INCIDENTS OF ilARRASSW ENT. NDN BRUT AL
1962
August 21: Liberty: Sara Wells and ^'oramy ..eathersby went to the .11 git si, ?1 : Liberty Drwey Greene, Jr., Mississippi Free ress reporter, was tddng pictureso'A^e™ro es waiting to register at Ahe courthouse. \n unidentified young u n • rkin g in t coffice clown theha1! from the registrar's office snatched Greene's camera «way, end. refused ta ret'rn it. Greene was t>ld to 1 eavc town by three whit men , one of whom was flourishing a ingth of ikad L:fpo. Ke ""eft. Sept. 3: Rulevi. lies Robert oses and Amzie oarre, a local Wegro leader, wore walking do-wn the street. A wite ran An a picku truck drew a'ong side and asked if they were the " folks gettirgthe people to register." Aoses ard Moore answered yes, they were. The m a ...ssd if they oould ©me out t> his plantation t register people. The tie answered, X ye*>> t.hey ouuld. lie nan s id then A'I've got a shotgun waiting for you, doub!e barrel. This is a report submitted to the Mississippi Advisory Committe to the United States Commission on Civil Rights at a meeting held March 18, 196t>. It is filed on behalf of the state's 95>0,000 Nogrocs. It is written from the view point of those who pre workers for tho end of racial discrimination nnd eagre* gation in Mississippi, for the encourrgement of the excercise by Negroes in Mississippi, Sf their ri(_ht to vote and' to reg ister to vote, nnd for the excercise and preservation of civil rights generally in Mississippi, whether such persons are paid or not paid to act as such workers. The purpose of this report is: 1) To. indicate to the Advisory Committee, (a) that there is a need for greater public awareness in regard tc denial of civil rights pnd civil liberties for Negroes and for persons who are working to end -racial discriminrtion in Mississippi, and (b) that the Advisory Committee could fulfil a vital need by issuing frequently reports, for nationwide distribution, informing the nation at large of these denials. 2. To submit to the Advisory Committee material which will give it a substantial basis for petitioning the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to hold hearings.in Mississippi, and 3. To indicrte to the Advisory Committee the overwhelming nocd for greater federal government activity in Mississippi, if the rights and lives cf Negroes are to be Insured. This report has been prepared by: The COUNCIL OP PEDER/TED ORG/NIZ/. TIONS (COPO) 1017 Lynch Street Jackson, Mississippi COFO Publication flO labcr donated A Uhltna sMre.1 Ok MCw. POihi •** r*ii*uOJU Prep«,r*d 9 p.*. 6/iA/oA (Al HeTi: as told io Bob i*yera) \ Hunter bore; aaUad our houe* *t 1 t.». fc/24 *-nc reports eer*r*i ci. .-nt« fro* Mo»i Point, r cue*tir.g *# i^-v* for tren L, . s.*JLy. Via cor.farrac" *ith Marine krigh* aad egraad ae voile fat a aaa la of hour* sleep yad leeee *t 4 •>•*• la *rrl*« i **t Mo*, point at ft 15 »•-*• fcitfcout lnciuwnt. 1* %*n% to 0 tiin*- C&fe in :h< JAcaaor. Pork *rea (o.;i«ioe city llaiie, in ba^jo « etioa). a* t iked with Mr* Cilia, o»ner of iha Ci.fe, nc hr*. Colley, laa 1 I] o. Uo COPO *ortJ*ra« be ort inec inf r,:i.U.r. frofc- them co corning MM jtiiAng of two COPO woabaro *ad MM jaiiing of t*« young aagfaoo th* araataaa afternoon (6/; ) Lawyer* aaana aad ilatt **at to MM chief of police oifice in Mo** Point seeking infor i iiots : cout the tvo COPO orktre, M«..*rc girtc.enb * no ten* Id hicendar. Tin.' el.ief «as not hostile, but *<*.* evolve. Kt •aid hr hec net *rresteo anyone laat nig.-1 (6/«A). Hcv*. rr***d bin, -iking if hr htd *ny knowledge Meat &ir«ata h* Kara* asked for tfc* ruau of th* cheriff aa* end the location of ate jail in P*«- eegsula, which tha c lef geee. X »r leva* *n*5 Blett re Jo n«4 tfc« other two lewyere, Lent* aad Pfriaaa) who hid result-c at th* c«fe. lb« other COPO saabova (i « I rae not iw j 11) atiil *rw aa) tea) fron breekfsst (ai lOtju *•«•), «o th* !our X&*yera pr.ceeded together to P«*cagoule. Lenta *nd Betas went lata the aVaaaaaaii Court Mouse to aaa th* sheriff, while iha other too atayed ir, th<> car. Th y -ere told tha aberiff waa do*n ln tke Jell (in •WW Most Point fc p rt—p*g» 1-A th* e*r e bail ing) a thw lavyere oould wait for hiau Ttuy did so for 15-iO atnetec* (On entering MM co rt hc^e, hey h d identifies t-eaeelvea ea attorn. :s for thw two COFOs). T ¥ aheriff, Ctccil Byrd, a^c aoan ebout 11 a.n. wit* lirecceab^ua nr Me soar. Th* •baafjf -*&* eee©r.p*«i«.6 by tht- county ettoroey .nd an assistant dietrict ettomey, ho nceer identified in*elf. Ti-ey iaaedittrly told ikx aVvaf. tad] L«r.ts, •Ttur* Ar* o charges A «i;:et MM COPO aerkera «md *e»a *r» releasing tbfeu* Th* county attorney t.olc the COPO at .oroaya that MirschatUue^ ftaelff eat * ieae a tt or nay and that a lav partner in hia first, a Mr* Cohan, had nailed an apokan to hia earlier in tha aoraing. Tha cou: ty attorne- had ado! aed C'hen tr.ere wave no eharre* »e'nit the COFO f ol ntoera ut the Boa? York at tor-* •' a did not wa> t Xlreche baua ra— leased i til they arri od to babe hia heae* The county attorney than called Csben collect in the presence of th* COPO attorney* (ernung llt30 e.n.) aad painted a eery dark plot-re of leeal tl teat lot ("If it waa ay bay, l»d brlnr hia hoae•••ate••••eery bad neighbor* hoot) had nothing ta de with eieil rlfhte, it aaa Juet e bad nelrh borhood**) SeveM aaked bo talk with Cohen, but tha county attorney hum? up* Meraa then went upetaire, celled Cohan beek.*.Xlrf.en*nbeua,e fattier aaa n the etna- wire la Meahlnpt-a • Cohen relayed aeree report .ta lirae enbaua, aha wa tad hie a or to east h-.-naa* Meree talked te yoaaa; Kirae an-/UP, aha waa very frlehtenerf* Klrae en * ta wanted te talk with Cahea, and id ao* Cohen and Xlreohea aue'e father wa bad to eharter a plane to e-aa get young Klreehe *> ua, and preceded t* da ao (despite an offer fr-w a Mobile neweaan (NBC) to dr Ifii&nf *&*Xs fiafora ltarlag ahariff*a of/lea, Lanta t*laad *lth afearlf f about tha Macro ta«a-*«*ra. isnariff tola* iArota oo« waa o«i oa bond, tha ©thar aaa tatting aam* At Maaa Point, hovaror., thia aaa aat aorJUread...teth boys apparantly aara atlU la Jail. At t ii point. tao IM «gaaba arrived aat of iha l#v OrUmm a/fica. Tfc*y aaid thay ted ooaofolla*lag tha rtporia., with ra^uaat ta talopyp* ****** ia feahtagtan ao ail laaidaata fadataday tfteraaaa (•/»)• Itey in turriauad CI tan, JUdaaoaa, aad heard ?aa,rla*a report an »o*i he*d foaad at building. Tm*j aaid itey pliiaaH io talk alth tha abarlff at Ua co~rt haa*« ahoat tha alta*tioa (Uc lading tha Bagraaa)» but ted ao apparent b**la for •e loa beyaod thia. Hi* COM astaraaya than decided to ratara to fA <.eego*>l* io ama *bou tho l«groea, ainaa tha ifcailf fiazaapea* tedAiainfonaa d thaa about tho l««roae. reariasa «ad Aevae waat io aaa tha dietrlat aforaey (•sabaatf) about 5»l5f told thaa ahariff** inaart aot cerurlraad. fbx*i*ikxam. Ia iha praaaaco of tha COFO attamay*, tte M aaa tald that a Ar* Barrla (l©gra) aaa thaa la iha araaoaa of poatlag baad far aaa af tte taaa agere. the ftttha a told tho COfO tttomaya that Br. aarria aaald eff rd to peat banc far bath page three Mia •agreee ("be «*»k«s acre aaaey thaa 1 a*,* wee the teaar ef tie aa*e T seethe* Iha lcayera l«*«dla*el? aaat ^aaaataira, ast *te aetker ef eae ef the bays ead Br* Merrie. Va> asaea ef the aVereae Baa aateaay aa4 e#e*e Totea, beak la* bevea aade arreaeaaesia far Mao faadly ta reeaeat Br* terrts ie poet bead for tne aeeead Vegra, ableh y Bevee aated Warxla wbaiber tha Wye ae1* aaed legal aaaiateaae. Merrie aaid Mat Jeveailc tefga (a aaa aaaed tette) waa a alee gay, •% f«ir jee^o* aad dati.aa tberefere be did aot aatiaipate nraalaae* Waa**. gave bis the CCfO (MaB) e*5dreee and aheae te te e&ekeon wad aaked hia ta eall at aay ttste if tela ea* needed* th* grave tbaa rat a* aad ie ate* Mesa P-vlBt, pie*ad ap kldeaeae, aad reieraed te •******. wit heat 1 el<**et, errlvl g ateat ttjtw m a m • m a, a aril laaaaiajaae ef BaMMMJ there wee a arable* ateat eat-af-atate attar * ye *i*e-jaaiag legal aattera eitk tha loeel la* aafereestaat afftamra mm proeeeutlag ebteaaeya* very polite apvn-aeb, evaa theasjh aab aaa eeepietely k aaa at* Leta a1' aaall talk* lever may «i*peregiag raaeeke ateat ©Of© ar aV-eeeeye appro*** «ea*r*l iaaraeaiaa ef tea lab Waaw Mka Catatty Baa A*4e eeaaara aaa MM oafety ef the unease eaoteae* BA patated eat tke deager ef bevlaf p e»vle verb ia Megr* aeigkbarbeed at eight... seen* * geaaiae oa this parb****aa apparent ajajaettaa MM to eUytle* aalvltlee***B* felt 4mammHi €»eaty ae* eaa ef tte better eeaatiea af W eeiacl pai ia it* treatweab ef •*«reee, pel u ag eet Mi** Beereee bad aavar bad elfxiealtl** frai a aieari iaati "* ™~ " T" _^ - t^* «*, ef bia abia* *** <%iMUSpiUeJ u eagUterbaj] ** fJMMfaee** aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. page tamr tee igaoieat te fate* Ike COFO people eonflmed that cri: i* atica ln registration eaa act bad* Feraeaally feci it1* aaietake tm to pe ait perenta ta eeaa deea for Mteir you. gat era when a reaponaibla paraon preaaat aad can make appropriate ajrraagenenta. (lirachaabaaa la Jail tar 10 hour* le gar thaa neeeaeery). Alao it gate aora pabliaiby for pall call Alao ve need sore i aaarlcation with local COFO offices ateat getting ccaneel aaaa they aaed it**.** INTEWIEW WITH BON RIDENOUR 6/24#4 10:30 p.m. *°b Beyers Tuesday morning we vent to Hettieaburg, were there all day. Having returned from Hattiesburg about 6 p.m., the whole group returned to M0ss point and went to an NAACP meet at the Masonic Temple. About 30 there. The major topic was the summer program and what we planned to do and what we wanted from the community. It was a very warm and open reception. We went from the meeting to Jackson Park and the five COFO workers had a conference to map plans for the coding days. Upon leaving this conference, Ridenour went to that Gatlin'e cafe ba*wwan^wrt^e^ai*aM»^Ha^ptai» and called Sandy Land (?), the project dirrecor there, and told him the C0BO groups had returned safely from Hattiesburg. Ridenour also told them about two incidents: 1. Two Negro teen-agers had been picked out of a crowd of ball players and spectators, and taken to jail for allegedly having insulted a white woman. The speculative motivation for this action, in Ridenour's judgment, was the fact that the people at the ball park had been at an earlier ball game (two days earlier) where COFO workers were present. 2. Four people independently had told Ridenoutf about two young Negro boys had been poisoned by candy. kpCl&L. PfigVffiP Sandy said he wouldcahl Jackson iediately and relay a message back to Ridenour within an hour. Ridenour then learned from a community person that Kirschenbaum had left the cafe and was in the process of »r* being picked up by the packiu constable. This was around 11:15 P*m. page two Ridenour Ridenour left the cafeteria, then sat on the lawn of a house next door (at a private residence). Constable Alford walked up to Ridaiour and said "What cha doing here, boy?" There was a short dialogue and he took Ridenour to the squad car. R asked if he was under arrest and if, so, for what. Answer: "las...for investigation." BbaMaMbaadadMat Kirschenbaum and Ridenour then were taken together in the car to a rendez-vous KJSHXR in Moss Point where the constables spoke with Moss Point police snK^ggptadafodta capatin (name not known). Constables then drove to Pascagoula county jail at 85 miles an hour with all lights out (erven headlights out)...no siren, .kkekbaaam. ..Constable Alfred drove, smoking and talking to other constable At the Jail, the COFO volunteers met Highway Patrol, Paacagoula and Moss point city police, sheriff's deputies. The general conversation was oa of harrassment and intimidation. ("We treat our nigger folk well as long as they stay in their place...we don't want you ccamie outsiders coming in....people get killed for less"). Then went up elevator, where made to face elevator wall and a highway patrolman, who waa most aggressive), took out billy club, smacked it on his own hand, and said: "You boys are in for a good whipping." Upon entering call block, COFOers were taken to "nigger bull pen." They were shoved inside and officers said: "Here they are, get 'em boys." This is very unusual practice. The Negroes expressed great fear. They were confused. But no incident occured. Five minutes later, two officers took S Ridenour and Kirchenbaum and put them in a white call. Ri den our three This was about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. At the white cell, the officers tried to incite white prisoners to take out their aggressions on kfc the volunteere. "It's whipping time.") The officers left and white prisoners gathers about. Ridenour opened conversation with one, and eased some of the tension. At this point, a Mexican spoke up and Ridenour spoke to him in Spanish to help deielop Rapport. After several minutes, a Mississippian announced that he hated all niggers and nigger lovers and that fiOFOers were there to be beated by the whites. However, he was going to let us go. g*j Cofoers lay down and listened to an argument that last about three hours on whether or not to beat up COFOers, ^radically, police officers and trusties would enter argument, attempting to incite white prisoners to "do justice." Morning arrived without real incident. About 10 a.m. Wednesday (6/24), officers took COFOs out of call into fingerprinting room. Several officers, including Constable Alfred were there. A, they were fingerprinting and magging Kirschenbaum, the officers told Ridenour sordid stories about brutality that had been imposed upon fellow COFO workers since the day before. At the height of the psychological indoctrination, Constable Alfred told Ridenour very solemnly and seriously that hie project director (Charles Glenn) had just been found in a river cut in half (This was untrue, of course.)