging the shipment of clothing. If the contents will be of any service to persons in Cleveland, we should appreciate knov/ing. It might be helpful to have some women assist in opening the boxes, i.e., sorting them, because they have an eye for keeping two and three piece matching dresses, suits, etc. together.

If you and others of your associates think the chain letter idea has merit and if you know that the effect has already been felt it would be very good if you.^ould write within the next few days to give me your reaction. I should like to share this and pass on whatever direct information you relate. The Dick Gregory affair was mentioned, because if you know of some positive effect of the chain letter, then I'd like to pass on this information at the reception. If your letter carries real news value of e positive and hopeful nature, then Mr. Gregory might be able to use some of the "latest, hot-line" news when he speaks at a public meeting in Cobo Hall in Detroit, sponsored by Friends of SNCC.

Your letter is anticipated. With very best wishes to you and other good folk in Mississippi, I am Sincerely yours,

(Mrs. Joseph Bernstein) AMERICAN OIL COMPANY

ATLANTA REGION 1330 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, N. W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309

P. V. TROUP April 21, 1964 WowZr Manager, Marketing F. R. VAN HERCKE Manager, Marketing J. S.' MORRISON Manager, Operation* H. KEMPER Manager, Administrative Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Sirs

Please refer to the Lease between you and our Company dated April 9, 1954, covering premises situated in the City of Cleveland, County of Bolivar, State of Mississippi, more particularly described as follows, to wit: All of Lot No. 7 of the Southside Addition to the City of Cleveland or beginning at the point of intersection of the east ROW line of U. S. Highway No. 61 and the south line of Hadley Street and running South along the east R 0 Yi line of U. S. Highway No. 61 for 130 feetj thence easterly along the South line of Lot No. 7 for 61.5 feetj thence northerly along the East line of Lot No. 7 for 130 feet to the South line of Hadley Street: thence westerly along the South line of Hadley Street for 57.5 feet to the East ROW line of U. S. Highway No. 61 and the point of beginning.

You are hereby notified that we hereby extend said lease for a further period of five years, commencing June 1, 1964.

Very truly yours,

THE AMERICAN OIL COMPANY 4*£ F. V. DANIEL Marketing Manager FH

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April 22, 1964 ilr, Jaraeo C. Giiliew, rfru8tQ6 for Amzie Moor3, e/o J«nB3 eid. &&& -ei-uiuu d»., He-* Orleans, La. 70118 ^ar if, (Vi.lliara: This will acknowledge receipt of yo-ir cheek for $41£6, representing 324,44 Interest and $.6,62 principal on the locn to Axazie Moore. r.& do not wish to make a profit off IIP. ?Joore*s misfortune, so we are enclosing herewith P check for $19. This is what is left flora the interest after wa pay income taxes on it. Y

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Dear Amzie: As always it was good hearing your voice and it had been a long time since I had had the pleasure. I trust tjje wired money came through alright Will you please have Leroy ? sign the en closed note and return it to us. Write in what the prevaling interest rate is. I hope you are keeping well and that pres sures are not so great that you don't ht least have a degree of nalm and normalcy in your life. Should you see the Bevels please give them my warm regards. With affection, copy 18644 sfendota Detroit, Michigan 48221 May 6, 1964

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The above shipment of six boxe^ of uBed si . Lot tr«4« b*M r-' yet been mdknowledged by the recipient. Have you delivered tfcla si yet?

Please advise by return mail si to your vition. of this ghipasnt.

It should have been delivered by this tin©.

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Dear Amzie: Thanks for your letter and for sending the signed note. In regard to Rev. Reed's need. I don't see how we can help. Our policy is to help these suffer ing reprisals for their own involvement in the Civil Riggts' Movement. This would hardly meet this re quirement. We sympathize with him and if they are taking it out on him for thetstand his feon has taken this is an unfair kind of retaliation. We hope he can find the help somewhere. Hope you are well and your concerns g&ing likewise. As ever, ~yu CPCT OUTHERN

HRISTIAN Citizenship Education Program EADERSHIP

Septima P. Clark ONFERENCE Dorothy F. Cotton Andrew J. Young Martin Luther King. Jr., President Annell Ponder Ralph Abernathy, Treasurer May 18, 1964

Mr. Amzie Moore 614 Chrismas St. Cleveland, Miss.

Dear Amzie:

This is just a note to say that you will be receiving 100 boxes of food from the students at Brandeis University sometime within the next two weeks. Please pre]are to give these to your neediest appli cants. Each box will contain enough food for one family for approxi mately a week.

lour thank you letters should be sent to Mr. Bruce Sleegler, Brandeis University, Walt ham, Mass. 02154.

Also, I trust that your work is going well. Vfe are enclosing a list of suggested policies which have grown out of the work done by many committees across the state. I trust that it vail be of some help to you.

If you have not given us a list of your members including address es and telephone numbers, please send it immediately.

Ms also need reports (use the blanks enclosed). Send us one and keep one for your records. At the space for comments please list whatever special needs you have such/as certain types of foods not provided as commodities, specific clothing needs.

This will help us to route and divide help according to need.

In the struggle,

Ahrfaul Ponder (Co-chairman) C0F0 Welfare and iielief Committee

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334 AUBURN AVE., N. E., ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA . TELEPHONE 524-1378 DUTIES OF LOCAL WELFARE & RELIEF C0?M1TTE2

1* Fwra a ccmaitioe - choose representative- of all GOFO and other civi.- .groups - 6 to ft persons should bo sufficient 2. Decide on committee meeting dates 3. At meetings a. decide on storage ana/or distribution place for Welfare & Relief articles b« study welfare & relief application forms c. make plans for interviewing applicants for aid d. review applications and choose by majority vote, if necesaary who get top priority for aid (Do this each meeting so that whoa aid comes in you only need to prepare boxes or packages for these people and lot them know the cay and time of uistributioru We have found thqt this procedure eliminates the difficulties of crowding, pushing, shoving, stealiilgj arguments, etc)

4. Make distributions; in a business-like vray (collect boxes and string and keep a good supply on hand) 5. Secure transportation for making deliveries to persons who cannot pick up supplies 6. Cdhduct drives in your own community among ministers groups,, unions, teachers organizations, various clubs and civic groups (money is often needed to pay shipping charges when outside groups send c Make mabcri.^.s Sfry^ tl*e appeals to friendsand supporters 7. Keep records of all aid donations received and all distributions macte. Send monthly reports to Groonrood office. Send tnank you letters uo contributors, ft. Keep local COFO office and local Citizenship education staff informed of people you help in order that follow up contacts may be made.

