INCIDENTS OF ilARRASSW ENT. NDN BRUT AL 1962 August 21: Liberty: Sara Wells and ^'oramy ..eathersby went to the <nurt- house to register. ,ihile they were wiatLng to get into the resi trars office, they stooclon the front porch of the courthouse. 'Jeptuy Sher- riff fiateaii Daniel Jones told them : " Get your off the ront pOrch, and. don't COT back on.1. ;?eathersby and Wells got off the porch , . A few moments later, rain began to fall, and the tiro wanted to t A Sielter in the courthouse, but Deouty Sheriff Jones "would not permit, it. .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*<s tabfa pl*ae *n: if aayaai el*« had jurisdiction mi. to Bate arr<"*ta ait&ia.Mb) city. Tfc' akiaf a*ir. fc* did adl beau, juriadieti n in Jaf too P«rk , whan a*k*c, aaid tie jAekaon County abatiff*! office aaal Bafed • rresta MMBMN aekee i. ' h «.rd 30Qtiki3igxx.br.«g ir &r.;>ott< arraatad thara **&: night, the Mitaf aaid *'• idadj a athlag tbeut it, but i&n*t sure. 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<re young lirae-.iba a to ';r* airport aad amm iila on the plana*) i^^1^^.^^^^^.^!.!^^^*" (tLay mm aattlfcg atet tbay »attad), tea tldnnear laft with tha laayara, *o ratura tc itta Iota Falsi oafa t^gaV ar at about lil5 a war* tar mat tha r«~*ini»g throa COPO -orkera aaaigaad ia Ma** Paint (Charlaa 01*aa# yr«d Moolay, w*c Mariaaa Malay), they utirle ad thai tha atory alkaii iha child poiaocinfi alaply *aaa't aa* Huge Pcarlaan mti oo* at tha CO 0 aarfcara aaaaaaa1 tha K.P. Part builalng, afclab teal nljr baan about ai* faai ud#t««»*h...charrad... burning aaa about aix faai alaag aid* of baaaa bullolag. 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* ted Aiainfonaad thaa about tho l««roae. reariasa «ad Aevae waat io aaa tha dietrlat aforaey (•sabaatf) about 5»l5f told thaa ahariff** inaart aot cerurlraad.