...and that a fellow white COFO worker (Marianne McKay) had been Wrutally raped hy by a Negro and was on her death M bed. At this point, Ridenour passed out (fainted). Upon awakening, the batoa; of his head wis bleeding and Sheriff Byrd said, "What happened?" frfra Ridenour tried to tell him what the Constables said, and Byrd told him the oily stories ha had heard had come from priaonere. The constable backed up Byrd. A few minuteslater, both COFOs were escorted to the lobby, where attorneys from COFO in Jackson were waiting. » * * • # Ridenour — four Incidental points: Local police refused to return his personal papers, maixinly handwritten notes, and denied they had ever taken them. * # * * In a subsequent interview, FBI agents expressed no interest in the mentlp. harrassment which occured in jail. * # • • <. When he was taken to the jail, Ridenour was told he was being arrested on a vagrancy charge. The following morning the sheriff said there were no charges. (Early Wednesday morning, the shebjrfftold COFO legal staff in Jackson that Ridenour had been areested. Two hours later, he denied thia to the Associated Press.) •a* *-* ## Ridenour and three other COFOs plan to continue voter registration activities in Moss Point In J&ckson County, about 24 per cent of the non-white adult population is registered to vote. This placed it among the top six counties in the state. The best available data are that about 5 to 6 per cent of tha state'a non-white adult population is registered (roughly 20,000 to 25,000 out of 400,000 adultal. . V y * # # * Ridenour ia 24, single, lives at 412 Carroll Canal in Venice, Calif. * * * * .•A^~ The main problem in Jackson is not outright*; discrifjinatwqrion during registration, bub intimidation against coming to court house. Those lining up to register have bout a three out of five chance of success. BaalMaaaaaMa^aiMhaka CltPhytP^ POLICE HAHRASSMENT--CLARKSDALE Lou Sitzer and John Suter were arrested on Paul Edwards St. on June 22nd as they were engaged in voter canvassing. Skax She Ohlef of Police, Ben Oolllns, who made the arrest, made threatening gestures with a billy club he was holding when he told them to get Into the car. He refused to tell them on what charge they were being held, though he did say that vagrancy was a possibility. After several hours in the city jail, they were handcuffed and transferred to the county jail, where they talked for some time with a policeman, who said that he was glad that things were coming to a head in Mis sissippi and that he was "going to knock heads" when it happened. He also said that this summer was not only going to see people suffer- ing but people killed.. He remarked that ?Ben Collins was pretty nice to you today, but your time is up." Lou and John were not allowed to make a phone call while they were held, nor would the Chief Issue any Information about the arrest to any one who called, insisting only that he would speak to a lawyer. The two were held for about six hours.. Bob and Lisa Handel were also picked up later in the afternoon while walking back to the office after lunch. They too rere refused a phone call, nor would the chief tell them why they were being held. When they entered the police station, they passed two young white men in civilian clothes who told them that they were going to get killed if they didn't get out of town. Collins interviewed Bob and Lisa separately and together for some time. The Chief was clearly hoping to anger Bob into a violent\ response, since he spent much of his time making obsene suggestions alWt BcVs wife. At one point, he said,"Why tand U g$»or XHre§ P like a maA; became I'd like to bounce you off the \ floor three times." Nevertheless, the chief sent Lisa out of the room when he expected to become particularly HJOKBUKX obscene ln his remarks. Neither of the Madels were placed in a cell and, after being fingerprinted and mugged and filling out an "inves tigation report" they were released after being held for about three hours. COUNCIL OP FEDERATED ORGANIZATIONS £2L 429 Xazoo Ave. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clarksdale, Miss. June 22, 19cT~ SUMMER VOLUNTEERS RELEASED IN CLARKSDALE Clarksdale, Miss.—Pour summer volunteers were released here today after they were held for several hours following their ar rest by Clarksdale Chief of Police Ben Collins. The four, John Suter, 18, of Fairfield, Conn., Lou Sitzer, 20, of LosAngeles, and Bob and Lisa Mandel, both 20, from Berkely, Calif., all white, were held incommunicado. Police chief Collins refused to provide details of charges or ball, stating cnrty that he would discuss the matter only with an attorney. The four were released before an attorney could be provided. Sitzer and Suter were arrested while they were engaged in voter canvassing. Mr. and Mrs. Mandel were picked up by Chief Collins as they were proceeding peacefully down Yazoo Ave. on their way back from lunch. While in Jail, the volunteers were warned several times that their presence ln town was undesireable, and that it was likely to lead to physical rpprisals on the part of the police. Chief Collins •*Mv*«wfc>••%»»%jrr*»*aT attempted to anger Bob Mandel into fighting by repeated insults to his wife, so that, as he said, he could take care of Bob. The arrests took place following a sweries of encounters with Chief Collins in which he threatened the volunteers with police brutality should they break any of the local or county ordinances. "We will be as rough on you as you want us to be," the Chief said, as he told a group of volunteers that they ought to leave town. Clarksdale has recently deputized more than a hundred white citizens in addition to its regular police force and the motorcycle police are armed with electric cattle prods• - 30 - t# 7%+- r7j7 £- c7 FkOMi COUNCIL 0. FiL aalBfi Cf*0aM**tt&>**> 5 a.x. Jun* *5, 1964 1017 Lynch Street, Enclosed arc the tCBt* of two attestants corcrrn ng the de ention of two COPO volunteers in the Jackson County jtil at P scagula the aLgM of June 2>24. The volunteer* det£i eg were Howard Ilrschenbaua, 19, of Long Bc.ch, New Tork, who ie ex.re tec to return hoc** aitb hia father, and honU. Kioenour, 24, of 412 Carroll C*n..l, V>rice, Calif., who expect* to return to Mots Point to continue vot*r registration -ork later hbia week. Thfir oaten tion *n*.: aeveral other i dioente ir. bo t Point tha evening of Jun* 23-24 wei*e investigated by a four-*k>n tc<«m dlsp&tch^d from J caaon at 4 ii.i-a June 24. Tcaa aenbvra were: Robert L. Lantz, of 34 Eaai b<>rfcet St., Diaet Cheater, Pa.; A.H. Neva*, of 256 E&at tiaU St., H«?£tport, Conn, • n.. laa&eld H. Blatt of Livingston, Livingston b HAme, 51 Cheaters St., tea York City (all p cticing ttomeye) and Daniels Perlman, a **cond-y*;r 1 m student at Columbia University,froa Ne^arx City. Txxjur xnnxnaexda Tray are working for the Lawyers Constitutional Defence Coaaitiae of lew Tork. Because of the apeec with which thi* material hae bar* aeeeatled, you awy encounter typographical errora and ainor l.consisunciee in copy. Should you have any ejaaetleaa concerning th«*«, plvcta call for alerlftcation. Th Council of Federated Organiza tione la a cooperative, *Ut*~*ide effort to encourage Negro voter registration aad related activitiea in Mi^iaaippi. It ie supported by the Student Bon-Fioltr.t Coordinating Coaaittee, th* Sohthern ChrlstUn Leadership Conference, tha Congress of MacUl InjilltlJ sad the BAACB. *tf* FBI INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTS IN ITTA HBKA Juno 25 and 26 ii&M At 6:00 pm on June 26, DPI roportod that the FBI had arrostod three white men in Itta Bona, Mississippi. Tho three had threatened two SNCC summer Volunteers the day before and had tried to run them out of town. SNCC Volunteers John Byon Paul of Ossining, N.Y., and Roy Torkington of Berkeley, California., were canvassing on the afternoon of the 25th with SNCC staff member Willie McGoo. They had informed Mr. Wober, the Itta Bena town Marshall, of their intention of doing v,oter regis tration work and had received assurance that this was "all right"°and that they could : go right ahead." While they were passing out leaflets, however, four white men drove up in two trucks. The men got out of the trucks, separated the Voluntoers from McGee, and marched the students to a gas station that also serves as the bus stop. Although the men threatened the Volunteers, they were unsuccessful in getting them to leave town. The COFO office in Jackson and the SNCC office in Atlanta began imme diately to inform the FBI and the Justice Department. John Doar of tho Justice Department promised to look into the incident. The Volunteers were finally released, and despite further threats, spoke at a Mass Meeting the same night in Itta Bena. After the in cident of the afternoon, they asked the town Marshall, Mr. Weber, for protection? Weber would not promise protection, but when the meeting- was over the Volunteers found him outside and they believed he might have been influential in preventing trouble. There were indications that the FBI had talked to Webor and had had an influence on him. The next morning, Paul and Torkington talked wtth four FBI agents in Itta Bena. One of the latter said that Burke Marshall, head of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, had called him and said that he wanted thorn to do everything possible in the case. Because they had both license numbers and names, the Voluntcors felt there might bo a good chanco for an arrost. COFO and SNCC made further calls to the FBI and Justice Department relaying the infor mation which the voluntoers had; sometime around 6s00 pm on tho 26th, three of the four men involved in the incident tho day before wore arrested, on charges of interfering with voter registration work. This is believed to be the first arrest made under this law, although it has beon in effect since I960. The importance of this caso is that it indicates that FBI prossuro can offor protection to people in Mississippi, and that tho Justice Department and tho FBI can authorize arrests in civil rights cases. - • •- - I SOME PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTION IN CIVIL RIGHTS From Title 18 U.S. Code FBI Arrests - 13 U.S. Code, Section 3052; The Director, Associate Dir ector, Assistant to the Director, Assistant Directors, inspectors, and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice may carry firearms, serve warrants and subpoena issued under the authority of the Dnited States and make arrests x-tithout warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the D.S. if ihey have reason-, able grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony. ' i Interference with the Vote - 18 U.S. Code, Section 59^« Whoever intimi dates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate> threaten or coorco, any porson for tho purpose of interfering with the right of luch other person to vote or to voto as ho may choose, or of causing such other porson to vote for, or not voto for, any candidate for tho office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Membor of tho Sonato, or Mombor of tho Houso of Representatives, Delogatos or Commissioners of. tho Torritorios or Possessions, at any eloction hold solely or in part I for the purpose of olocting such candidate, shall bo finod not more than $1000 or imprisoned not more than ono year or both. •• \ ' ' . ' ' ' Deprivation of Constitutional Rights - 18 U.S. Codo, Section 24-2; Whoovor, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any inhabitant of any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privilogos, or immunities socurod or pro- toctod by tho Constitution or laws of tho United Statos, (or to difforont * punishmonts, pains, or penaltios, on account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race,, than are proscribed for tho punishment of citizons,) shall bo finod not moro than $1000 or imprisoned not moro than ono yoar, or both. * -v' .• v .<:'•' K •< *-,- . ' .,.*A.?A'.A:v. A.iTV A. .A A.A A % HATTIESBURG, JUBE 29: SNCC STAFF WORKER, PETE STONER, ARRESTED White SBCC ataff worker, Peter Stoner, 2J, of Chicago, was picked up by police about 3 PM and taken to the Forrest County Jail ln Hattiesburg. He was arrested by Constable Humphrey of the >+th Beat. Stoner was not informed of the charges against him until he reached the jail. He was charged with reckless driving and failure to give the proper signal. Ho definite VEBXa trial date has yet been set. A $100 property bond has beea required. The sheriff claims Stoner cannot be released between 7 PM and 7 AM. There are rumors to the effect that he is in jail with hostile white prisoners. Stoner will be arraigned at 2 PM befroe Judge Hopsteln tomorrow. Stoner was just released on **ay 21 froa a paevlous sentence served in the Hattiesburg jail. Hews jailed February 5 on charges of resisting arrest, breach of the peace, HI using profanity, and contempt of court. Stoner was badly beaten by other white prisonera while he was being held ln a Jackson jail awaiting a judgment by a Federal judge. Stoner was also beaten in the Hatties burg jail. % INCIDENT SHEET IN CHARGE ••< TIME CM* RECEIVEDO \ *^Q am-kjg DATE 3 KJf^SL wtj R'CVD H V rvtj£L. WHO-6AMB D J^>/^ V\QLT)U FROM. PHONE HEADLIKE: ^ 2. 3. 4. 