9. Advertise your committee service, policies and procedures in the community

For further information contact:

Miss Annell Ponder Mrs. Vera Mas Plgeo ?08 Avenue H 611 Baird Ave. Greenwood, Miss. Clarksdale, Miss. 453-7871 MA4-5149 MA4-9179 308 N. Seledad St; Santa Barbara, California ; 24, 1964 Mrs. Amzie T!oore, 614 Chrisman, Cleveland, Mississippi Dear Mr. "ocre: The Santa Barbara Women for £eace shipped! 354 pounds of clothing to you for the brave people of the voter registration drive. This was several weeks ago, and we are wondering if the bundles were s afely delivered. We sent you a letter to hot if ,7 you of the shipment, and enclosed a self- addressed envelope so you could tell us when it arrived. Since we have more elethlng collected, and are working ©n collecting raney for the shipment, we want to be sure the first lot shipped arrived safely. Could you please use the enclosed envelope for a short message to us ,either way, if the clothes arrived, or if they did not. If there is difficulty getting things delivered, and you did not receive he things, then we want to know so that the rest of the clothes will not be lost on the way, too. We hope you are well, and that there is progress being made in the good work. Very sincerely yours.

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ANDREW NORMAN, Chairman June 16, 1964

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JOHN ALLISON Mr. Amzie Moore SHELLEY APPLETON 6l4 Chrisman Avenue JAMES BALDWIN Cleveland, Mississippi KATRINA MCCORMICK BARNES CHARLOTTE DEVREE Dear Kr. Moore: RABBI MARTIN FRIEDMAN This Is to let you know that after long and careful THE REV. FREDERICK JAMES consideration of all applicants, we have now filled the EDNA LEMLE position of Mississippi rural field worker. As you HENRY MORGENTHAU, III may know, we were able to employ a young man who has DR. WILLIAM STUART NELSON had considerable experience and training in agriculture.

ELAINE SLATER We surely appreciate your interest in this important NORMAN THOMAS work, and will keep your application on file in case ROWLAND WATTS similar job openings occur. PEARL L. WILLEN Please understand and forgive our delay in writing NANNETTE SACHS to you. Our program continues to expand in response Administrator to the great needs, and our very small staff has had MARTHA ANN SINGER more than it can handle. Co-Administrator Again, thank you for sending your application. We wish you every success in your endeavors.

Very truly yours,

Martha Ann Singer, Co-Administrator (Mrs. Monroe S. Singer) Standard Form No. 1X52 IMPORTANT 4 OAO 2500 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY 1152-102 Read instructions UNPAID COMPENSATION OF on back of duplicate DECEASED CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE before filling in this form

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EMPLOYEE:

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/, the employee identified above, canceling any and all previous Designations of Beneficiary heretofore made by me, do now desig nate the beneficiary or beneficiaries named below to receive any UNPAID COMPENSATION due and payable under existing law after my death. 1 understand that this Designation of Beneficiary relates solely to Unpaid Compensation as defined in section 2 of the act of August 3t 1950, Public Law 636, and in nowise will affect the disposition of any benefit which may become payable under the Retirement Act applicable to my Government service. I further understand that this Designation of Beneficiary will remain in full force and effect, unless or until canceled by me in writing, so long as I am continuously employed in the above department or agency.

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I hereby direct, unless otherwise indicated above, that, if more than one beneficiary is named, the share of any deceased benefi ciary who may predecease me shall be distributed equally among the surviving beneficiaries, or entirely to the survivor. I understand that this Designation of Beneficiary shall be void if none of the designated beneficiaries is living at the time of my death. I hereby specifically reserve the right to cancel or change any designation of beneficiary at any time in the manner and form prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, and without knowledge or consent of the beneficiary.

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PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYEE THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR RECEIVING DATA r 1 OF EMPLOYING AGENCY AMZIE MOORE JUNE 22, 1964 P. 0* Box 814 CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI CHARLES H. HUGHES, POSTMASTER

L J (Indicate date and by whom received) DELIVER BOTH COPIES TO THE PROPER OFFICER OF YOUR AGENCY—DUPLICATE WILL BE NOTED AND RETURNED DUPLICATE S IMPORTANT NOTICE—Order of Precedence

If there is no designated beneficiary living, any unpaid compensation which becomes payable after the death of an employee will be payable to the first person or persons listed below who are alive on the date title to the payment arises. 1. To the widow or widower. 2. If neither of the above, to the child or children in equal shares, with the share of any deceased child distributed among the descendants of that child. 3. If none of the above, to the parents in equal shares or the entire amount to the surviving parent. 4. If there be none of the above, to the duly appointed legal representative of the estate of the deceased employee, or if there be none, to the person or persons determined to be entitled thereto under the laws of the domicile of the deceased employee. It is not necessary for any employee to designate a beneficiary unless he wishes to name some person or persons not included above, or in a different order.

