l . t .t. 40- - Mr. T--i_____ R, ETMVI IC 7-77 Mr. T1 -4)r CONIIOIUCALONS &.C3iX !Tr. Ihr____ MAR 3 1965 - Al . TELETYPEJ 1 , 17 Mr1.Tavi FBI WASH DC MAIr.'Iru, er--..- -iLss H LS FBI MOBILE Gandy ; iss 11-59 P. CST URGENT 3/2/65 TEB T0: IRECTOR ROM: MOBILE (44-557) 2P ,00 r REGISTRARS OF VOTERS, DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA, VOTING DISCRIMINATION. CR, EL. MOBILE ORIGIN. RE MOBILE TELETYPE TO BUREAU FIVE THIRTY ONE P.M., / CST, THIS DATE. NEGRO MASS MEETING HELD SEVEN THIRTY P.M., CST, THIS DATE AT BROWN'S CHAPEL AME CHURCH, SELMA, ALA., WITH ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE FOUR HUNDRED TO FIVE HUNDRED. PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS WERE REV. JAMES BEVEL, SCLC STAFF, FREDERICK D. REESE, DALLAS COUNTY VOTERS LEAGUE AND REV. L. L. ANDERSON. MEETING TERMINATED TEN P.1M. WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEGRO YOUTH RALLY HELD SEVEN THIRTY P. AFIRSY/ BAPTIST CHURCH, SELMA WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED *.., FOUR HUNDRED IN ATTENDANCE. REV. JAMES BEVEL SPOKE A s65 END PAGE ONE ID7 C- r(I PAGE TWO MO 44-557 MEETING ALSO. RALLY TERMINATED AT EIGHT FIFTY P.M. WITHOUTINCIDENT. UPON COMPLETION OF YOUTH RALLY MAJORITY OF NEGROES ATTENDING RETURNED TO VICINITY OF BROWN'S CHAPEL WHERE THEY REMAINED UNTIL MASS MEETING CONCLUDED. TWO PLAIN CLOTHES OFFICERS, SELMA, ALA. PD ON SCENE OCCUPYING UNMARKED PATROL CAR. TWO CARS DALLAS COUNTY SO OBSERVED ON SCENE. EACH OCCUPIED BY DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES. TWO CARS SELMA PD., ONE CAR DALLAS COUNTY Si PATROLING AREA. BUAGENTS OBSERVING. .. DEPARTMENTAL ATTORNEY JOHN NIXON AT SELMA BEING ADVISED. AIRMAIL COPIES TO ATLANTA AND BIRMINGHAM. END VA.....JR FBI WASH DC TU DISC Cc - '~~ if ?MERAL BUREA OF IMT4VSGATIO titC jOMMMC0 16SECTION 1. MAR 2 1965 TELETYPE 7. r ?BI WASH-D& - 1\ ' Ior.otter- Tele. Room ... MIssHH , a es........ Miss Gand y..... FBI WASH DC FBI MOBILE 531PM CST U GENT 3/2/65 MCM Dio TO DI CTORL F M MOBILE /44-557/ J REGISTRARS OF VOTERSs DALLAS COUNTYs ALABAM V TING DISCRIMINAIJON.CR EL. MOBILE ORIGIN * <:A RE MOBILE TELETYPE TODAY. -k APPEARANCE BODf DALLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, SELMA* ALA.s pc CLOSED FOUR THIRTY P.M.s CSTs TODAY* LAST NUMBER ISSUED TWO FIVE FOUR SEVEN. NO PERSONS STANDING IN LINE* TOTAL OF FIFTYNINE PERSONS SIGNED APPEARANCE BOOKs INCLUDING FIFTYTWO NEGROES AND SEVEN WHITES. WHITES ISSUED NUMBER TWO FOUR NINE TWOs TWO FOUR NINE SIXs TWO FIVE ZERO ONEs TWO FIVE THREE SIX THROUGH TWO FIVE THREE EIGHT. TWO FIVE FQUR E. E P G N8'1965 EN A7CNE e .5 V HC, PAGE TWO.* ADVISED TODAY THERE ARE PLANS FOR MASS MEETING TONIGHT AT SEVEN THIRTY P.Me AT BROWN/S-CHAPEL AME CHURCHs SELMAs ALA. SAID THERE WILL BE ELEVEN O/CLOCK A.M. MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THIS CHURCH FOR JIMMY LEE JACKSON AND ALSO SERVICE FOR JACKSON AT TWO P.M.s TOMORROW AT MARIONs ALA* BUREAU AGENTS WILL COVER. JOHN NIXONs DEPARTMENTAL ATTORNEY ON SCENE AT SELMAs ADVISED. ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAMs LOS ANGELES AND WFO ADVISED AM. END WA BMS FRT WASH DC ) FEEMB1EAU OF INVESMTIlOS Mr, Tolso IS. DCPARTM~Ea OF JUSTICE Mtr 1rimn M r. M 3hr ........ COMMUNICATIONS SCIt& kI Mr . DeLoneh.... Mr. Cafsper- FEB 27 1961/~ Mr. Callaan- FBI WASH DC Mr. Conrad..- Mr. Fel Z MOBILE Mr. Gale Mr. Rce(en Mr. Sub.-van.... Mr, avL--- FBI MOBILE Mr. Trotter- Tele. Roodt-. Miss Holme 11-59 PM CT 2/26/65 URGENT CCM i Miss Gandy-. TO DI CTOR (44-12831) FROM MOBILE (44-557) 41*i REGISTRARS OF VOTERS* DALLAS CO... ALA. VOTING DISCRIMINATION.PR-EL. NEGRO MASS MEETING HELD TONIGHT BROWN'S CHAPEL? AME CHURCH* SELMAs ALA* BEGINNING SEVEN THIRTY P.M. CST AND ENDING TEN ZERO FIVE P.M. APPROX THREE HUNDRED FIFTY TO FOUR HUNDRED NEGROES IN ATTENDANCE* REV. JAMES BEVEL PRINCIPAL SPEAKERs SPOKE GENERALLY ON VOTER REGISTRATION FOR MONDAYs THREE ONE NEXT AND MENTIONED A Q44*eL WALK 548499 FOR THREE EIGHT NEXT TO MONTGOMERY, ALA, I HOWEVER, DID NOT SPECIFY ANf DETAILS RE QUOTE WALK ENDQUOTE. N Police De;:rtment COVERAGE OF MEETING HANDLED BY ONE P1-CAR OCCUPIED BY CAPT. Police De;-urtmcnt T*L. PRYON ON SCENE AND ONE 4.PeC,$R PATROLING. ONE STATE INVESTIGATO CAR ON SCENE WITH TWO PLAINCLOTHESEffSC-131 / p BUREAU AGENTS OVSERVING. taMAR 3 1965 DEPT ATTORNEY JOHN NIXON ON SCENE BEING ADVISED. END WA ACK AND HOLD WA LRA I . 1I N SHO c A:1 TU AND HOLD e;/4Afa eA Mr. Tolsont *Mr. Belmont FEERAL BUREAU OF lWES11GiG r.M chr. U.S ARTMWN OF JuSrICE -r. "D-- ')=h~ COMMbUN:CATIONS SECTION 'r FBI WASH DC o724 NIAR4 1965 ;r. c TELETYPE -. - FBI MOBILE 11\ PM URGENT 3-3-65 MMA ' Tple. PRon DIRECTOR, NEW YORK AND ATLANTA YIiss Gir.dy. FROM MOBILE /44-557/ REGISTRARS OF VOTERS COUNTYALAAMA4,VTUNGjDALLAS C~v:1 f,hts L ec::1Lw% DISCRIMINATION. R', MOBILE ORIGIN. RE MOTEL TO BU NINE THIRTY EIGHT PM THIS DATE. NEGRO MASS MEETING HELD SEVEN THIRTY PM,)8't, THIS DATE AT BROWNS CHAPEL AME CHURCH, SELMA, ALA., WITH ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE FOUR HUNDRED. PRINCIPAL SPEAKER REV. C.T.VIVIAN, SCLd, STAFF. MAJORITY OF VIVIAN\S SPEECH DEALT WITH DEATH AND BURIAL OF JIMMY LEE JACKSON. MEETING T(ERMI TED TEN PM / WITHOUT INCIDENT. cet Pcice Department COVERAGE AFFORDED BY TWO PLAIN CLOT4E.S OFFICERS, SELMA Pe OCCUPYING UNMARKED CAR. TWO CARS, DALLAS MUNTY ,SHERIFFS OFFICE OBSERVED ON SCENE. ONE CAR SELMA ALABAMA PD PATROLING A A. BUAGENTS OBSERVING * DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DID NOT APPEAR AT BR6UW 4 1965 CHAPEL, BUT DEPARTEDkm4 SELMA, rens EI T TWO FIVE PM EN ROUTE' MONTGOMERY, ALA., WWASWHERE REPORTED ENPLANE ON A NINE TWO ZERO FLIGHT TO ATLANTA, GA. KING IS REPORTEDL SCHEDULED TO EqD PAGE 0 6 tp/7 41, : 4r. 120 D RF AYED TO7 tA~C~ PAGE TWO ) SPEAK THREE FOUR NEXT AT JEWISH FUND RAISING DINNER IN -- 3 NEW YORK CITY. ADVISED FROM INFO RECEIVED FROM NEGRO SOURCES ONLY ACTIVITY PLANNED AT SELMA THREE FOUR NEXT IS AREA WARD MEETINGS. D DEPARTMENTAL ATTORNEY JOHN NIXON AT SELMA BEING ADVISED. NEW YOfK AND ATLANTA CONTACT LOGICAL SO CES AND S4TZ-) ANY INFO DEVELOPED PERTAINING TO KING\S FUTURE ITINERARY AND RETURN TO SELMA. ATLANTA ADVISED SEPARATELY END S1 HFL FBI WASH DC FOR RELAY TU DISC 4. ) -4 F~EIL BUREAU OF IVTICAT 10fr. Tonlql U.S. DEPARTMENTTOF UTICE Mr. B-hmont COMMUNICATIONS SECTION Vlr. A.'hr___ Mr. Df Lach Mr. Callian Mr. C,)nrad- TELETYPE Mr. F It~___ FBI WASH DC n Mr. Tavel Mr. Tr tter-_ FBI M BILE Tele. Ronm 3-40 M CST URGENT 3/2/65 TEB Miss GanJy_ if TO: DIRECTOR L.1 FROM: MOBILE (44-557) 2P REGISTRARS OF VOTERSs DALLASCOUNTY, ALABAMAs VOTING DISCRIMINATION* CR3 EL* MOBILE ORIGIN. 