5. CHECK HERE WHEN ATLANTA HAS BEEN CALLED; DPI AP G'WOOD Sunday 6b 3:30pm I left 1017 Lynch te the peat office with mail. Came back aad dropped off Alvin PPacker, aad proceed down lynch. Turned right en Pasoagula, aad pcreoeeded on about fear block** The polioe palled ae ever. "Get oat the oar." "Coma back and ait ia the ear with ae" Aaked far driven lieanae, who oar I driving. Z aaid rented ear* Aaked ae if ay aaaa aaa Jeeee Harris, I aaid yea* "Give ae the keys te the oar*" They had ne aaaa tags on* Blue shirt, regular Jackson City polioe bat with no taga. Blue police ear with s^haeld. I rode in polioe oar aad another dreve ay ear (Bob Oyer a* a rented ear) down* XXX I aaked aas I ander arreet aad abet Z aaa charged with* "Shot year damn mouth" "Shot your month and Juat fellow aa* gad daaait" Tack ae ap te a investigation room "Sit down and don't ask ae damn questions" I aaid that I wasn't going in there until X get eeaa infomation aa te what Z waa charged with* "Wall god daaait then, juat ait ea the fleer in the hall then" Then Z asked "Let ae aee Chief Ray" He eald that Chief Ray waa goad baa*. Z waat in and eat down. The eaa* officer aaaa back about tee heave later aad aaked me was I doing ok. f I just looked at hia. Be left* Caa* back about 3 hear* later* "lea eaa go" ^ stared walking down the ball th* ether oop aay "wait a minute, let's pat hia in thia xaaxx room a while" Aad I aaked for what* "Are yea going ia there?" I aaid no, until Z aee the petveau ia charge. "God daaa it, juat ait on th* floor" Thaa Z stood ap by the wall. They want in another little room and oame back about / 2 hear* later* f They aaked the standard questions like name, etc. They then told aa that Z oould go. Then I get la the ear aad oame back te COFO. Z get beak te COFO about 2:30a.m. They kept ae a total of about 8 hours. I had te a axn oaf a before eeaaag back to COFO. They knew who I "^•PbB?** 7r ifytf l/6ftf FOR IM EDIATE RELEASE GRE.-JNWOOD - Refusal of local o fioi*la to confirm the jailing of a Southern ChristLen Leadership Conference worker triggered an intensive aatfaa*"4*a*iB> sear h by FBI agents and representatives of trie Student HOn-Tttolent Coordina* lis Committee her last night* James Brown, XI , Negro from pf^tX^*"******* stopoed J, f police near Itta Benaat ,9:3 ta0 se n to CW.ilte xjtjtXmmmWamtwk*i GREENWOOD - Refusal of local officials to confirm that James Brown, , Negro representative of t e Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was being held in J J mf' Clarksdale Yvonne Klein v Communications 'V ...July 24, 1964 Three Convicted of Trespassing Three high school students, Mary Brooks, Nary Dixon, and Irma Jean Miller, all 16, were convicted of trespassing on the premises of the Hamburger Cafe yesterday and fined $100 each. The girls are at present free on $200 appeal bond. The trial,which took place yesterday morning, was somewhat unexpected, since the city prosecuting attorney, Thomas Phyfer, had informed Gilbert Bond, an LCDC lawyer who defended the girls, that he would ask for a contlnuanoe and recommend that the three be released on their own recognizance. Bond entered a plea of nolo contendere after a recess in which he conferred with the defendants and with Bert Perkel, who acted as co-counsel. Despite the nolo plea, Judge Edward Connell, who presided, requested evidence for the prosecution and three witnesses appeared: John Chloouras, man ager of the Hamburger Cafe In which the alleged offense took place, arresting officer Jimmy Carsley, and Mitchell Samaha, owner of the cafe. Chicouras testified that the girls refused to leave the restaurant when he requested them to do so and also later, when he requested them to do so in the presence of the arresting officer, a statement which is in conflict with the girls'. There was also testimony that the girls were arrested on the premises of the cafe while they a say they were arrested on the sidewalk, about ten feet from the entrance to the restaurant after they left upon the request of m*+mtmm***»mmMvammaim9rm(!hi ^nrm Saamka Samaha testified that the restaurant was not covered by the Civil Rights - 2 - Bill.' Before Mr. Bond was allowed to appear for the girls, he was subjected to an extensive examination by Judge Connell about his background, education, possible connection with the Lawyers' Guild, and his attempts to become a member of the Mississippi Bar. had The three girls haxa been in Clarksdale City Jail since Tues day, when they axxaxxadx were arrested. Immediately following their conviction, they were taken out on the road and set to cutting grass with sling blades. The girls are members of the newly organized Youth Action Group which has continued testing of local establishments although the NAACP has decided to suspend such testing pending legal action against establishments refusing to comply with the Civil Rights Bill. Because of this decision, the NAACP was reluctant to post bond for the three, maintaining that this was the responsibility of the group's advisor, Rev. Kinlock, who proved unable or unwilling to get them out of jail. Nevertheless, the NAACP finally made bond on the un derstanding that the group would cooperate more closely with kka official NAACP policy in the future. Jaly lb* 1964 ON JUNE 26, 1964, WARREN CALLOWAY,EARLY JAMES MAYS,JAM£ EDWARD JACKSON,JAMES OTTCBELL, ROBERT JONES,CHARIJE OOZKS,ABD ALBERT ]>RUNQO WEBB ABRBSTED FOB PASSZB3 OUT IZTEBATUHB ON BBE CIVIL BZOHTS BILL WITHOUT A P19MZT.TBZ8 USTHIBUTION WAS JaaaaMtMZ HI VIOLATION OF A CITY ORDINANCE PASSED ON NOVEMBER $t 1964,MAKDIG IT ILLEGAL TO DISTBZBOTE 1ITEBATURE OB PUBLIC PHOPEHTY WITHOUT A PERMIT.TBZS ORDZNaBCE,BawEVBB^WAS REPEALED ZV APBZL OF 1964.THE NEW ORDINANCE DENIED THE SANE RIGHTS TO D3STHIBDTE BUT SAID NOTHING ABOUT A FEB* MZT.ZT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THOSE ARRESTED WEBB ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING THE ORDINANCE PASSED ZH NOVEMBER. 'iHEBEFOIiE SINCE THE LIT ERATURE HAD BEEN PASSED OUT IN PRIVATE BDMES,THERB REALLY WAS NO VIOLATE! OF THE LOCAL ORDINANCE.THE AFOREMENTIONED ARRESTEES WEBB BOOKED AND JAZLBD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26.FOUR OF THE ARRESTEES WERE JUVINHJBS .THESE JUVENILES WEBB RBTalASEP OB JUNE 29,1964,WITH NO EZPLABATZON OZVEN*JUST PREVIOUS TO THE TIMS THSB FOUR WERE RE* LEASED BERT DANZZOER FROM THE JUSTZCE IKPABTMENT VISZTBD THE JAIL CELL.CN THE SAME DAI JAMBS BDWARD JACKSON WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE PRZSON AT PARCHMAN*MISS3SSIPFI.HE WAS PLANED IN THE STATE PRISON flTBBffmT BECAUSE BE HABH»T SERVED ECS TUB FOR A SECOND COUNT OF BDBQLABY.IT IS ZHPORXANT TO NOTE THAT THZS BOY ALREADT SERVED TWO TEARS ZN THE STATE PRZSON AND HAD BEEN DISCHARGED FROM SAID PBZSON.BS HAD rarenjK^jir BEEN CHARQED WITH ONLY ONE COUNT OF BURGLARY* OB JULY 3,1964, WARREN QALIOWAY AND EARLY JAMBS MAYS WEBB HE- LEASED OB IbOO BOND APZBCI.TBBZB THZAL WAS SET FOR MONDAY, JeVaet JUNE 29* AT THE TRZAL OB JUNE 29, AN ATTEMPT HAS MAIS TO ZESBQBEOATE THE COURT BOOB* SUCH AB ATTEMPT FAZ1ED.THE TWO DEFENDANTS WERE REPRBSENT- ED RALPH SHAPIRO AND BERRY MOQBBE FROM TBI MATZONAL IANYERS GUILD. ' THESE TWO LAWYERS WEBB OBA1UKZED BY TS CZTT PBOSBCUTOR,JOE SAMS, JR., AID ANOTHER LOCAL ATTORNEY, UNDER SECTZON 8666 CF THE MZSS. ZSSZffX 00DB,19U2, AS AJaeTDBD.BaUAUSS THE DEFENDANTS WERE DENIED BH THE SSUff XO OOUBSal, JUDOS HICKS ADJOURNED THE PHmEHIIH UNTZL JULY 6, 1964*DURZSQ THIS IITaWUHBD PERIOD A H9ITH1V FOR REMOVAL THEY HAD CARRIED ON A CONVERSATION WZTH OWNER OF THE GAS 3TATI0N* WHENTHEY WERE TOLD TO LEAVE THE PREMISES THEY IMMEDIATELY LEFT*. THE PROFANITY CHARGE WAS COMPLETELY MADS UP .WHEN THESE THREE VERS FIRST ARRESTED THEY WSRS CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY,DISTRIBUTIJ« LEAFLETS WITHOUT A PERMIT,TRESPASSING --^. » a • a- »,•••_••. ..a*- •-. *i. • AND ONE CHARGE OF PROFANITY* THS FIRST TWO CHARGES WERE DROPPED AFTER A MEETING BETWEEN THE OITY PROSECUTOR,THE AR RESTING OFFICER,AND THE JUDGE OF THE CITY COURT RAB«MBT TOOK PLACE. A FORMAL REQUEST FOR A COPY OF THE CHARGES WAS RE* FUSED.THE TRIAL WAS SET FOR JULY 20,1964* BAIL WAS SET AT §400 FOREACH'CHARGE. A TOTAL OF fl600 WAS NEEDED TO BAIL THE DEFENDANTS OUT* THIS WAS DOSE ONE DAY AFTER THS ARREST* THE CASE OF BRUCE GLUSHAKOS,INVOLVING THS SPEEDING; TIC KET,THE LICENSE PLATES,THE DRIVER'S LI CENSE, JEASSING ON THE RIGHT,AND' THE INSPECTION STICKER, WASREIIOVED TO' THE FEDERAL DISTRICT OOURT AT ABERDEEN* THE CASESINVOLVING THE PROFANITY CHARGE AND THS TRESPASSING CHARGES WAS ALSO REMOVED ON THS SAME PETITION* THIS PETITION HAS BEEN FILED AT THE DISTRICT COURT AND COPIES OF SAID PETITION HAVE BEEN SERVED ON THE OITY PROSECUTOR,THE CITY COURT,AND THE COUNTY OOURT IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.THIS PETITION FOR REMOVAL AND ITS SERVED COP IES WERE FILED ON"JULY 9, 1964. THE TRIAL INVOLVING THE SPEEDING TICKET TOOK PLACE ON JULY 13* ANOTHER ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DESEGREGATE THE COURT ROOM BUT ONCE AGAIN SUCH AN fSTEMPT FAILED* JUDGE HICKS ADJOURNED THE TRIAL, PENDING'EITHER ACCEPTANCE CR DENIAL OF THS PETITION FOR REMOVAL BY JUDGE CLAYTON OF THS FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT* WAS FILED IN THE FED£BiL DISTRICT COURT IN ABERDEEN, MISS* ON JULY 6,. 1964, EARLY MAYS AND WARREN GALLOWAY AGAIN APPEARED BEFORE JUDGE HICKS IS THS CITY COURT OF COLUMBUS* AT THIS TRIAL •EORGE NIMS RAYBIN, AN ATTORNEY CONNECTED WITH — It-* . * . — - * .»• •.!•. •*.*•• THS LAWYERS CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE COMM*, APPEARED ON BKHAIJf OF THS TWO DEFENDANTS .SECTION 8666 WAS AGAIN USSD TO CHALLENGE THE RIGHT OF OUT OF STATE COUNSELS TO PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF MISSISSIPPI*. JUDOS HICKS ADJOURNED THS TRIAL INDEFINITELY UNTIL TBS QUALIFICATIONS OF MR.RAYBIN WERE DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS AS SET FORTH UNDER SECTION 8666. •-•*••- ON JUNE 30,1964, BRUCE GLUSHAKOW WAS GIVEN A TICKET FOR SPEEDING.THE POLICEMAN AT THE TIME OF GIVING THS TICKET DID NOT KNOB THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT PARTICULAR STREET WHERE GLU3HAK0E WAS STOPPED .TRIAL WAS SLATED* FOR JULY 6, 1964* AT THIS TRIAL GEORGE NIMS RAYBIN ATTEMPTED TO REPRESENT THS DEFENDANT BUT WAS DENIED SUCH RIGHT UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED SECTION OF THE MISS* CODS* DEFENDANT GLUSHAKOW WAS GIVEN A WEEKS CONTINUANCE* BAIL WAS SET ST #100* AFTER SPENDING ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES IN JAIL.THE BOND WAS PAID AND GLUSHAKCK WAS RELEASED. ON JULY 1,1964,BRUCE GLUSHAKOW WAS ARRESTED FOR PASSING ON THE RIGHT.HAVING HO MISS* REGISTRATION,HAVING NO MISS* DRIVER*3'LICENSE,AND HAVING BO MISS* INSPECTION STICKER. HE WAS "ARRESTED BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND INCARCERATED ZN THE OOUNTY JAIL OVERNIGHT .BOND WAS SET AT $400,§100 FOR EACH CHARGE.THE NEXT DAY BOND WAS PAID AND GLUSHAKOW WAS RELEASED. TRIAL WAS SET FOR JULY 7 IN THETHIRD DISTRICT COURT OF THS COUNTY OF LOWNDES WITH JUDGE JAMES D. CROWDER PRESIDING. AT THIS TOTAL A PETITION WAS HANDED TO TBS JUDGE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE UNTILTHS BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS HAD DETER- KIHED WHETHER OR NOT MR. RAYBIN WAS QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE IN THS STATS OF MISS .THIS CWNTIHUAHCE WAS GRANTED. a Oaf JULY 8,1964, WARREN GALLOWAY,STEVEN FRASER,AND JOEL BERNARD WERE ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING STEVEN FRASER WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH PUBLIC PROFANITY. TBS ALLEfflED TRESPASSING "» "••••-••a - * * . .. .*• • . _ ^ . OflJ«eW WHEN THESE THREE PURCHASED SODAS FROM A GAS STATION. MaY, MXMZi*\ZFiI, ANftSBTB OF JULY 10, 1964, Two **r* left tram Kulevllle • little efte. a p. m*i they handed out leariete until a little after 3p,B» A third eex free Kulevllle arrived ia Drew At about 5140* Free about SiSO te about 5t46. e §re*.*5 fevered la aatlel at ion ef the aeetieg et tee holly i«rove Baptlet ehurob* At e roxlr a. •Student Non-Vi . r>: ?i Coosdir.*yting Comr it tee a arreo.ed tod- —- .iRrKaaxikaxaxai* aa iesal harresement of ifch* Btisuissippi Suanjer Project* aounted . / Three euamer volunteer? with the SNCC Cifif^part - ^ect were arrested this af t^m/on luLiarxthreat*A*\x anxt^nzr.^aiaag a« they tried to accompany 10 local ^SWfi^ tejfe H 1 son jounty Courthouse for voter re ;i*trati6&. f Charged with violating the state a, anti.-..-i• •;•: ting Am jfcera David K, Cleverion, 22, atJni varsity or Chicago graduate, Student .JS. A • 1215 Hyde Park BlvdA Chicago; Barry Boldsten;, ?1, Ai.v»A JJniyej .. .— ' student fron 91 Morri", Drive, Eact A.eadow, N Y ,; and/ Steve tfiller. 18| Antioch College student from 255 A.'ooacvelt Wayi^ac Francisco Alls are white ^ije (They were arrested when they refused to leave *he lr>cal rojj' and cr03s the street at the sheriff's request . Thej a^e bej,nj; hel I A ' ' A at Ha lson County Jail ') . A^Ss^ A fourth vulunteeri;xwa*xt«iJi.Jtnx£xajrnxfiHAfpjBnt:: G;hbp Kind* was. told to lesvtiAGuIfpOilAiAr..edia Aoly or bt face ar: SS1 for irci'.