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1. The examples printed on the back of the first page of this form may be helpful in executing the Designation of Beneficiary. 2. All entries on the form except signatures should be typed or printed in ink (typewriting preferred). All designa tions of beneficiary or beneficiaries should be executed on the prescribed form of Designation of Beneficiary, Standard Form No. 1152, and must be signed and witnessed. 3. Complete the form in duplicate and file with the agency in which employed. A Designation of Beneficiary must be received by the employing agency prior to the death of the designating employee to be valid. The duplicate will be noted and returned to the employee as evidence that the original has been received and filed. It is suggested that the duplicate be filed with the employee's important papers. 4. Cancellation of a prior Designation of Beneficiary may be effected without the naming of a new beneficiary by executing a new Designation of Beneficiary, Standard Form No. 1152, and inserting in the space provided for name of bene ficiary the words, "Cancel prior designations." The effect of this action will require payment to be made in the order of precedence stated above. 5. A designation will remain valid only as long as the employee remains continuously employed in the same agency. In case of separation and reemployment, or transfer to another agency, a new Designation of Beneficiary should be executed if the order of precedence established by the act is not acceptable. It is not necessary to file a new designation where the name or address of the employee or of beneficiary is changed. 6. A designation free of erasures or alterations should be filed in order to avoid a possible contest after death. 7. In the absence of the prescribed form, any designation, change, or cancellation of beneficiary witnessed and filed in accordance with the general requirements of these instructions shall be acceptable.

This Designation of Beneficiary Form is to be used solely for the disposition of unpaid compensation at death of a civilian employee and is not to be confused with Standard Form No. 2808, Designation of Beneficiary, Civil Service Retirement System. The latter form, distinguished by its yellow color, is to be used only for the disposition of death benefits, which may be due and payable under the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended.

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Mr. A. Moore 614 Chrisman Street Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore:

Many thanks for your kindness in meeting with my son, Len, and me, and for arranging for the delightful and delicious dinner with Mrs. Watson.

Your continued support of and friendship for the fine young people of COFO are appreciated by all decent thinking Americans. I am sure you know that your friends here at our nation's capital will continue to be diligent in their efforts to secure for you and the other participants in this great movement, adequate Federal protection so that your work can be carried on in an atmosphere free from lawlessness and violence.

With best personal regards.

Sincerely, &Crw£cU^vc^ Member of Congress

DE:th UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGCTS

Washington, D.C. 20425

July 28, 1£64

Mr. Charles MacLaurin 614 Chrisman Street Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. MacLaurin:

The Staff of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights plans to conduct a meeting with representatives from each of the project groups of the Mississippi Summer Project and other orgr&nisations in Jackson on August 15 and 16. We understand that you have been designated as a representative of: MISSISSIPPI SUMMER PROJECT - CLEVELAND to appear and report to the Staff of the Commission at that meeting concerning the subjects referred to below.

The meeting will be held in Room 236, the Civil Service Commission Examining Room, in the Jackson Post Office Building on Capitol Street. You will be advised about a week before the meeting of the time scheduled for your appearance»

The meeting will be closed to the press and public, but a transcript will be made of your report; it is possible that this information will be subsequently released to the public or otherwise used by the Commission in further investigations and proceedings. The interviews will be conducted in question and answer form with the Staff of the Commission asking the questions.

The value of this meeting depends upon careful and accurate reporting. It is important that you bring with you records and papers which will support insofar as possible the information which you provide. If possible, you should have copies of such records available to be sub mitted as exhibits to the transcript of the meeting.

The principal subjects of the meeting will be (1) the nature of the activities of your project, (2) intimidation, harassment or violence on the part of private persons, (3) intimidation, harassment, violence, arrest or detainment on the part of officials, including a description of any legal proceedings, (4> protection afforded by State and local law enforcement officials against violence, and (5) relations with FBI and Department of Justice personnel in the investigation of incidents. It is important that all projects be represented at the meeting. If you are unable to come for any reason, you should arrange for and brief an alternate representative

Kindly indicate your receipt of this letter and your willingness to appear by signing the enclosed slip and returning it to the Comsnission in the envelope provided. If you have any questions concerning the type of information or documentation which will be requested or the conduct of the meeting, please feel free to communicate with the under signed in Washington.

Sincerely yours,

Michael 0. Finkelstein Assistant General Counsel

Enclosure TO THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS:

I will attend the Staff meeting of the Commission to be held in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 15-16, 1964, as the representative of the | . (Fill in name of organization)

Name (Please write legibly) WATTS ACTION COMMITTEE

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Mr. Anzie Moore 614 Chrismann Ave. Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore:

The Watts Action Committee has been engagediin a food drive for Mississippi, and for the past few weeks has been holding church meetings in support of the Mississippi Summer Project. We have gotten a great deal of support from the congregations of different churches in the Watts area, and have collected between 500 and 700 pounds of canned food plus many boxes of clothing.

Mr. Norman Henderson has informed us that there is much need for these things in your area, and we thought perhaps you could give us the following information. Which organization would be distributing the food and clothing? What civil rights activities, if any, are going on in Cleveland? Has there been any trouble with previous shipments of food or clothing?

Please keep in touch with us regarding any civil rights activities in Mississippi, so that we may relay the conditions there to the people who attend our meetings.

Yours for freedom now,

Mary Anderson, Secretary Watts Action Committee

MA/Bs MARION PALPI 400 Gorham Road Ojai, Calif. 93023

August 20, 1964

My dear Amzie: How glad I was to see you again, "but sorry, that there was no time to talk. I asked everyone about you, How are you? As you see we moved to California. Since I saw you I finished a nation-wide study which I "began at the time when we met. Now I try to compose of book of the material. Please, drop me a line and all the warmest wishes to you. Sincerely, August 249 196A

Bear Friend:

You may have heard from us as aa individual social wor We write to you now in your capacity as an agency staff member.

As social group workers we see the attempts of some major civil rights organisations to coordinate their efforts around voter registration and the development of Community Centers in Mississippi as deeply signifi cant. These efforts are a real extension of th® philosophical concerns and goals of our profession and are in the tradition of Jaae Addamsc

We have solicited iedividuals for contributions to support one particular Center in CI dS; Mississ opened and we were put in touch with it by the Stixlent Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenceo It will rema: open after the summer ends.