7 77 RE MOBILE TELETYPES MARCH ONEs LAST. APPEARANCE BOOK OPEN NINE THIRTY A.Mes CSTs TODAY AT DALLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSEs SELMAs ALA. FIRST NUMBER ISSUED TWO FOUR EIGHT NINEs FOUR NEGROES AND ONE WHITE STANDING IN LINE. TWO HUNDRED SIXTYSIX FILLED OUT APPLICATIONS TO REGISTER YESTERDAY* MARCH ONE, LASTs ONE HUNDRED EIGHTYNINE WERE NEGROES AND SEVENTYSEVEN WHITES. OF SEVENTYNINE SIGNING APPEARAN E z/e? BOOK YESTERDAYs FIFTYSEVEN WERE NEGRO9P ilTWE'TA .MI414m- WHITES ISSUED NUMBERS TWO FOUR ONE FOUR* TWO FOUR FOWRyAAX8 1935 TWOhFDU VOUR 16T THROUGH TWO FOUR FIVE ONE, TWO FOMImflVE aWOme THREE, TWO.TOUR FIVE FIVE THROUGH TWO FOUR FIVE EIGHTs TWO FOU SIX TWOs TWO FOUR SEVEN ZEROs TWO'IOUR SEVEN ONEs TWO SEVEN THREE THROUGH TWO FOUR SEVEN NINE, TWO FOUR EIGHT EIGHT. 'P~QE 64 C- b) c )I PAGE TWO MO 44-557 DEPARTMENTAL ATTORNEY JOHN NIXONs ON SCENE SELMAs ALA*s ADVISED TODAY HE AGAIN DISCUSSED PROPOSED MARCH FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY, ALA.s WITH ACCORDING TO THIS MARCH NOW DEFINITE HOWEVER, DETAILS NOT FINAL. MARCH WILL BE ON MARCH TEN OR ELEVENs NEXT AND ABOUT TWO HUNDRED NEGROES WILL PARTICIPATE. PRESENT PLANS ARE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL WALK ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. ATTEMPTS J7o- BEING MADE BY TO LOCATE PROPERTY ON WHICH MARCHERS COULD CAMP DURING NIGHT. AWARE OF ALL PROBLEMS THAT WILL EXISTs INCLUDING SLEEPING AND EATING AND TOILET FACILITIES. THESE PROstEMS WlLL BE WORKED OUTP ACCORDING TO AIRMAIL COPIES TO ATLANTA AND BIRMINGHAM. END t+A...... SXC FBI WASH DC GTU DISC (~~~~P~ lWPA!,"vAZTiS;TM Mr. Tvlizi LU S DEPARR'ENT Of JUSICE O\MUNICALONS SECTION Mr. Mh MAR 3 16 Yr. Ca~ver- 71r. C-2"','an TELMT'(E ?'Lr:7ir,,f]- FBI MOBI Tit-e 2-25 P CST URGENT 3/3/65 LO I TO D RECTOR FR M MOBILE (44-557) 2P 3ki REGISTRARS OF VOTERS OF DALLAS COUNTY, ALAAMA. VOTING ~j~I DISCR IMINATON. CR. EL. REMOTELS MARCH SECOND LAST. APPEARANCE 30OK, DALLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, SELMA, ALA., OPENED NINE THIRTY AM, CST, TODAY. FIRST NUMBER ISSUED TWO FIVE FOUR EIGHT. NO ONE STANDING IN LINE. AT TWELVE NOON, ONLY FIFTEEN PERSONS SIGNED VOTER REGISTRATION APPEARANCE BOOK WITH, Aa NUMBER TWO FIVE SIX TWO ISSUED AT THIS TIME. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD BROWNS CHAPEL AME CHURCH, ELEVEN AM, CST, TODAY FOR JIMMIE LEE JACKSON, SNCC, WHO DIED FEB. TWENTY SIX LAST. SIGN OBSERVED OVER ciJ0 oQV RACISM KILLED OUR BROTHER UNQUOTE. NEWS MEDIA COVERING SERVICES AND PROCEEDINGS AT CHURCH. APPROXIMATE SEVEN4 4 HUNDRED PERSONS ATTENDING SERVICE WITH OVERFLOW CROWD OF SNG NE2ROES ATTENDING SERVICE-AT THE FIRST BAPTI.SiCRURGh R . ONE BLOCK FROM BROWNS AME CHAPEL. * 4 'A END PAGE ONE FOR ME 111gCTOR - - 1015 PAGE TWO AS OF TWELVE FORTY FIVE PM, CST, TODAY, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.