- ,A He is 21, white,, and ja Harvgrd tfniweraity •-• turfcnt from iA Cowper, Palo Alto, California, H^ v*as arrested for his [own protection; after corning to the Harrison County co urt house to stutitxs chocl traffic violation. fTJOf /T^W /bcfC? p4&y/SC? ^__iaare4-- -"~ e*J*L Bond has been sat at 1500a with a hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. -_-> County, 23, Negro, of 48 21more St.,. Bee to; In Yazoo ftttyx F Iksinger Roger Johnson/ was arrested while driving an integrated car in Bentonia this afternoon. He was summarily fined 1124.70 and will be put to work at the local jail tomorrow unless this amount is raised then* In Clarksdale, Marie Gertge waB srrested for allegedly violateding a city ordinance aginst taking pictures •«*»**• while standing outside the courtroom in Clarksdale. She is 19, white, a atuttent at Colorado State College from Peetz, Colo, She is in Jail on 1100 bond, with trial set for Monday* and a National Council of Churches minister Three other volunteers axraatatxyaaxarta/ were free on bond today after arrests yesterday in Columbus and Hattiesburg, respectively* Parents and interested organisations raised a total of yesterday $2,000 bond money for the student trio, who were charged with trespassing by a white gasoline station attendant when they stopped for a soft drink while conducting a voter registration canvas for trial Scheduled taxeaamxbBfaraxtk*TyTSBifT|»rrysxAfMly Monday, July 20 TPiT in Columbus city court are: Stephen Fraser, 18, of 5 Second Pd Nook, N.t., a Universit. of Wisconsin student (white)} #1,000 bond fo: trespassing and public profanity; Warren Galloway, 21, of 9236 WKldmere, Detroit, a Negro student at Virginia Union University? and Joel Bernard, 18, of 395 Riverside Dr., New York City, a white Cornell University student* ^f/fcr I ^^^^M£^J^J^ Y/0 ' 3TkaxteKxnlnbBjrmxBsaah);n In Hattiesburg, the Rev. Robert Beech of S^(iNa^i09ft^i?S,incil fre of Churches was |Jigac|}500 bail today. He wa^PJf^irWu^i charges of falae pretense for/overdrawing his local bank account by $70 after the bank refuaed to honor a check he deposited. A foruer Presbyterian pastor in Illinois, he will take his caae to the grand jury Monday, July Six 13. In Jackson, two Yale Divinity School professors said pastors assigned to the Missisissppi Project have had "a very beneficial effect11 in opening channel* of communication with the white cots) unities where they are assigned and ln giving states txjraxwateara project workers individual counseling. Profs. David Little and Harry B. Adams said paver*! volunteers had been "extremely depressed by the conditions they found in ,ississippi, especially the poverty and deprivation of Negroes." The professors visited Tougaloo,; Vicksburg, Canton, Greenwood and Mileston on a four-day state our. The National Council plane to have a total of 100 ministers in the state during the Project, "AA / y4#r A^ >'/&£/cf yfcy/sti* 7 p 770 STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE — Sunflower-Bolivar 47 820 Highway 8, Ruleville, Mississippi Counties ClLU Phone: 756-4947 ' {W FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RULEVILLE POLICE ARREST SEGREGATIONIST Ruleville, Mississippi. July 5. Ruleville Police arrested last night a local white segregationist who came to the SNCC-sponsored Ruleville Community Center to talk with summer volunteers. The white, a Mr. Kent of Ruleville, carried on a cordial dialogue with SNCC workers an hour and a half; he was then picked up by the local police. At approximately ±xx midnight last night, two Ruleville police came to the community center and ordered Kent to leave. Kent told the police that he was trying to convince the SNCC people they were wrong; the police replied "You*11 never convince those people." Kent told polioe that he did not want to leave and the police told him "Eighter get in your car and go home or come to the jail with us." Kent replied, "Well, ITm not going to go just because you say I should." The Police then arrested him. SNCC workers indicated to the police that Kent was creating no disturbance, that he was welcome at the center just like any Mississippian, and that Kent was defending the white Southern viewpoint. The police said they were following "orders." After the arrest, SNCC volunteers called Mayor Charles Dorrough of Ruleville to protest and complained to the Memphis FBI because of the unwarranted police action. At 12:30 this afternoon, SNCC workers called Mayor Dorrough and were informed that a drunk and disorderly charge had been lodged against Kent. The Mayor refused to divulge the names of the arresting officers and stated "We know you've been working on him (Kent)." John Harris, 20, SNCC Negro staff worker from Birmingham, .Alabama, commented, "Some may wonder why we call Mississippi a police state; last night is a striking example of the dangers of arrogant and un warranted police action. The Mississippi repression not only restricts Negroes and civil rights workers, but also boomerangs against white segregationists who simply want to talk." Uo Clarksdale Yvonne Klein Communications July 20, 1964 I/O Three Arrested for Trespass Three Negro girl students, members of the newly organized Clarksdale Youth Action Group, were arrested today while seeking service at the Hamburger Cafe in Clarksdale. The three girls, Mary Brooks, Mary Dixon, and Irma Jane Miller, all 16, went into \JQW M The cafe has been the scene of several attempts to integrate it in the past week. It is located next door to Jenkins Barber Shop, from which a group of Negroes were run out at gunpoint last week when they sought to have their hair cut. The Youth Action Group has been discussing establishing a picket line in front of the restaurant objecting to itsEpollcies on the grounds that about 80$ of its clientele is Negro, and recommending a withdrawal of that patronage until the restaurant ceases to discriminate. The Youth Action Group is a newly formed organization composed largely of high school students which has been active in the past week in testing various public accomodations in Clarksdale. Members of the group participated in yesterday's visits to various white churches in downtown Clarksdale, where they were refused *n*mt*rtr admittance. l B*X *•»• VK.l, B-^^4 +a ^JA„4 *A «. ltr3<. 3..Af v 4r\»t< N e-j, i £JMBA »v^4k»A«-s . 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J) /y> e 'Aha A*X&~\ .tStfVk pw. syJhxM^.^1^ U-**2t2u (TW^ %^ty( UL^X The racially integrated group included one field worker* each from SNCC ea£gffj*£E and aieaw* volunteers with the MSP. Bora was set at $100 to $200 each. white, Gretchen Schwarz, 20, Swathmore college student from 1358 Francherw. PI., Sunnyvale, Calif., was released on $100 bond lax on charges of obstructing the sidewalk. Held in jail pending a 9 a.m. hearing tomorrow were: James Dann, NftkA 24, UCLA graduate from 412 Carroll Canal, Venice, Calif, $200 bond for obstructing the sidewalk; Charles ^cattergood,21 , white University of Washington student from 2514 N. 24th St., Arlington, Va,, $jL00 for obstructing the sidewalk; Landy McNair, 21, Negro, . ,._ 24, white worker, $100 for obstructing sidewalk;Michael Yarrow, Antioch College graduate from 4514 Pine St., Philadelphia, Pa.x $100 8*Ni xkxxxfiingnkhsnsiiBOTXki distributing literature without permit; Fred Knoxville College student from Miller, 20, Negro, xNfi*xfXflDB Mobile, Alabama, $100 districting SNCC worker literature; and John Harris,20, Begro,/Howard University student from Birmingjam, Alabama. ^ ICro Jj^jEu^L -A*41A7JCA~ Dann was picked up earlier in the day for questionning by while handing out voter literature at a private residence., Drew Police Chief Curtis Floyd, He was released after an nour wltnout; charges. 170- STUDENT H0N=VI0L?'NT COORDINATING COMMITTEE - Sunflower County _ //.. . // / r . Ruleville Community Cencer "f*/ f H / MWW Box 275, Ruleville, Mississippi Phone: 756-4947 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE '•' • S^'VE.i :;i.VIL RTGIITS WGI?:AAo AkBJBdTSD •all Drew, Mississippi. July 14, Drew police arrested seven voter reg istration workers this evening, but their efforts failed to stop the first civil rights rally in this Mississippi town. The seven were pioked up on charges of distributing leaflets without a permit and dfetructing the traffic on sidewalks. *' *• m The three Negroes and four whites arrested were attending an open-air rally at the Holly Springs Baptists Church in Druv; about 40 local Negroes and 20 voter registration workers from Ruleville were at the meeting. Nearly 100 Negroes from Drev gathered across the street to watch the rally. Fred Miller, Mobile, Alabama, and Mike Yarrow, Swarthmore, Pa., were arrested at approximately 6 p. m. for distributing leaflets on public property without a persiit; tne "leaflets" were song sheets for the rally. Landy FtcNalr, CORE stafl vorker, Charles Scattergood, Seattle, Washington, Gretchen Schwarz, Sunnyvale, California, and John Harris, SNCC staff member from Montgomery, Alabama, were arrested between 6:15 and 6:30 for obstructing the sidewalk in front of the Church; the five were atanding on the sidewalk singing, but there was sufficient room for pedestrians to pass since the arresting officers, Police Chief Curtis Floyd and Officer T. D, Flemming, walked along the sidewalk themselves to make the arrests. Bond for five of the workers was set at *100; Harris' and Dann's was set at a200. The six men are spending the night in the Drew City Jail; Miss Schwarz was freed when her #100 bond was posted. A hearing is set at 9 a. m. tomorrow morning. Despite the harrassment, the rally continued as scheduled from 6 p. m. to ?:15 i. m. The group sang freedom songs and listened to Charles McLaurin, 23, Negro SNCC staff worker from Jackson, Mississippi, and project director for the Sunflower-Bolivar Counties Summer Project. McLaurin urged the assemblage to get the vote to stop police harrassment. He told them "The police made those arrests because they're afraid; this is the first time they've told a Negro to move on and we haven't done it." This afternoon, Police Chief Floyd took Dann into custody as he distri buted leaflets on private property, Dann waa taken to Mayor *". 0. tfilliford and asked if he had a permit; Dann told the city official* he didn't need one to distribute material on private property. The officials checked the City Ordinances and verified that this was true. Mayor tfilliford then told Dann he hadn't violated any law but that he should have had the courtesy to check the Ordinances before coming to Drew. Dann suggested to the Mayor that he should have hia 1olioe read the law before picking people up. Before releaaing Dann thia afternoon, Mayor illfilliford told him, "You're not an American. You have no reapect for the white race. You're right where you belong with all them niggers." IT News irom STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE - Sunflower County Ruleville Community Center FCR'^IMMEDIATE RELEASE15 Box 275, Ruleville, Mississippi /// / DREW POLICE ARREST Z$ MORE *7 ' ^ / Drew* Mississippi. July 16. The Drew police yesterday arrested 25 more civil rights workers and local Negroes, bringing ta 32 the number arrested in the past three days. The police indueed a church deacon and a vacant lot owner to order an opeiv- i air voter registration rally in Drew off their property and the police arrested the 25> participants in the rally when they had to move into the street* Ap 5>:i^5 P.m. yesterday, Drew Chief of Police Curtis Floyd brought James Gresham, Negro from Drew and deacon of the Holly Springs Baptist Church, to the Church property and prodded Gresham as he told the mass meeting of 1*0 persons that they could not us© the church property. The group moved to an adjoining vaeant lot, where SNCC project director Charles McLaurin told the rally they needed to gain the vote to solve the problems the Negroes face* At 6:*a Chief Floyd again appeared, this time with an elderly white woman who identified herself as the lot owner and ordered tho rally off the property. When the rally moved into the street, thirty persons were marched to the Drew City Jail. Approximately twenty persons attempted to join the arrested group, but were turned back by the police. At the Drew jail, approximately five minors wore reloased and twenty~five persons were detained. Thoy wore moved at dusk, the two white gir3.s to tho Indianola County Jail and the mon and Negro girls and womon to the Moorhead County Penal Farm, This morning the Negro girls and women wcro moved to the Indianola County Jail. At 11 a.m. this morning tho twenty-five were booked on charges at obstructing tho sidewalks j McLaurin was also oharged with dis* turbing the peace* Bond ranged from $110 to #5>*0; the total for the group was $lj.860* Maynard Omerberg of Los Angelos was the attorney for 2lj. of tho 25 dofendants* The trial was continued until 1* a.m. July 23 and the defendaats remained in jail. Besidos McLaurin, ether SNCC persons arrostod woro: Christopher Hoxtor of Now Havon, Connootleut, Jamos Dann of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Sachor of New York City* Grotohen Sohwars of Sunnyvale, California, Ellen Siogel of Boston, Charles Soattorgood of Arlington, Virginia, Georgo Wintor of lono, California, and Michael Yarrow of Philadolphic. Six Rulovlllo Negroes woro in the group: Linda Maria, Bettyc Louise Surnoy, Ore Doss, Fred Brown, Paul Jackson, and John Clark Edwards. Ton prow Negroes wore arrestodi Walter Van, Jr., Honry Lee Hardy, Golden Davis, Lenora Scottf Bertha Williams, Paulino Mooro, Mary Harvey, Nelaon Androws, Horaoo Davis, and Florlno Johnson, Attorney Omerberg talked w* h the arrostod persona this morning and there woro no oomplainss cf maltreatment. However, tho Superin- tendant of the Moorhead Penal Farm told Omerborg that "thorc aro all kinds of people on tho farm and I can not insure their safety," FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 P.M. JULY 8, 196^ MAT^EttB&irax&xAxExBXbxhraxn]^^ N»0TlI»l«aiWxftxTb^:<«SiKnj»ba^tb*teabBb8bxtKbx -ftrnia racr^ -J- n TTfyitT.