In addition to moneyf the Center needs equipment and program sup- pliesj, paper, paint*, paste,, scissors, workbooks for children, mapss maga- sinesj, all kinds of reference books, stappling machines,, typewriters, e We all know what is needed to run a Community Center,,

Is it possible for your agency or groups within the agency to de elop some programs for the purpose of helping the Cleveland, Mississippi Community Center?

A program or project such as this can have meaning for membership. You know your agency and your members. Is there something appropriate for them to do?

Staff or members can write or send materials and contributions directly to: Dorothy Hughes and Katharine Hollie c/o Mrso Lois Rodgers 6°L4 Church Street Cleveland£ Mississippi

Sincerely yours.,

Irving Kaufmans, ACSw T"* 2

Theodore Levine, ACSW

Richard Lodge , AO/fW

P„SB Please let us know if you think you can get something started. SMITH, WALTZER, JONES & PEEBLES ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW Suite 1006 Baronne Bldg. 305 Baronne Street 525-4361 NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70112 BENJAMIN E. SMITH Cable AddreM, PEPEN BRUCE C. WALTZER Notary Public ALVIN B. JONES JACK PEEBLES September 2, 1964

Mr. Amzie Moore P. 0. Box 814 Cleveland, Mississippi

Re: Mortgage Payments

Dear Mr. Moore:

Mr. James C. Gilliam, trustee, has advised me that your July remittance amounted to $110.00 instead of the stipulated monthly payment of $153.10.

I understand that Mr. Gilliam has asked for, but not received, an indication as to why the oil company check for July was only $100.00 instead of the usual $143.19.

Mr. Gilliam also informs me that as of August 26, 1964 he had not received your August payment. I understand that monthly payments are due on or about the 10th of the month, which is the date you usually receive the oil company check,

I shall appreciate your advising me of the circumstances surrounding the above facts.

Thanking you for your attention to the above, I am

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OFFICERS President Emeritus Aubrey W. Williams

President September 10, 1964 Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth

Vice-Presidents John M. Coe Bishop Charles F. Golden Modjeska M. Simkins Secretary Mr. Amzie Moore Jessie P. Guzman P.O. Box 814 Assistant Secretary Clarice Campbell Cleveland, Miss. Treasurer Dear Mr. Moore: Benjamin E. Smith Staff With reference to your telephone call Ella J. Baker Anne Braden last Sunday concerning the payments on your Carl Braden mortgage, may I repeat for emphasis, that you Wm. Howard Melish John R. Salter, Jr. will have to discuss this matter with the James A. Dombrowski trustee, Mr. James C. Gilliam, and/or attorney Benjamin E. Smith. While I am always glad to hear from you personally, and will always have an interest in your welfare, I no longer have any official relationship with this business matter, and you must handle the matter directly with the trustee and the attorney.

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t 177 Broadway- Drew, Mississippi September 11, 1964. Mr. Maurice M. McCrakin 932 Dafton Street Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Mr. McCrakin: Operation Freedom's Committee here in Sunflower County ask w& to writs© you, well, about my condition. This is what haooened: u Myihusband and T became involved in the summer project here in Sunflower County. W* went to the County Seat and tried t© register in the month of June. As a result my husband is on the County Farm and my niae children have nothing to go upon. He won't be out of the prison until Dec either 1964. I need some help please, We are trying to buy a bou3ethe notes are $27.9© a month and we owe t50e.CC a second mortgage ofi the house, that note won't be due until December It, 1964. T wouldn't ask you if I didn't need your help. Let me know at once what you can do Very truly yours

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Vice-Presidents John M. Coe Dr. Herman H. Long Modjeska M. Simkins Sept. 16, 1964 Secretary Dr. John R. Bross Dear Amzie; Assistant Secretary Jessie P. Guzman Anne will be in Cleveland the middle of next week.

Treasurer Benjamin E. Smith She and Maurice McCrackin are coming on a combined Staff Ella J. Baker Patriot and Operation Freedom your. They expect to get Anne Braden Carl Braden Henriette Goodloe to Cleveland Wednesday or Thursday. Anne would like to Wm. Howard Melish John R. Salter, Jr. James A. Dombrowski see Lois Rodgers, her sister, and some of the other girls who made the tripfco Chicago last month. She does not plan to use their names or pictures—just isents to get their reactions to Chicago. I understand that the Rodgers family is living in the house on Church Street that the Bevels fixed up, so it shouldn't be hard ttfc see them. Anne looks forward to seeing you next week, love from

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September 19, 1964

Mrc Amzie Moore Cleveland, Mississippi

Dear Mr. Moore:

I thought until today that I had returned you this check from the American Oil Company for $100.00 for you to sign. I find that I have not. Please sign it at once and return it to me so I can deposit it for the month of August. The September check should be in by this time so please send them both to me signed,,

You still have not let me know why the checks have been changed to $100.00. I would like to get this information so I will know what to tell Mr. Dombrowski.

The insurance went up $3.00. It is now due for $142.00.

Sincerely yours,

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Dear Friend: As you know, public schools in Biloxi, Jackson and Leake County desegregated peacefully this fall. This is certainly an important event in terms of seeing the last State in the union lower racial barriers in its public schools„ Perhaps more important to us, however, is the fact that an opportunity for a much better education is now available to the Negro young people in Mississippi. This fact becomes even more significant in light of the new employment opportunities made possible through the recent Civil Rights Bill and through other attempts to give Negro citizens better jobs and a better life...

We have received requests from many persons throughout the State of Mississippi for information on achieving school desegregation in their local communities„ We are sure that there are other problems in your local school systems which should be discussed. Therefore, The American Friends Service Committee and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., are co-sponsoring a leadership training institute on school desegregation, in hopes of giving useful information to interested community leaders.