^ri rn; ims-m ainaT K m» »1 -urarren -BrrnyRTtiiml nt iTtriRn XJaXaxaXaaaT" aaaananxaxifia±3Da xpxBxna Cash —- HATTIESBURG -/Bail of $2000 has been set for the Rev. Robert Beech of the National Council of Churches, who was arrested here this afternoon on false pretense chares. The charge is based on an alleged overdraft, of $70 at the First National Baik of Hattiesburg, which refused tc honor a check deposited by Beech. The amount has subsequently been covered by other checks which have not yet cleared. Beech is on permanent assignment from the NCC in Hattiesburg. Ha A Presbyterian, he formerly wae the pastor xkxkkEX in Hebron, 111. He was arrested at 4.: 30 p.m. and is being held at Forrest County jail. Clarksdale July 8, 1964 Yvonne IGfeein 75 Communications Rev. Goodloe Arrested R v. Willie Goodloe of Clarksdale, who participated in the NAACP test of the Alcazar Hotel which resulted in the closing of that x establishment by the management, was arrested today in Clarksdale on a charge of "selling property on which a lien exists." Bond was set at $1000 following the visit of aJbTla Cherovsky, an LCDC lawyer, to Thomas Pearson, the county attorney k who had sworn out the warrant. The charge arises out of a rather complicated series of events in which >*r, Goodlow consigned the sale of cotton from land which he was renting to a third party on the understanding that this nan would pay the rent. The rent was evidently not paid when it was due last NOvember, and Goodloe is charged with selling cotton on which the landlord had a prior claim. The amount in dispute is $225. Before Cherovsky intervened in the case, the prosecutor intimated to Rev. Goodloe that the charges would be dropped upon payment of this sum, but after Cherovsky had an interview with Pearson in which the prosecutor expressed a great deal of iJkaxx hostility toward out-of-state lawyers, he discovered that bond had been set at $1000. According to Cherovsky, disputes of this nature would normally be a matter for a civil suit. The arrest of Rev. Goodloe on a criminal charge and the amount of his bail (four times the amount of money in dispute) suggests that this is another in the series of harrassing arrests of cigil rights participants which has seen Rev. J.D. Rayford and Mrs. Vera Mae Pigee ar rested on fake traffic charges within the last two weeks. # Friday, July 3, 1964 / Batesville, Mississippi/ Kl ?f SHERIFF ARRESTS LOCAL WHITE HARASSING VOTER REGISTRATION WORKERS Sheriff Earle Hubbard of Batesville said today that he had arrested one of two white men who had reportedly been harassing summer volunteers and their hosts at their homes Wednesday night, charging the driver of the faxxxaaxaazxatxxxxag car with reckless driving. He also claims to have brought both men to the jail for a while that evening. According to local rumor, some of it generated from Inmates of the jail, the men were released around 11130 P.M., after the sheriff had talked to them for a couple of hours. Justice of the Peqce CP. Gordon verified today that the driver of the car was tried and fined Thursday morning* But neither the sheriff nor the Justice of the Peace would reveal the names of the two men* The liscence plate of the blue 1964 Cadillac that the men were driv ing, however, is known to be 54- D345 ( a Panola County tag). Witnesses to the Incident were able to obtain the number when the car pulled into the open courtyard of the three houses off Patton Lane where six voter regis - tration workers are living* It was given to the Sheriff when he arrived shortly after the incident had occurred. From their parked car, the two whitemen had taunted Billy McDonald , a seventeen year old volunteer from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was walk ing into his house. The men yelled, "Come here, nigger, but McDonald con tinued on into the house. When the men saw Mrs. Katherine Childress who had come into the yard to obtain the liscence plate of the car, they called out, "You Childress, ain't you?" Mrs. Childress is the hostess of two white summer volunteers, Eugene Ericksen, age 22, of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Carl Pom.erance, age 19, of Valley Stream, New Tork* Mrs. Childress replied, #Tes," and gave the men her first name when they asked for that also* "There's a man here from Ohio who wants to talk to you," they told her. "Come on over." (One of the summer volunteers in Batesville,John Shet- terly of Oincinatti, has been using a car with Ohio Liscence plates.) Mrs. Childress refused, saying that the man would have to come see her on her porch or elss thsy must talk from where they were. The men did not leave the car, but said ominously, "We'll be back." They then drove off. One of the women ln the courtyard immediately called the sheriff. He came very quickly, went off in searoh of the car and men, and returned a- bout an hour later to report that he had picked them up and "detained them. For most of that night, the sheriff stayed near the scene of the incident There was no further trouble. Thursday, July 2, 1964 / Batesville, Mississippi / KA *5" SHERIFF DE-TAINS TWO LOCAL WHITES Sheriff Earle Hubbard of Batesville picked up (and possibly ares3ted) two middle-aged white men who had been threatening the hosts of some voter registration workers at their homes that even ing,. According to local rumor (in the Negro community), the sheriff detained tKese men in the jail for several hours that night before releasing them. The two xen had driven in a blue, 1964 Cadillac (liscence plate 54- D345) into the open courtyard of the three houses off Patton Lane in which six summer project workers are living. From the parked car they taunted Billy McDonald, a seventeen year old volunteer from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was walking into his house. The men yelled, "Come here, nigger," but McDonald continued on Into the house. in When the men saw Mrs. Katherine Childress who had come stt± to the yard to obtain the liscence plate of the car, they called o#t, "You Childress, ain't you?" Mrs. Childress is the hostess of two white summer volunteers, Eugene Ericksen, age 22, of Ann Arbor, Mich lgan and Carl Pomerance of Long Island, New York. Mrs. Childress replied,"Yes," and jave the men her first name when they asked for that also. "There's a man from Ohio here who wants to speak to you," one of the .sen told her, "come on over." (One of the summer volunteers ln Batesville, John Shetterly of Cinclnatti, has been using a car with Ohio liscence plates.) Mrs. Childress refused, saying that the man would either have to come see her on her porch or they must talk to each other from where they were, The men did not leave the car, but said ominously, "We'll be back." They then drove off.. One of the women ln the courtyard immediately called the sher iff. He came over right away, heard the story, went off in search of the car and men, and returnedan hour later to report that he had "picked them up." For the rest of the night the sheriff stayed near the scene of the incident. There was no further trouble. (I shall try to set further information from the sheriff himself tomorrow as to any arrest he may have made and the ldtax&xxB Identity of the men involved.....KA) Str T-I&fty CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS ACCORDING TO JAMES BROWN Before Brown waa picked up in Itta Bena there vas an lncidnet along tha road between Itta Bena and Greenwood. Two cars ( 1. yellow '57 Chevy with 3 white men| 2. '3d Olds station wagon with 2 white men plate: MD 2292, Itta Bena) paaaa* Browns, yelled threata etc. Brown pulled over and let thaa paae. According to Brown, theae guys went to the Itta Bena police and aaid that Brown waa aeaaing around with hia driving. Brown picked up at 9:30 by Charles Griggs. Taken by him to Sheriff'a office in Greenwood, at 10:00 p.m. At 10:30 he was taken by the High way Patrol with the Greenwood Sheriff to a rendezvous spot on the highway with the Sheriff from Webater County. (Brown did not know where he waa being taken)* Brown arrived in Walthall, Webater County, at about 11:30. Note: Staff member, Firm Jackson, apoke with the Sheriff from Webater County at 11:45 and the Sheriff denied ever having heard of Brown - 13 minutes after Brown jailed* Brown triad to explain to 3 different officials (Itta Bena police, Greenwood Sheriff'a office and Webater Co unby Sheriff) that his case had been removed to Federal Courts. He was charaged with having missed hia trial on June 26 ov 27 concerning the tickets he had received on 20 Jane* (He told then that Larry Warren, hia lawyer, had advised hia not to appear because the case had been reaovad to tha Federal District Court of Miss*] In the early morning - about 5:00 - tha Sheriff's wife at tha Webster County jail informed Ed Rudd of tha SHCC Greenwood Communications office in Greenwood that the phone had been left off tha hook both at tha Sheriff'a hoae and at tha jail* i FOLLOWTTP ON JAMES BROUWN ARREST // JACKSON, Miss., July 7, 1964, 7:45 pa. James Brown, arreeted last night in Itta Bena, Mississippi on charges of not showing up for trial, was released froa the Webstar County Jail at 3:40 pa today, after two attorneys earned up from Jackson to secure his release. Brown reports that, other than being lectured by the Sheriff and the jailor, he was well treated during his confinement. Notes from interviewing James Brown: Last night, had an hour conversation with the sheriff; a friendly conversation, but the sheriff was adamant in saying that he would preve* t implementation of the CR bill; said many times that what he was really affaid of waa interracial marriagees. Sayd that when the violence resulting froa Movement activities caae, he woud take a vacation from the state of Mississippi... aaid that while he was around „ he would trj to protect peopae., but felt he could donothing about the redneck violent types. In the aarning, had breakfast served by jailor at 9:05. at which time Brown was permitted to make call. He called G'wood, and fter 15 minu te conversation, Jailor said he had to get off, thatthis was a business forn fone, and couldn't tye up line. I^Sk. Clarksdale July 9, 1964 Yvonne 1(1 e in Communications Marie Ger&ge Arrested Maris Gertge, white, 19 years old, from Greeley Colo., a x± student at Colorado State College, was arrested today in City Hall for taking a picture without permission. Bond is set at $100; trial is Monday,*! July 13. at 9:00 am. Marie was attending the trial of Mrs. Vera Mae Pigee, ar rested on a traffic charge following a public accomodations test earlier in the week. The courtroom was filled and Marie was waiting outside. A crowd of young girls working in the city offices had gathered to laugh and point at the people going into the courtroom, and Marie attempted to take their picture. The flashbulb attracted the attention of a policeman downstairs, who at first accused Marie's companion, Samuel Jackson, a Negro from Clarksdale, of having taken the picture. When Marie admitted that she had done it, she was taken downstairs and booked. She was released at 7:30 that evening after #100 bond was posted. Earlier, Police Che if Ben Collins had come into the hallway spraying Mary Jane Pigee, Mrs. Pigee's daughter, and Yvonne Klein, who were having a cigarette outside the courtroom, with violet-scented room deodorizer. He then went into the courtroom before trial started and sprayed that as well. This a had attracted the crowd of spectators which Marie was attempting to photograph. W7 TNCIEENT SHEET IN CHARGE TIME CALL RECEIVED 3:45 am pm DATE 7/9/64 R»CVD WHO CALLED FROM Gulfprt PHONE HEADLINES 4 Volunteers arrested in front of Harrison County Courthous PEOPLE INVOLVED: ( NAME, HOME ADDRESS, AGE, RACE, COFO OFFICE, COFO ASSIGNMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION). 1. BDavid K. Cleverdon, BE , 22, white, Grad Stud, U of Chicago X 1215 Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago 2. Barry Goldstein , 21, Harvard U., 91 Morris Drive, E. Meadow, NY white 3. Miohael G. Ingraham, 20, Wesleyan C ollege, white) JUJUL***-* ** 22 Locust Rd, Northport, NY / ^^^^ JLM^ULA^ 4. Steve Miller, 18, white, Antioch College t (/ 255 Roosevelt Way, San Francisco, Cal. 5. CHECK HERE WHEN ATLANTA HAS BEEN CALLED: DPI AP G'WOOD CHECK LIST Incident; dato, timo, $ 4 Volunteers were arrested in front of the ES23EK place. :„ Harrison County Courthouse in Gulgport, while pause of incidont; \ accompanying 10 looal peopke who wished to register Police; city, county, : to vote. The four are in the County Jail. Charges or state ; and bail information was refused the OoFO office names, badge ! #•*, car #'s. by the sheriff. Jail; city or county ! The four were part of a group of 8 who accompnaied location ; the prospective voters to the courthouse. Rumors charges n bond of a maroh" had stirred up some local whites who phono ; were hanging around the courthouse. Both city Hearings «£• trials: and oounty police were also on hand. date, time, :: County police told the volunteers to leave the place, : local people to register alonle - and to cross location over to the other side of the street. The four names of judge : who refused to do so were arrested by the County prosecutor I Polioe. COntacts made: by local office Ingraham released....other three arrested in anti-picketing local police? law sheriff? ' 6rJl **** "*A , 7A*y ?*.«. yyoTty' Hiway Patrol? FBI,JUST.Dept. G'wood, Atl. affidavits: INCIDENT SHEET MK DATE AND TIME INFORMATION TAKEN 7/23 am m pm * R«CD BY J released by feds from WHO CALLED Washington FROM GREENWOOD HEADLINE: FIRST ARRESTS UNDER 1964 C R LAW (Name, address, age, race, assignment, organization, PERSONS INVOLVED: if local - position or occupation) Willie Amond Belk, 47 All from Greenwood, employed in a plumbing Jimmy Allen Belk, 19 (son) company operated by Belk Sam Allen Schaffer, Jr., 40 CHECK HERE WHEN VIM HAVE BEEN CALLED: UPI AP ; NETWORKS CORnESFOiAAAAA CA STORY* "• All arrested under section 201, title II, 1964 civil rights Include info - law. FBI says they will be arraigned in Clarksdale, "as soon as possible" according to Herbers NYT. Police Jail Arrested in reference to the beating of Silas McGee in Greenwood. Trial QUESTION: Get info on whether this refers to the beating of Bond McGee on the 5th after he left the Leflore Theater, or to a subsequent beating on the 16th when he was ordered Source into a car at gunpoint and beaten with a plank. From Herbers Exact loca tion, hidbc, place Any eyewit nesLJCci Affidavits Pictures License nos. CHECK WHEN GREENWOOD NOTIFIED ATLANTA November 1, 196I4 TO ALL PROJECTS: Please cut a stencil of the sample ballot enclosed. They should be distributed near the voting places by local people. Emphasis should be placed on getting the vote out for Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey. We have found out that we cannot rely on the polling places, so door-to-door polling should be streesed for the Freedom Vote and door-to-door canvassing should be stressed for LBJ on November 3. Please don't forget the affidavits for everyone who was involved in the Freedom Vote, i.e. poll watchers, door to door pollers, etc. Please list all complaints that you have that relate to this election, FDP, and the revolt in general. See you at the SNCC retreatl Yours for change, LAWRENCE GUYOT 77-y. i^a/4^- D«. K •sr u T.Jirilo • w "M I ,'•*' ;'.;'•' ; : . _ ' -A; -' • '• '" VVJ-'^ s- . "'• • •••-.