Your name has been given to us as a person interested in this type of information and we would like to invite you to attend the Institute. It will be held on Saturday, October 10th, at The Farish Street Baptist Church, 619 North Farish Street in Jackson, Mississippi. We plan to start the meeting at 9:00 A.M., and it will be over by 5:00 that afternoon. We do hope that you will be able to attend the Institute and ask that you fill out the form below and return it as soon as possible to: Marian Wright c/o Young & Hall 538# North Farish Street Jackson, Mississippi

We look forward to seeing you on October 10th. Sincerely, ,

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Walter W. Graber, Executive Secretary Bulgur Associates, Inc. 1411 Northwest K Street Washington, D.C.

I have just returned from my second trip to Mississippi since this summer. Among other things we also had opportunity to meet again with Mr. Amzie Moore of Cleveland. Mr. Moore indicated that he had not yet received sample copies of the Bolgur as we had suggested in our letter addressed to you dated August 12th. I thought I should inform you of this so that you could check into this matter.

Mr. Moore and others inform us that they are expecting a rather sizeable relief need in Mississippi tliis winter. MCC is studying ways in which it can be helpful. Suffice it to say that the situation leaves much to be desired.

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Blind P.S. to Amzie -- It was most heartening to see how you have moved forward with making a positive contribution to your community. If we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We are hoping to assign a worker to the Delta as soon as he can be found and in the interim we are making further plans for the limited distribution of relief commodities. Best personal wishes.

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October 8,1964

D°ar Amzie: - Wo have sent the $27.00 for the house mort gage payment. I wrote to Mrs. Hay°s and asked if she possihly could to g°t th^ truck payments from C0F0 and whatever othe,.- help sh° n°^ds for maintenance, hut w° want to know what h°r situation is. If COFO promised to h°lp I don't want th°m to think w° ar° taking earn of everything for at this point we ar- about ferok°, But will you pleas0 let us know about th° truck payments. We -will do everything possible to keep fi^h^m from losing-itv W° will take care of th° house payments through December. It was r°al^r°at seeing you again. I saw Diane and Jim B°vel at Savnnah. Th°y ar~ fin°. How have you bonnabl° to work out the purchse of their house?

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OFFICERS President Emeritus Aubrey W. Williams

President The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth October 15, 1964

Vice-Presidents John M. Coe Dr. Herman H. long Modjeska M. Simkins Dear Amzie: Secretary Thanks so much for your hospitality when Dr. John R. Bross Assistant Secretary McCrackin and I were down there. It was really Jessie P. Guzman Treasurer good to see you again and to get your ideas Benjamin E. Smith Staff on current happenings. More power to you Ella J. Baker Anne Braden Carl Braden you are always in my prayers and thoughts. Henriette Goodloe Win. Howard Melish John R. Salter, Jr. By the way, Rebecaa Rodgers was going to James A. Dombrowski send me a photo taken when she and the others were in Chicago to go with a story about this project. It has not come, and I am writing to remind her. Would you encourage to send it to me, please? Warm regards,

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Dear Amzie:

Just a note to let you know that things when well, and that Mother and the rest of us are doing well considering. Hope to be back by Thursday or Friday.

Please help hold things together in the mean while.

P.S. Do you remember my telling you about a ladies club here that seems to be willing to help with just about anything? ltell, they got the letter I sent them and voted to give us a heater for the center and I am going to talk to them on Tuesday to talk about some of the other things they can do from here. Of course I mentioned to them in the letter that we are trying to bMld a Community Center and I will try to do what I can to get them to help us raise money for our project. The ladies in my mother club have also said that they mant to help and that I should write to them. So I'm still working on it and I think that we might be able to get things done. There a re a few more people that I hope to get around to see about money for the center. To: People working on ASC $Ws^ /V*^

Prom: Jane Adams Oct. 2% 196^ QAIZXA^XO^A^ r.e. Committee Elections The following information was sent me from Mr. Sullivan of the State ASCS office. "Reference is made to the requirement in paragraph 61, Hand book 1-CA, concerning public notice of polling place elections. As indicated on the election calendar for polling place election, this notice must be given not later than November 23, 1964. To assure that all eligible voters will be adequately informed of the slate of nominees, a letter patterned after the sample attached, together with a sample ballot, containing the names of all persons nominated, shall be mailed to each eligible voter of record. The sample ballot must be prepared in the same format as the one attached excppt it must be prepared on colored paper to distinguish it readily from an official ballot. "The following policj> will be followed where an eligible voter needs and requests assistance in voting because of a physical disability or the inability to read or" write. In instances where any eligible voter spates that he cannot read or write and requests assistance from any person in marking the ballot, the Committee in charge of the polling place shall permit such person (can be COPO worker, if the farmer so chooses, or anyone elsel ja) to assist under observation of a member of the committee," (We cannot solicit to help people, though—they have to ask someone for help0 If someone asks to help an illiterate farmer, he can be removed, legally. So be careful on th$?s. ja) The following is the content of the letter that is to be sent out (without letter head, etc,): Dear Producer: There is enclosed a sample ballot listing the complete slate of nominees for membership on the community committee in your county. December J, 1964, is election day and the polls will be open from ja.m. to p<,m. The location of the polling place for your community 7s how letter designateion of community and other identifying names) is . The ballots will be tabulated publicly by the community com mittee in charge of the polling place at that location immed iately after the polls close. Any question on eligibility to vote and hold office or on the election procedure will be set tled by the community committee in charge of the pilling place. ___Aprjeal from any decision on such cases may be made promptly note to""the county committee on that date as they will be in sessinto from 1 p.m. until the polls close. County committee decisions on the above matters may also be appealed to the State committee. Very truly yours, County Office Manager The ballot is standard; writing is: "Vote for as many as five of the persons listed or you may write in names of persons of your choice. A vote for less than five persons will not invalidate this ballot; however, a vote for more than five will invalidate it. then the nominees and five blanks for write ins, and offices the people who receive the highest number of votes. Let me know how things are going, if you need more leaflets, etc. To; All projects From: Jane Adams, Federal Programs r„e.: PEP rallies This memo is a bit late gettin out, as several rallies have already been held. However, there are several coming up. To explain what they are, let me quote from a newspaper article: The schedule of 15 additional area PEP (Programmed Economic Progress) rallies have been announced by Henry Harris of West Point, chairman of the Miss. Economic Council committee in charge of conducting the series. He termed the first four rallies held in south Miss, as being "highly successful" and said the series will continue through January until a total of 24 sessions had been held. At each rally, a cross section of citizens in the areas hear fact presented on three topics relating to the state's economic development, and then dis cuss the topics from a local level. The subjects are: property tax assessments, trade,technical an d indus trial training, and county road administration, "Any person interested in the economic development is invited to attend the rally of their choice," the chairman said. "Especially invited are legis lators, local officials, students, and men and women in civic clubs." The listing pf places and dates follows: November It, T ussday: Meridian, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Holiday Inn No. 2; W.B. Crooks, Station WTOK-TV, area chair man; counties of Clarke,part of Newton, and Lauderdale, Thursday, November 12, Louisville: 4:30-8 p.m.; Lake.Iiak . 0*Khatja;' Charles Fair, atty, area chairman; c&unties of Attala, Choctaw,•Kemper, Neshoba; Noxubee and Winston. Tuesday, Dec. 1, Columbus: 9:30a.m. to 1 p.m.; Hogarth Student Center, MSCW, C. L. Mitchell, Mitchell Engineering Co., area chairman; counties of Clay, Lowndes, and Monroe. Tuesday, Dec. 1, Mathlsofai: 4:30-8 p.m.; Wood Junior College; R. V. Taylor, Natchez Trace Electric Power Assc, area chairman; counties of Calhoun, Chickasaw, and Webster, Wednesday, Dec. 2, Corinth: 4:30-8 p.m.; Cannoneer Motel; C.R. Caviness, National Bank of Commerce, area chairman, counties of Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishomingo. Thursday., Dec. 3. Tupelo: 9:30 am to 1 p.m.; Community Center at Fairgrounds; Jack R. Reed, R.W. Reed Co., area Chairman; counties of Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc and Union. Thursday. Dec. 3. Oxford: 4:30 p.m to 8 p.m.; Downtowner Motel; Will Hickman, atty., area chairman; counties of Benton, Lafay ette, Marshall, and Yalobusha. '! Wi i i * —n—I II iiMI—ii • i # I.PIII i Mi in u nil nn i II • Staff and local people are strongly urged to attend. Some of the facilities receive Federal funds—will check into that if there is interest from you. There might be a test case set up: white workers go—well dressed, etc. (in disguise), and then, separately, Negro workers and local people go. Rather in re verse order, so if they use peaceful means (sorry, we're full, etc.), we'll have a case. Please write a full report on pro ceedings—what was said as well as how you are treated—and send a copy to the Jackson office, ja ... now with your hand, pull the lever down.

Council 0f jpederated Organizations

1017 Lynch St. Jackson, Mississippi October 29, 1961}.

Mr. Amzie Moore 61^ Chrisman St. Ch veland, Miss. Dear Mr. Moo? e: Please forgive me fa? not- writing sooner. ± imagine that Cynthia has seen you and told you this, but I wanted to have some record of telling you directly. You asked me to find out about an architect for the KeflC&g Cleveland center. I checked two or three people whom pother people had told me were EH architects who could possibly come to Mis:;, on consultation jobs. None of these letters got any response. At the Mileston commu nity centerV^GhouglTir, Lee Bankhead and I talked to Jim Boebel, one of the two construction workers who builfi the center. At that time he indicated that he could come up to Sleveland and talk to you and the other people in "a, few days". When I talked to him again about it two or three days,*^ie was mven moretmdefinite. I'm sorry that I couldn't so any better than that, and especially sorry that I didn't tell yen what 1 had been able to do any sooner.

I really don't know if Jim Boebi not. You would know that better ;han I. I certainly hope that he will make u:o his mind to stay in Miss, and work on a few more centers, but I can't make UD another person's mind for him. Please let me know if you have made other arrangements and do not need an architect's advice. I talked with a student the other day who said she EJ&HXJ& was planning to. visit Harvard in a few days. She has several acquaintances in the School of Architecture, and I asked her to sound out people about organizing an architect's project and perhaps have architects coming into the state regularly. Would you be Interested in that kind of project, either for the Cleveland center, oranj future projects? Again, sorry for the late reply to your request. How is the welfare thing coming? I! d liki come up to Cleveland again soon, and I'd like to hear how the coming along. hanks. Y ours truly,

(Miss) Lois CMffee OPERATION FREEDOM cl Rev. Maurice F. McCrackin 932 Chairman: Rev. Clarence Nelson DAYTON STREET Sec'y: Ernest Bromley Co-chairman: Lloyd Danzeisen CINCINNATI M. OHIO Treas.: Rev. Maurice F, McCrackin Asst. Treas. Miriam Nicholas Coordinator: Jack McKart

November 27,1964

Dear Amzie: Thanks for the money orders and for your note. I am enclosing the #500 money order for payment ofi the mortgage. Also a check made out to Mrs. Hayes for the payment on the truck and the $23.00 house payment. Will you please ask her to sign the note, on all three items. Mrs. Gray is our chairman in Hattiesburg. It shows that we have little communication between points. I should give the names of committee members in other places so they will know to whom to refer a request such as this one. I'm quite sure I met Mrs. Rodgers when we were there. L«t me know what you think we should try to do in her situation. I ho^e you had a good Thanksgiving. As ever,

November 3> 19^4

Mr. Amzie Moore 6l4 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

Re: Amaie and Ruth C. Moore Federal Housing Administration Claim No. 5-145904

Dear Mr. Moore:

Your installment payment account has "become delinquent and you have failed to explain as to why you are unable to make payment.