•. A': •s . y-~* •••*,,,x,s,.-.,rs^-v-.v$*** rwf >J*** '7, *'&}&$•'• A" 7 .*:. • .1 AT: •.••:•» ^ r % 7^*1^pA? • -•• '••• * ? •>» • *••,/£»•4r . f *•*&>, * ^^ A A v^:A' :-* ~..A*. ..•"ffei :^Ar. " , AAS. -^/A^ &*•>• -^ • A^ * y-->y ' »« ^V*?A> fcr^-w**^ * .' ,p f j¥pir.Z'x '!. "y, *.'••; y^*j*y* tt 4 . '-. . Leu House....WAAF RADIO NEWS: .29 DEC. 196k Jackson, Mississippi y^ Columbus in Lowndes county, Mississippi had its first Freedom Day since COFO (Council Of Federated Organizations) came te the sate* Civil Rights Volunteers werked in the area trying get citizens te come te the courthouse and register. At last report three COFO workers were arrested en vagrancy charges and are being held in lien ef 200 dollars bail each. A spokesman said they expected 50 or more te come teethe courthouse and register only about 12 te 15 shewed up. The three arrested were Dennis Gaston of San Fer- nade State Collage, California, 18 rrs eld; Jan Hlllegas about 22, and Dove Green. % ederal Judge Mize told Pike County Attorn*'s he would not grant an injunction/order te halt the arrests of ffavil Rights Workers by the McComb, Pike County and State Authorities. COFO has been seeking such an order te step the constant harraasments suf feit'by the Vol unteers. Judge Mi*e said he had looked over the records of fiae days ef testimony and found that their was no basis for the injunc tion. Judge Mize said he would hear the case en its merits in Feb. -0- Excitmeht is mounting here in Mississippi as thousands of Negroes and whites pepprare for the trip to Washington to Challenge the sit ting ef the five Mississippi Rep. in Caagress. The members ef the Mississippi Feeddora Democratic Party are holding fund railing acti ties, arranging car pools in order te transport at least 1000 persons to Washington D. C. this coming January 2nd. The Freedom Democratic Party hope to tak their Challenge to the floor ef the House of Rep. And in doing so unseat the Five Miss, representatives. Lawrence Guyot, Chairman of the FDP says " we have a Bask of great magnitued bat we believe it can be done". *3*fra«aMM>iae^a™ Iwa^DixttaxxklckxaadxkhB Notice ef Challenge was served on each Congress - •iaa from Miss, by "embers of the MFDP MUX NMUUUOUE. December. The 1st 30 day answering period will be up Jan. 4th. The MFDP state that the trp te Wash. D.C. te urge congressmen to vote not to allow the seating ef the five Miss. Rep. until the Challenge has been settled. The Chlallenge, if accepted, would last until at least July of 1965 because ef the litigation involved. -0- Hattisburg; (SS0C):^ha white southern youth tar getting into the civil rights movement as 17 white and one Neg^l^S^*^^^1? th?n^U™ la£d began work on Rebuilding two Negro "KKXWha! an.Th.elping COFO pre- ject people aaaa in voter regietratien ef degrees. The group was or ganized by the Seuthenn Student Organizing Committee (SS0C), an inter racial argainizatien,te involve southern students in civil rights and social action projects. The comm inity center rebuilding work is being carried en Dewey Street and Palmer's Crossing Community Centers.in Hat tisburg. Barler this month SS0C carried on a aimular projeict in Hat tisburg and Merdian. Ron Parker, a spokesman for SS0C, said the pre lect symbolizes a dramatic departure from the characteristic friction betwaen the races in Miss, by a group ef southern students whe are tak ing their stand in determination to build a new South Leu House. . . . WAAF Radio News 28 Dec 1964 Jackson, Miss. Page 2 Vicksburg: Desegregation attempts and arrest continued during the Holi day season as civil rights workers and citigen keep pressing for the im- plmentatien of the Civil Rights Law. Last night in Vicksbu? g 4 civil - rights workers were arrested en tresspass charges and held en $50.00 bond after asking te served in an Ice Cream Parlor. The Ice Cream Parlor had a sign hanging over** the deer saying "White Only". Trial is today in Municipal Cennt. Earlier XHflGE Monday the same four who were arressted and three ethers had successfully desegregated the previously all White Casino Restaurant which is directly across the street from the Ice Cream Parlor they were arrested in. Those Jailed were Judy Davis, 27. a white Detroit, Mich, school teacher; Henrey Coleman, 19, a SNCC worker and Ames Johnson, 21, both of Vicksburg. -0- Mississippi 126. Do^r Sir: Wo tho undersigned are farmers of County, Mississippi, recommend that tho following farmers bo a represent ative of tho Socret?ry cf Agriculture Advisory Ccmmittao of tho Stato of Mississippi on tho Department of agriculture Progra-m nnd Im plementing. Yours truly, Jackson * Mississippi Docombor 20. I96I4 Dear Folks, As you all know very woll, every Christmas I send out my usual Christmas letter telling you of the activitios of this estranged mem ber of the Conlon Clan* This year, I decided should be no exception.... This letter was just interrupted by a two- hour long vigil on the telephone. I am working with the Council of Federated Organizations (CQFO) here in Jackson and in addition to day work I am manning the office and switchboard at night. When Isat dowm to write this Totter it was four o'clock In the morning and no sooner did I pat one para graph written then Iroceived a call from Natchez, Mississippi, saying that six civil rights workers had beon arrested on a phony "Public Drunk" chargo and were thrown in jail and were being intinadated and harassed. Since Jackson is the capital and the largest city in Mississippi., and sinco this office is tho headquarters for some thirty COFO and SHCC offices in Miss, I made several dozen phono calls sooklng legal aid and chocking up on the condition of and the charges against the six rights workers, I woke up tho local FBI agent and filled him in on the details and asked him to investigate tho situation. Two day3 ago Ihad never even been In Miss. lot alone this COFO office and presently I am running the state office, which is evidence of how disorganized , confused, and hectic this place is (or rather scorns), but in fact how efficient it is and how it gets things done with a minimum of staff, money, and space. Needless to say Miasissipoi Negroes arcgenorally vory poor, but Mississippi civil rights workers are no less so* Here in Jackson they live in two "froedom ho'ses" and eat mostly starch in one form or another if thoy oat at all. As the Conlon representative from Kentucky and Minnesota, as we'l as Pennsylvania and Miss issippi, I have of course much to rein to and therefore I must make a number of value-judgments which may not be wholly true, and which are based on limited observations. After only a single term at college, I am wholly satisfied with the colloge that I selected and I can truthfully say that there is no other college in the country that I would rather be attending, other than perhaps Swarthmore, Carloton is, in short, everything that I hoped it would be. Tho students are friendly and generally my intellect ual superiors and aro committed to tho challenge of academic evcellence. They are not overly socially inclined, but are sincerely friendly and open-minded. I am warned,however, that as one choses his major as a sophmore the pressure to evcell in that particuar field becomes almost unbeearable. Perhaps I should tell you a few non-essentials about Carle ton that might prove either interesting or boring, depending on your disoositlon. It bases 1300 students and is situatod in a small farm town fourty (forty) miles south of yinneaoolis-St. Paul. The town essentially cjnters around a movie theater, which during the scho 1 year s^ows excellent films and at other ti*>es shows pure and unadulterated trash, and a Newsoao-r building that just burned down this oast October in the most momentous event In .0*8.28,196*- eiltl righto werkara were Jailed toaUht (a**) ia Vleaaaarg or after they *ehed ie bo aerved at sa lea areas parlar. Mac were aaid aa f$D bond artel ia tea city polioe court taeame. One worker, Benny Jackson. 51. af Vicksburg aas bald aa aa additional oharge af pualio intoxication . Ml* jfrend ea thst oharge aas $21* fOTO iwjiakeaaen preteatad the oharge aad insisted that ha was not intoxicated. The group earlier ia tha •feeing had successfully intogratad th* gaadne restaurant street fraai the ieae cream parlor. A •shite only" sing greeted than at tha lee •agrees before, %0 searoee said. Othara ia Jail eret Jfcdjr Davis,27, • eJdte school teacher Area Detreit.Mich., ahe te visit the OOfO paejeet daring th* holidays. «hs narked ee s velunteer there thi* I Naasr Caleewm, 19, • «00 worker aad ***• aaaaaaa* 21. **th of Vicksburg. - CCFC IPW«I RFLSA^E Dec,21,1964 Y 1$17 Lynch st, Jack3cn,Hlss. GHIKAN ^TODTOT VOLUNTFltt FOR COFC ARR^TSD y-$hpss- "MUS*, A Qemian student volunteer for COFO was held iiyJack«onrciTEy jail last night(ir.on) op $50 on a vagrancy charge. Helmut Reinicke,23, of Iir. Rassdorf,Gernany was packed up. while he was walking from the Ken's Freedom House to the COFC office. Police -^rake a BJUBtaV held him for three hours before letting himjcall. Reinicke has been working with the civil rights group since last month. He received a B.A. degree from *?an Francisco ^tate College last August. He said that police insulted him about his beard and threatened to shave it off. CityA (^fudge James Spencer continued the hearing until Wednesday over the objections of CCFO spokesmen. CCFO tried unsuccessfully to reduce the bond and hold the hearing tomorrow. The judge said that he would only speak to IJelnicke's attorney. Neinicke said he would begin a hunger strike to protest the unjustness of the arrest. APRIL-MAY 1965 BEATINGS. SLUGGINGS. CARS OVERTURNED: April 1, Biloxi April 16, Starkville April IS, McComb May 1, Holly Springs May 10, Jackson May 10, Maben May 11, Hollendale May 14, Moonhead May 15, Starkville May 17, Jackson May 20, Rosedale SHOOTINGS April 13, Sandhill April 14, Batesville April 23, Natchez May 4. Indianola May 9, Belzoni May 11, Natchez (reported 11th, occured earlier) May 21, Ruleville May 23, ^sedale May 26k Laurel May 2d, Indianola May 28, Inverness BOMBINGS AND BURNINGS April 8, West Point April 10, Batesville April 13, Sand Hill Vj—May 1, Indianola (4) W* May 4, Sandhill May 17, Columbus May 22, Jasper Co. Nay 15, Jasper Co. (In week of) May 28, Indianola TESTING & REFUSED SERUCE OR SOME oORT OF TROUBLE April 8, Cleveland April 8, Clarksdale April 10, Ruleville April 16, Indianola April 15, Aberdeen April 17, Canton May 3, Hollandale May 8, Rankin County May 9, Hattiesburg May 14, McComb May 15, Natchez May 25, Hollandale May 26, Rosedale May 30, Greenwood ^ />*J »n April-May 1965 p.2 ARRESTS April 1, Shaw April 1, Greenwood April 8, Itta Bena April 9, Indianola April 9, Starkvilla April 12, Jackson April 20, Jackson April 23, Moorehead April 24, Moss Point April 25, Jackson April 30, Drew (2) May 1, Indianola (2) May 2, Summit May 2, Aberdeen (happened "a few days ago" May 4, Belzoni (? "ob Fletcher, anyway) May 4* Brandon May 8, Shaw May 12, Holly Springs May 11, Drew May 12, Natchez May 15, Starkville May 15, Natchez May 16, Rankin Co. May 17, Greenwood May 17, Hattiesburg May 18, Tupelo May 21, Jackson May 22, Jasper Co. May 27, Indianola May 28, Natchez May 28, Indianola May 29, Natchez May 30, Louisville May 30, Greenwood May 31, Hattiesburg May 31, Marks UNSOLVED MURDERS April 1, Biloxi May 22, Laurel ' Miu, fopofti -9 tfeut IWktiti r-... July 24, 1965 TOt FOP. OOFO. SNCC. COBB and all other civil rights workers There will be a aeeting of all peroons working in this state. DATEi Tuesday | July 27. 1965 TINS, 9.00 a,*. PLACE: Tougaloo Chapel MFDP V - a •aaa! UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI DAVID DENNIS, ROBERT MOSES, AARON HENRY and HUNTER MOREY, on their own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. PAUL B. JOHNSON, individually and as Governor of the State of Mississippi, CARROLL GARTIN, COMPLAINT individually and as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Mississippi, JOE T. PATTERSON, CIVIL ACTION individually and as Attorney General of tha State of Mississippi, T. B. BIRDSONG, NO...... individually and as Commissioner of Public Safety of the State of Mississippi, JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE, the names JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE being fictitious, the true names being unknown to plaintiffs, the persons intended thereby to be designated being officials and legislators of the State of Mississippi and its subdivisions, responsible for the enactment, execution and enforcement of its laws, Defendants. COMPLAINT I. STATEMENT AS TO JURISDICTION 1. This is a civil action brought by the plaintiffs on their own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated for a preliminary and permanent injunction to prevent the deprivation under color of Mississippi law of certain rights, privileges and immunities secured to the plaintiffs by the Constitution of the United States as hereinafter more fully set forth. The suit also seeks a judgment declaring void and unconstitutional certain statutes, rules, regula tions and administrative policies and procedures of the defendants whose purpose or effect is to deprive the plaintiffs of their said constitutional rights. 2. Jurisdiction is conferred on this court pursuant to title 1*2, U. S, Code, sections 1971, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988; title 28, U. S. Code, sections 1331, 131*3, 2201 and 2202, and the Civil Rights :ct of 1961*. 