The installment payment plan for the liquidation of your indebtedness to the United States was agreed upon by this office as a convenience and courtesy to you. We do this only when the debtor appears sincere in his intention to voluntarily discharge his obligation in this manner and when, due to his present cir cumstances, lump sum payment in full would cause him an undue hardship.

We realize, however, that unforseen financial difficulties sometime occur to all of us. If that has been the case with you at this time, please let this office know of your problem. We may be able to work out an arrangement that will keep your account in good standing and thereby avoid legal action.

If you do not contact this office within seven days, we will be forced to cancel your installment agreement and to proceed with legal remedies for the collection of the full amount due.

Very truly yours,

H. M. RAY United States Attorney

HMR/clg SOUTHERN LAWYERS' COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT WILLIAM R. MING TO THE NAACP BOARD

Committee ALABAMA Oscar W. Adams Orzell Billingsley Coordinator J. L. Chestnut, Jr. Peter A. Hall S. W. TUCKER Demetrius Newton November 23, 1964 214 East Clay Street Arthur D. Shores ARKANSAS Richmond 19, Virginia Harold Anderson DELAWARE Louis L. Redding FLORIDA Horace E. Hill Earl Johnson Dear Mr. Moore: Thomas J. Reddick Charles F. Wilson GEORGIA I am writing to you as an officer of your NAACP on behalf of William H. Alexander Donald L. Hollowell the men whose names are listed on the lefthand side of this Thomas Jackson sheet. As lawyers, who have devoted our lives to fighting for C. B. King B. Clarence Mayfield civil rights, we urge the re-election of William R. (Bob) Ming Howard Moore, Jr. A. T. Walden to the NAACP Board of Directors. We are confident that we Horace T. Ward KENTUCKY speak for the entire civil rights bar of our States. James A. Crumlin LOUISIANA Murphy Bell No member of the NAACP Board has served with more distinction Johnnie Jones Ernest Morial than Bob Ming. Through the years he has given of his time and Jesse N. Stone, Jr. A. P. Tureaud talent without stint, and at considerable personal and finan MARYLAND Juanita Jackson Mitchell cial risk. Although he has a successful private law practice, MISSISSIPPI Bob has never hesitated to leave it when we have called on him R. Jess Brown Jack Young for help. He has come to our aid without fee, even without MISSOURI Margaret Bush Wilson reimbursement of his expenses. His efforts and his extra Robert E. Wilson, Jr. NORTH CAROLINA ordinary legal abilities have been of enormous value to the Lisbon C. Berry, Jr. overall legal program throughout the South. Calvin L. Brown J. LeVonne Chambers Samuel Chess, Jr. Reuben J. Dailey Bob has been virtually a commuter to Mississippi and to LaMarquis Dejarmon Reginald Frazier other areas in the South where legal help was most needed. George R. Greene Major S. High Half a dozen members of our civil rights bar directly owe Alvis A. Lee our right to practice to him, for he has successfully fought J. Kenneth Lee C. C. Malone Southern efforts to disbar us or to limit our activities. F. B. McKissick Walter B. Nivins Conrad O. Pearson Earl Whitted Elections to the NAACP Board of Directors will be held in T. H. Wyche OKLAHOMA NAACP branches in December. If Bob Ming were not re-elected, U. Simpson Tate legal efforts in behalf of civil rights would suffer. There SOUTH CAROLINA Earl Coblyn is not much time before the election. Ernest Finney Lincoln C. Jenkins, Jr. Matthew J. Perry Hemphill P. Pride, II PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR BRANCH VOTES AND THAT ITS VOTE IS Willie T. Smith, Jr. Zack Townsend CAST FOR BOB MING. TENNESSEE Z. Alexander Looby William T. Underwood Sincerely yours, Avon N. Williams, Jr. TEXAS L. A. Bedford C. B. Bunkley, Jr. W. J. Durham -^-3LA~-2 V Mack H. Hannah, HI Theodore R. John S. W. Tucker Elmo R. Willard, III VIRGINIA Coordinator Roland Ealey Mrs. Ruth L. Harvey J. Hugo Madison Henry L. Marsh, III P.S. If you wish additional copies of this letter for James Overton distribution among Branch members, please indicate Ralph Page Gordon L. Starks, Jr. on the enclosed postcard. W. Hale Thompson Otto L. Tucker S. W. Tucker Philip S. Walker J. L. Williams WEST VIRGINIA Willard L. Brown -£*Ai/ v/L-LAt

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/)IA^A» • Council of Federated Organizations % 1017 Lynch Street Jackson, Mississippi November 30, 1964

Miss Sheila Shankman 244 Riverside Drive New York, New York Dear Miss Shankman: I am delighted that you are interested in adopting ore of the Mississippi Freedom Schools. Both in terras of fu ids and m terms of communication tilth. America (Mississippi considers Itself another country, it seems) the schools very much need to be released from their isolation. May I suggest that Cleveland, Mississippi might be • place where the children would like to correspond with your 5th grade students, and send some of the art work, as well as the writing, they are doing. Cleveland also It in great need of financial support, since they are hoping to build a community center of their own. You may contact them directly through the *£ Freedom School Coordinator there, Mrs. Lee Bankhead, Ml 141, Cleveland, Mississippi, and make arrangements with her. Mrs. Bankhead Is a local Mlssissip-dan, and from what I can see is creating the best Freedom School we have in the state« Good luck with your adopting.' Mrs. Bankhead can tell you about the needs, both for the schools and the community center, and the clothing needs of the community this cold-promising winter in the Delta. Yours for freedom, A / lA^O*A^> (Mrs.) Liz Fusco, Coordinator COFO Freedom Schools cc it Lee Bankhead 59 True man Avenue Haddonfield, N.J. November 30, 1964