3. Plaintiffs assert violations by the defendants of the following pro visions of the Constitution of the United States: section 10 of /rticle I; section 2 of .Article IV; section h of Article IV; Amendments I, IV, V, VE, VH, VIII, XIII, HV, XV and XXIV. Plaintiffs also assart violations of title 1*2, U. S. Code, ohapter 21, and of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Civil Rights Act of I960 and the Civil Rights Act of 1961*. I*. The plaintiffs, DAVID DENNIS, ROBERT MOSES and AARON HENRY, are citizens of the United States and residents of the State of Mississippi. They are members of the Negro race and sue herein on their own behalf and on behalf of all other Negro residents of the State of Mississippi, who constitute a class too numerous to bring before the court. There are common questions of law and fact affecting all members of the class, and common relief is sought. 5. The plaintiff, HUNTER MOREY, is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Mississippi. He is a member of the white race and has in the past and continues to be engaged in lawful and peaceful activities aimed at securing to members of the Negro race who are residents of the State of Mississippi the full enjoyment of the constitutional guarantees contained in the provisions of the Constitution set forth in Paragraph 3 of this complaizjt and of the rights secured in the Civil Rights Acts set forth in said paragraph, He brings this suit on his own behalf and on behalf of all other persons who have been engsgad and are desirous of engaging in such lawful and peaceful activities who constitute a class too numerous to bring before the court. There are common questions of law and fact affecting all members of the class, and common relief is sought* 6. The defendant, PAUL B. JOHNSON, is the Governor and chief executive officer of the State of Mississippi, authorized, empowered and directed by the constitution of the said state to recommend laws to the legislature and to execute laws enacted by it. He is sued herein individually and in his capacity of Governor of the State of Mississippi. 7. The defendant, CARROLL GARTIN, is Lieutenant Governor of the Stats of Mississippi who possesses and exercises the powers and duties of the Governor in the absence or disability of the Governor, and is also by virtue of his office president of the Senate of the State of Mississippi. He is sued herein individu ally and in his capacity of Lieutenant Governor of the State of Mississippi* 8. The defendant, JOE T. PATTERSON, is Attorney General of the State of Mississippi who is the chief official of the state responsible for enforcement of the laws of the state. He is sued herein individually and in his capacity of Attorney General of the State of Mississippi* 9. The defendant, T. B. BIRDSONG, is the Commissioner of Public Safety of the State of Mississippi and as such is the chief public official of ths state responsible for the preservation of peace and public safety in the state. He is sued herein individually and in his capacity of Commissioner of Public Safety. 2. 10. The defendants, JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE and JANE DOE, the said names being fictitious and the true names being unknown to the plaintiffs, are a class constituting the appointed and elective legislators and officials of the State of Mississippi and its political subdivisions responsible for the enact ment, execution and enforcement of the laws, regulations, procedures and customs of the State of Mississippi and its political subdivisions, including but not limited to the members of the legislature, the heads of executive departments, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and police chiefs, officials responsible for the public educational system of the State of Mississippi, members of the state judiciary, prosecuting officials and officials in charge of the prisons and jails of the state and its subdivisions. Each of them is sued herein individually and in his official capacity. II. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 11. The defendants herein and their predecessors in office, since the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the adoption of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty-Fourth Amendments, have been engaged and continue to be engaged in a conspiracy and a concerted and combined effort to nullify and make ineffective and meaningless the Emancipation Proclamation, The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty-Fourth Amendments, all tha laws enacted by the Congress of the United States and proclamations, executive oilers and administrative rulings and decisions of the United States Government who33 purpose it was and is to implement and effectuate the said Emancipation FroolsaSr* tion and constitutional amendments and, as far as possible, to keep the Nos.ro residents of the State of Mississippi in the same subjugated, enslaved avid inferior status as they were prior to the Emancipation Proclamation. In seeking to achieve these ends, and in furtherance of said conspiracy, the defendants have engaged in and are still engaging in innumerable acts violating the rights of Negroes and of others persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes, including but not limited to the following: (a) They have enacted laws constituting bills of attainder and ex post facto laws. (b) They have denied to the Negroes in the State of Mississippi the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states. (c) They have established and maintained in the State of Mississippi a form of government which is not a republican form of government but is in fact a state of lawlessness and tyranny. 3. (d) They have sanctioned violence against the Negroes in the State of Mississippi, and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes, and have refused to call upon the Federal Government for protection against domestic violence against Negroes and such other persons. (e) They have made and enforced laws and otherwise abridged the freedom of speech of Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes. (f) They have made and enforced laws and otherwise abridged the freedom of the press of Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes. (g) They have made and enforced laws and otherwise deprived the Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes of the right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for the redress of grievances. (h) They have violated the right of Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures and have issued warrants without probable cause and unsupported by oath or affirmation. (i) They have deprived the Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes of life, liberty and property without due process of law. (j) They have deprived the Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes, the right in criminal prosecutions to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations against them, to be confronted with the witnesses against them, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in their favor, to have the assistance of counsel for their defense, and to have other rights and privileges constituting a fair trial. (k) They have required of the Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes, ex cessive bail and have imposed upon them excessive fines and inflicted upon them cruel and unusual punishment. (1) They have imposed upon the Negroes of the State of Mississippi slavery, peonage and involuntary servitude other than as punishment for crime of which the Negroes have been duly convicted. (m) They have denied to the Negroes of the State of Mississippi and other persons seeking to assure the constitutional rights of Negroes, the equal protection of the laws. (n) They have solely on account of the race, color or previous con dition of servitude of the Negro citizens of the State of Mississippi denied and abridged their right to vote. (o) They have denied and abridged the rights of the Negro citizens of the State of Mississippi to vote by reason of failure to pay poll taxes. 12. Sometime before April 1, 1961*, it became known to the defendants herein that the plaintiffs and the classes on whose behalf they bring this •&&, and many American citizens from all parts of the United States, were determined to institute and carry on during the summer of 196!* and thereafter an intensive campaign within the State of Mississippi to help secure to the Negro citizens of Mississippi their rights under the United States Constitution and laws, and to engage in lawful and peaceful activities for that purpose. 13. Plaintiffs and the members of the classes which they represent, have been and are engaged in activities in the State of Mississippi to improve educational opportunities for Negroes, to provide opportunities for Negroes to vote who are not now permitted to vote in Mississippi, to assure to Negroes the light to avail themselves of public facilities and accommodations as well aa facilities and accommodations subject to the Civil Rights Act of 1962*, and generally to provide due process of law and equal protection of the laws to Negroes who are deprived of these rights in Mississippi. The said astlvitl** include but are not limited to the following: (a) Establishment of schools, some of which are called Freedom schools, to afford education to Negroes in the State of Mississippi who havo heretofore been denied equal educational opportunities. (b) Organization of peaceful campaigns by Negroes in Mississippi to enable them to exercise their right to vote. (c) Establishment of community centers to explain and promote better methods of enforcing the right to vote, the right to due process of law, tha right to equal protection of the laws and other constitutional rights. 11*. In furtherance of the conspiracy heretofore alleged and also in dependent thereof, and with the purpose of frustrating and making ineffective the efforts of the plaintiffs set forth in Paragraph 13 hereof, and to intimidate 5. and coerce them from pursuing these efforts, the defendants have enacted and caused to be enacted in the 1961* session of the Mississippi Legislature certain statutes (the texts whereof are annexed hereto as exhibits) which are now in full force and effect. These statutes are as follows (because these statutes have not yet been compiled into the Mississippi Code, they are designated here by the number in which they were introduced into either the House or Senate of the Mississippi Legislature): (a) H.B. 61*, which authorizes municipalities to create quarantines and to restrict the movements of citizens where necessary "to enforce the general welfare." (b) H.B. 227, which provides that "no prisoner shall be placed in the dark hole of the maximum security unit for a longer period than 21* hours," and corporal punishment shall be limited to seven "licks or lashes." (c) H.B. 321-322, which provide for the construction and segregation of municipal prisons and the transfer of prisoners from mtmiclpal and county prisons to the state penitentiary. (d) H.B. 51*6, which prohibits and infringes upon the right of peace ful picketing or demonstrating. (e) H.B. 777, whAch penalizes as a breach of the peace the failure to comply with the order of an officer to move from a vehicle, to stand up, or to refrain from obstructing a vehicle, or to unbind themselves from one another, or to do any other thing. (f) H.B. 937, which provides that jurors are to be chosen from the "registration book of voters" instead of as previously from land owners as well as voters. Negroes are prevented from voting in Mississippi and therefore are -generally not included in "the registration book of voters." (g) H.B. 960, which removes from the Youth Court jurisdiction of minors under 21 years of age who are charged with a breach of the peace as defined by H.B. 777, or with picketing, as defined by H.B. 51*6, as well as under other lairs commonly used against peaceful and lawful civil rights demonstrations. This statute increases the penalties against such minors. (h) S.B. 1515, which provides that certain county courthouses may Le closed on Saturdays. These courthouses are and have been the place for voters to register to vote, and have been kept open on Saturdays so that those persons who work during the week would be able to come to the courthouse and register to vote. 6. (i) S.B. 1517, which increases the maximum permissible penalties for violation of municipal ordinances from a fine of $100 or imprisonment for 30 days to a fine of $300 or imprisonment for 90 days. (j) S.B. 1526, which authorizes fire departments to go outside city limits and permits municipal authorities to "enter into mutual assistance pacts or agreements with other municipalities in the assignment of personnel, equip ment, supplies and material for the purposes of combatting fires, natural and enemy disasters and the prevention of riots or civil disturbance of the peace and tranquility within such municipalities." (k) S.B. 151*5, which penalizes one who "wilfully and maliciously" prints anything to interfere with the trade or business of another. (1) S.B. 1783, which provides that a voter who seeks to vote at a federal election but has not paid a poll tax must obtain a certificate from the tax collector marked "poll tax not paid" and present such certificate to the voting officials. (m) S.B. 2016, which provides that when a child is adjudged delinquent, his record may be made available to any Mississippi state agency and upon a second similar adjudication his name is to be published in a newspaper. It further provides that no person who has a charge involving moral turpitude pend ing against him may be admitted to any institution of higher learning in the State of Mississippi. (n) S.B. 20l*3, which repeals and rescinds a provision of Section 6791.5 of the Mississippi Code requiring the Commission on College Accreditation to include in lists of accredited colleges those on the Southern Association and junior.college accreditation lists. Tougaloo College, which has been a center of protest in Mississippi against segregation for many years, is and has been upon such accreditation lists and thus entitled to be accredited by the State of Mississippi before enactment of S.B. 20l*3. III. CAUSES OF ACTION 15. First Count: Each of the statutes set forth in paragraph 11* is void and unconstitutional by reason of the fact that it was enacted as part and in furtherance of the conspiracy heretofore alleged. S?cond Count? Each of the statutes set forth in paragraph ll* here of is void and unconstitutional by reason of the fact that it was enacted for the purpose of defeating, frustrating and making ineffective the efforts of the plaintiffs and the classes which they represent as set forth in paragraph 13 herein, and each of said statutes has such effect. 