Dear Mr. Moore : I talked today with Lois Chaffee, the COFO Coordinator in Jackson, Mississippi, on the telephone. I told her our organization here in Camden County, N.J. had gathered together, packed and have ready for shipment about 27 cartons of clothing for the Project in Shaw, Mississippi. I could not determine the exact shipping address In Shaw, so Miss Chaffee told me to have the shipper deliver it to you. I hope that you will be able to receive this shipment and take it by truck to Mary Sue Gallatly in Shaw. We expect the shipper (Acme Fast Freight) to pick this shipment up tomorrow (Dec. 1) and it would probably be a couple of days arriving in Cleveland. Since we do not know the exact weight of the shipment, and since the cost to cover it cannot be d etermined HK±±± unless the weight is known, I am sending you a U.S. Money Order for $50, which should more than cover this expense. Would you therefore be kind enough to personally see to it that this shipment is received from the shipper, and arrives in Shaw as soon as conveniently possible after that. This is a great deal to ask, but if you friends in Mississippi are like some we have already met from working in that State, then we feel les3 strange in asking such a large favor. If more money is due than what I have sent, will you kindly let me know and I will forward same to you. If, on the other hand there is a balance, will you please transfer the amount to Mary Sue Gallatly. With greatest appreciation for your kind services and help, I am Sincerely,

Q[4SA&>4*V f/L€c>%J (Mrs.) Lillian Talbot cc: Lois Chaffee, Jackson, Miss. Mary Sue Gallatly, Shaw, Miss, ouru 1017 Lynch St. Jackson, Miss. December 3> 1961a.

Mr. Amzie Moore 61I4. Chrisman Atse. Cleve land, Miss.

Dear Mr. Moore: I was sorry to hear from J ohn Bradford today that there is still trouble with those Small Business Administration Appli cations. What I" found out is tschat there is no formal appli cation form. They gave us several of the enclosed "ROV-Form 71" sheets, and explained that an applicant for a loan should prepare all the information on the sheet and then see a Smaal Business Admin "Circuit Rider" (Their term for field secretaries, I tminte) at one of the three field offices (Greenwood is the only office in the Delta). We got a schedule for the Circuit Aider's visits "to Greenwood,and -^'m sending it to you along with tne Form 71 • After the ^applicant talks to tne Circuit Rider, the man Informs him about the appropriate kind of loan to apply for, a nd gives him the application forms that he needs at that time.

I hope that they were not giving us the run-around. It sounded pretty complicated to me, but I didn't see any reason to challenge his statement, and tney were very nice about giving us the mimeo graphed Instructions, etc. I nope that this iscxMiajai will suit your needs.

Yours truly,

(Miss) Lois Chaffee

P.S. Cynthia hsd a talk with Abe Osheroff and he is interested In the center in Cleveland. I'm sure you know more of the de tails about It than I do, and I hope that solves the problems with money, because he knows where an awful lot of money is. COPY

ROV-FORM 71

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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR LOAN APPT.T CATION lo Prepare a current financial statement (balanrp <*«*>+^ i4«+.4«„ ^n assets and all of the liabilities of the Wness! } ^ ^ °f the

2. Prepare an earnings statement (profit and loss statement for the mw?™* 27J^j:7ia:tizthe ~ pe**d * *• ^vr^r5

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desired in all SBA loons.

6o Please forward or bring this information to this office for apersonal interview and a discussion of your problems. Our offices are open every day, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5*00 p.m., except on legal holidays.

If the data requested ateove is not readily available — or if you feel it will be too time-consuming to prepare, we will be very happy to talk to you in person on an informal basis. However, the more data you can bring with you, the more likely we can be specific in our advice and suggestions.

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December 10, 1964

Clothing and Food Supplies to Mississippi

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December 22, 1964

Amzie Moore 614 Chrisman Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi

MANY THANKS

This is a very short note because of my appreciation for what you are doing and I do not want to take too much of your time. I am being very brief because I believe I have a glimpse of the vast work you are doing and realize you cannot read all of the material that comes to your home.

Many, many thanks for making my stay in Cleveland a rich one. As soon as I am able to write a report about my stay with its recom mendations I shall send them to you.

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Dear Mr. Moore, Sorry to keep writing you when I have complications, but I do seem to get into all sorts of confusion with those nice ladies in Ruleville. Or they get into domplications, and I am somehow involved. Anyway, the problem at the moment seems to be that because I met Mrs. McDonald first, I have been cor responding with her, which is not very successful, as she really doesn't quite seem to understand what I try to say, and her letters are very difficult forme to understand. Mrs. Davis has now written me that Mrs, McDonald is keeping the cotton goods from the other ladies. I do wish she h?d told me about this when I was down there, but anyway, new that I know that they are having troubles inside their little group, I can only guess that it makes sense to send some of the materials to Mrs. Davis or one of the other people instead of doing everything through Mrs. McDonald. I hpd- asked Mrs. McD. to make me up a quilt to a special order as a sample, and it was done all wrong, but I think it's better not to tell her, I am enclosing a check which I think you had better handle rather than sending directly to her, as she says she has trouble cashing checks. Will you see that she knows that you have it for the ladies in the quilting group? I presume that you still have a bank account for them.

I also need help with more information about the church in ftuleville, A friendof mine here who had a son working as a volunteer wit; COFO this summer has been asked to raise money to telp enlarge their church. Do you know anything about this? It is difficult for her to raise money without knowingmore about their plans.

I haven't heard from Lois at all since she's been back, and as you know, she didn't get in touch with me when -she wasin Chicago, so I am just really all out ol com munication and puzzled about it. rfould be very grateful if you can bring me up to date, I hope you are all recovered from whatever it was that had you so ill when I was in Cleveland.

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