7. Third Count; Bach of the statutes set forth in paragraph 11* is void and unconstitutional on its face, irrespective and independent of the purpose for which it was enacted or the method whereby it is implemented and enforced, in that each of the said statutes violates one or more of the constitutional and statutory provisions set forth in paragraph 3 hereof. Fourth Count: Independent of the purpose for which each of the statutes set forth in paragraph 11* is enacted, and even if not unconstitutional upon their face, each of the said statutes lias been and continues to be enforced against the plaintiffs herein and the classes which they represent in an un constitutional manner so as to deprive the plaintiffs and the classes which they represent of the constitutional and statutory rights and guarantees set forth in paragraph 3 herein. IV. OTHER ALLEGATIONS 16. This suit involves a genuine case or controversy between the plain tiffs and the defendants because the laws as heretofore set forth have affected and continue to affect the lawful and peaceful activities which the plaintiffs and the classes which they represent have already undertaken and will undertake in 1961*, and intimidates and coerces them from exercising their constitutional and statutory rights as aforesaid. 17. The plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law and will suffer irreparable injury unless a temporary and permanent injunction is granted. 18. Unless the defendants' statutes herein set forth are declared void and unconstitutional, and the defendants are enjoined from enforcing them, plaintiffs and the classes which they represent will be deprived of their con stitutional rights to express themselves freely and peacefully, to assemble, to move about freely, to vote and to enjoy the equal protection of the laws and the due process of law. Members of ths classes which plaintiffs represent have been and will continue to be arrested, incarcerated, tried and convicted without due process of law and subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, V. PRAYERS FOR RELIEF 19. The plaintiffs pray that the following relief be granted: (1) That a three-judge court be convened as provided in Title 28, sections 2281 and 2281* of the United State9 Code, to declare unconstitutional the laws of the State of Mississippi heretofore set forth in paragraph 11*. 8. (2) That the defendants be permanently enjoined from enforcing and effectuating any of the said laws and from making arrests, conducting trials or incarcerating persons by virtue of the said laws, and from in any other way taking action under or by virtue of the said laws. (3) That a temporary or preliminary injunction pending the trial of the issues be granted to the plaintiffs against the defendants for the relief set forth herein. (1*) That plaintiffs be granted such other and further relief as to the court may seem just and proper. Attorneys for Plaintiffs: R. Jess Brown 125i No. Farish Street Jackson, Miss. Leo Pfeffer c/o Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Inc. 156 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10010 George E. Bushnell, Jr. c/o Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Inc. 156 Fifth A venue New York, «. Y. 10010 Edwin J. Lukas c/o Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Inc. 156 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10010 John M. Pratt c/o Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Inc. 156 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10010 Carl Rachlin c/o Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Inc. 156 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10010 Melvin L. Wulf c/o Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Inc. 156 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10010 By: R. Jess Brown 9. A. SJtfOOTINOS Jan. 8 A itetyfb, Mis*. Hone of Negro icadore Carter shot into. Jen. 9 WFcSRb, Miser, Home of vara, Aiyene Quirin (SwxmU'i, ana -reps of rt.CAwells, end Mr, Certer shot into, no injuries, accent, Ass, Hcvnes of 6 Negroes hnot Into, one bay injured. Jan Jl •-Liberty, Miss, Louie Allen, n*n who testified in case of shooting of A Negro hy * white man, murdered in front of his hone. Fei>. J JackaSn, Hiss, Four Negroes shot by police during deoicretration: Hei*a*n Frsviie in the head* not seriously iftijiredj will lam ware* 3WC Field Seor*t*ry; Jesse Morris, 3SOC,Field Secretary; Oeorgt? Or sen, SNCC Field Secretary, ahot'irs chest; but ballet deflected by dbj*ct' in pocket. Jin. 18 •iisyune, Miss. Stephen Pittmen, 14. shot by s shot gun by white teeneger m s ear. A' "A Thrid mgKfc shootings into homes o( peopieeu.-r working in the Civil Rights movement 6r related to peoplr ln the movement. oreenwodd, Mississippi. iXnwtm, Miss. Six shots made iate at a haunt thst .went over the top Without 6MM.ng any d*mage. Stowfg, Mis*. Adolph Butler grazes in tne «az Oy a bullet during s ,*ever beating by the Nstcbee polio*. (See also under nesting*). PTMlss. A JSCKSon Negro palioeisen shot at a losal Negro, Jaws* Meore, in an alley crowded with ohildren. I*, Mira. A afrit* nan, W.fr* .Threasher, oharged with ahooting of * l5-ye*> old Negro «ooused of attempting to brestc into a house. jic"kaoft, Mis*. Merlon Tsrvjn, loca: Negro, ir a car with Eddie Young Jr., w*»*not st three tlraeo froa s car driven by a white men with one passenger, farvln hit twice in the hesd. One ahot was fired into Henderson's C*f* from tne same oar several mlnuU& earlier. ^•^y MISS. Th* hoae of Rev. qutSf) Smith *rot into at 1:30 em. SHOOTINGS (Con't) ick*On, Miss, Herman 0*tea, 19, from Belzoni wss hit ln the groin by what aaaa* to have been * bee-bee gun shot m front of the CCFO "loe. Hs aas not injured. CalEen; Miss. Three pistol si.ote fired into t,ne upper pert of tb* Freedom Rous* at^3*3 tAita St., m Opntoo. No injuries. . jurg. Miss. >The engines.of two oars belonging to summer volunteer* were shot intb by white msn ln a red pickup truck with the licence plates covered up. A , p..At about 3 a.m. * o*r sped past the Freed**. Bouse *t.' and wh*t sounded like * pistil shot rang out. tA'-y V ,;;'« AA. ,: : p nt; Mi**. Mis Jessie B. atsllworth, Negro resident of Afelnt, was shot during s voter registration meeting st Xblgpts of pythlss Hall. The shot* were fired from • oar jut Ntiit* people tb*t pas aed by ta*) hall. Sh* was hit in t *ad aa* hospitalized. >..»• • »• S « b-m >,«**. A o*r sped p*st the Frs*do*i House at 70? well St*, which had been Washed that morning, and white men in tne car firm*' a aiiat at * Negro police offloer who was guarding the house* m wa* i»t ni¥| ...... >.—•.» ,....', TAT • BWdavIlle, nxaa. Wssisaippi $t*te HJghewa> °ati-oJ«*n not Wallace shot land killed N*gro issiah T*ylar, 3*<. w*ll*o* alleged that Taylor refueaed t;o abow him identification and attacked him with « knife, yjg Taylor hid been * pevlent st a menial institution, wtftft. na had been treated far *oute oatstonia, characterised by witbdrawl and eubmlsslveneas. within 1? hours after the - Attngv* ooronera ino^est ruled the killing, • uJuatifi»bl* F> Av •'-'•••'• A' • • • .** ' . A •, ... •' • ' . i •' '* - A - • '- , ' ' ' A •• 1 - A'" .A. • ••• •• ' r. j .. , r . . .. ;' - CROSS BURNINGS March, £& u usrlor* County, Mis*. Four oroesec were burndd April 9-10 Hinos ano mnkln Counties, Miss, A rash of cross turnlngr were reported orsr a two day permod, jaokson police reported nu on thenight of April 10. Soma of the saaaa oaoesee were burneo at the Fesrl St. AMC oburch, the Magro Masonic Temple, and Tougaloo college. . April.11 rhliaaeipni*. Miss. Saafti Twelve crosses were burned tn virion* places ih Neshoba oounty. a * • • _ April 18 .. ' j Llber'ty, Mi**.. Cross burned in front of N*gro home. SimpsefJ County, Miss. Ten crosses were burned throught Slma*on Cbundty.» % *" - ' < • ..." lTia»iittaiisas*Bgm*aJcaa CrOsles w*r* burned in sixty-four counties on one night, in some places, hooded figures were seen'** igniting tne orosaos. Anon ymous. OAIle»s ssid they represented the Ku Klux Klan and had eat the biases. 1 * mX-' cWtha'ge, Mi*a. A crbaa eaa byroad in Harmony , a Negro romunlty Cart nege,' k\ A •. ••;A • ' ' A ' A • • • • . i : ' s ' . O t . •-••-, y ••. • .. • • -A---- Xy? ' • •••' •A : '-7 . •. . i • • • . « • A** • V A '"•-•'• '. •'•*' 'AA-, A •> ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE HINDS COUNTY YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB Tougaloo College Student Center, Saturday, April 2^, i pm. PUBLIC INVITED FACE THE ISSUES SQUARELY. WORK TOGETHER WITH US FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE, EQUALITY. HELP BUILD LIVING EEMOCRACY NOW IN MISSISSIPPI. Join with othor people of both races to stimulato in young pooplo an active intorost in government affairs, to increase tho efficioncy of popular government, to fostor and porpotuato tho ideals and principlos of the national Democratic Party, to recruit now mwmbors for tho Candidatos of our choice, to holp acquaint votors with tho issuos and tho candidates, and to provide for our pooplo through its administration tho highest dogroe of justioo, social wolfaro, and happinoss. TOUGALOO COLLEGE STUDENT CENTER, SATURDAY, APRIL 2k, 1 p.m. Young Democratic Clubs of Mississippi. P. 0. Box 2251, Jackson, Mississippi STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTED 6 RAYMOND STREET NJf ATLANTA, GEORGIA 303II4. 688-0331 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SNCC SAYS DON'T BUY HAMMERMILL ERIE, PENNA. - Over 20 peoplo picketed tho main plant of the Ham- mermlll Paper Co. hero protoating tho company's plan to build a 35 million dollar plant near racially torn Solma, Ala. At tho same time over a hundred protesters picketed Hammermill plants and offices in four other cities in the North in demonstra - tions called by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)* The marchers naked the paper and envelope company to chance Its plan to build in Alabama. SNCC Chairman Bonn Lewia called the Hammermill move " a direct support to the racist policies of the atate and ita peoples." Lewis called for "all freedom lovera not to buy Hammermill producta and to send lettera to Hammermill'a preaident protesting the move to Alabama and atalng their intention not to buy Hammermill producta.'1 The SNCC leader added, "It ia moat important to encourage your local stationary storea, college, union, achool board, and city not to buy Hammermill producta." In Springfield, Maa«5. over thirty people plcketted the Strath- more Paper and the Old Colony Envelope planta of Hammermill. in Hamilton, Ohio, 15 atudenta picketed the Beckett Co. a Hammermill aubaidiary. Picketers demonstrated in front of Hammermill offices in New York City and Philadephia. Donald S. Lealie, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ham-" mermill aaid his company decided to locate in Selma becauae of the "character of* community and people." Rev. Robert Spike of the National Council of Churchea called the atatement "either the height of naivete or the depth of racism." - 30 - HATTIESBURG (Greenville) HOLLY SPRINGS Anderson, Heady Amlin, Pat Douglas. Lily Nevix, CbAee HLooafleld, Barbara Oannlnghaa, Phylis Newsome, Jonny fiahl. Kathy Crosby, Nancy Louise Quinn, Peggy Dearborns, X** Bessie Heitler, Richard flRooae, Eugene FUterian, Aviva Hanmenaan, Howard Tail, Pat Cieioerka, Frank Kanlnsky George Oraniua. Larry Merrial Majery Mask Cornelia Donaldson, J. T. Rober son. aaaa Deanae Seharta, Joe Hogan, Valeria Ruben. Larry Sohwareaoa, Barbara Johnson, Paul Sellers. Cleveland Brown, Joyce Am Korty, Doug Soudder, Ken Evana. Gilbert Leekley, Richard Meeley. Fred Sally. Richard Novick, David Laundeman, Richard Rolling, WUly CAHTDM Leigh. Sandy Vail, Paul Paean, Karen Miles, Urns Crawford, Eartias Me Keller, Charles CLEVELAND Haapton, Judy Winchester, Jobaaano Analanagp, Bob Jaclge*, George OREBHVIULB Bellhead. Lea Packard, Pat Anderson. Fred Kusher, Fred Raymond, George Allan, Russel Sogers, Lary Sharp, Phil Barling, NLllle Thomas, Norten Buckley, Sears Benton, Jack Rodgera, Lsia Clay, Annie Ferrar. liaea Washington, Cynthia Conningham, Margaret Draft, Lesoll Green. Andrew Johnson, George (Canton) < Moss Point Wei do, Cathy Bass .Janes Ooinan, Jo Ann ,., •,*,•,.,.,, • »••»»•>•»•,*,•! -Maiten, Brooks, Billy Pickett, Milton Larson, Karon Prickett, Charles MeKeller, TLllman •'-amsey, Tom Serers, Nancy RengiT-, Tina Elliekson. Mary Shupenko. Mary Ann Cftaa* Gladney, Ron Watts, Joe Lee Glenn, Charles Wright, Martha Ingraa, Marioa Martin, Georgia WEST POINT McDonald, Billy Btifflngton, Joha MeKeller, Tillman Benard, Joel Stevenson, John Brooks, ddie Washington, Dolores Gillman, Bob Ulllegas, Jaa CLARKSDALE Balton, Jo NATCHEZ Gladstone, due Avery, Annie Pearl Johnson, Idessa Jeraott, Janet QDIBB, Kathrya Lafayette Surney Neblett, ahiee Tblbort, Jimmy Leo Salth, Dale Davis. Henry LEXINGTON NabileU. Chioo Rouse, Gene Brovn, Bd Bruader, Nary / MBfS POINT Haaaer, Daa 1 A ott< arraatad thara **&: night, the Mitaf aaid *'• idadj a athlag tbeut it, but i&n*t sure.