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STORY OF GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI Reco~d. an4 ProdUC-ed ror s .N .c .c. b7 G\Q' Caravan

SIDE ONE

t A • 'T'b:s.a Ll.ttJ.• Liaht M lU.Do" - - aong

"rb1a little lisbt _at llil>e, z•m g01o 1 to let it sh1De, oh-­This l:1t'tl$ ~i&ht Ot .S.., I'a go1D' to let. i.t eb1ne, !l'bi.e llttle l.1~ ar aiDa, I'• go1u1 to let 1t ehille, Lot 1t shine, ob---

I •ve got tile li&J>~. ot heedooa, I'm. go1n' t.o let it abiDe, W!/ery cS&y, I,.,.. got tile lisbt ot tree4om, I •a go1n • to le:t 1t abiDe •• •• ''

My oame· 1e Bo~ N;)Ma aDd I first C&lllll to ~ae1.8s1pp1 1n tbe .euaaer ot l96o 1 ao4 l l>Gsa.n wo.rk1ag vitb. the voter Reg1atrat.1on ProJeeu 1n M1a.e1al1pp1 1D tbe .,_.. o:t 1961. .,. carrled out proJect• in tile eout.lnnJet corner or M1ae1.u1pp1 that year &Di the oext aua..:t ve JD:7Yed up to tbct ])e.lta area, where there wu a higbar conc.entrat.10n of: Negroea. We besao proJect• in six or JW>l'O ,De.l.t& town., ipcl.ud­l.ng Greenvood, M1aaJ.as1pp1.

l B- Cl>urch -- ~-· and doaaresation

"Oh Father 1 ob. told, l'IOY, DOW .DOV LOXdi.e 7 Oh Lord, llhe-:ra vo a-t tlu'ough 4r1Jik1A1 tears Lor vater1 llhen w get tibroush eatin' at unve1co• table, When fl get tbro\13h ahakin 1 UIMIJ..COIIB baDda 1

lle·'n got t.o •et Dt&tb. e~;re, Don ' t l•t u.a 'be aha14 1lo d.ie1 ltoek M 1 rook. ae, Lord, Roek • UD.Ul I won 't bave oo ca.na1 ~ r1t1 ep1r1t •• • 'Wbere I'll be a-t reet. P•-tbor I I •tHtctt. Jf::t t.D1 -to ··-·· • • Do otb.er .btlp I JmoV •••• •

2A .. "I 1m A ci~n at Creemrood. tor abo \It tUty yMre. I've li-..4 1o aD! around tb1.o town - it ,... onlJ" a aid hole. I ha'ft t i n eb.114Hn_, t.l:l.Ne IIOD& &D1 tvo dau,glrt.ere. I dU IOM boDeat to God, bard, long­lite vert. aettiD,g rinse 1D the atreett a.od. bull4:1ng -l.eo u4 lAy.\~~& curbo vbicb Y1ll be bere )'8&1'1

....a. yoo.ro at'ter I '• 60'1"• lie - tllet tile pro ... dure -t are beiD& tueD DOW to quolitr peop.le to regiate:r am. ..ote i.a 110t pl.e&dq to our vbit• ne1.gb.bO:t'B1 bu~ tlle lav be.e been paeH4 that ve ban ri.gbta to go to the court boUM aM apPly t'or :rcgia­t.rat1on, &nd ve &re 8'1n' vitbout ,:at weapon at &ll. W'e 1re gol.Dg hUIIble, w•ro SOiDS Melt, ve•ro so1Dg v itl> tbe spirit to treat botl> ·•U.• r18ht• AD! ainae tbat 11 our &ttitu:le ~ aia, I d.oo.'t tb:1Dk the vbite peo;pl.e o~ tile city ou8hta re.u. lllllt t bat ve •re :tryin1 to get in the trc>Dt or ~. Ve ant aald.u1

them k.incUy., let \18 walJt by your side."

"Wby do tbe:y bAte ua so bad, t.D1 ve'n· bite» workin' f'or 1 UIIL all .of our l.ivea1 '1'b.oy go OA r141:o' in the tine ears. vhUe our ch.1l.d.1"*11 a,o1n 1 to ecbool barefoot am DeTer get. DO ~bile on4 ve 're aot able to pay tor one. Why do they try to Ju.st k.eep u.o dOWDf wc•rc AO'b YaDiJb' ~ o~ 4ovn DI:N1 o.Dil ve•re r.e&ay to t'ight. " "Amell .• "

2B- "nlie 1a Cl..s.nnce Jordan. I 've been 1D the county about forty years. When I eame bare: 100st ot tlrl.s land vaa iD voodo. I VO>kod by tile iJay ~or sixty cents a aq on up rz- -t to il-25 : saved Vith. a c:roaa-cut N:v - cutt.ing l.op , ~· thea up Vitb muJ.~a, work at J11ght, raised ay ehildren, onl.y sav 18.11. llvt! on a -Sunda.y zrnin •. In tbe 'be4 vbeD I lett in the ~~~::~rnii1 t 1 ecme 1D late ill tbe evenin' iD the bed. •OtilJ" oix: bite a day. *dt! tablelaDd, ~one place thirty yee.ra, made i t all tile ....,.. froa 35 to 4o bole o~ cotton, piclr;e4 Gv'r:r ona or •u. Didn't set too mch OUt ot it. Been a regiet.cred voter about twentt yeo.ra-t &D4 I tl11nk. tbot I ba.ve t.bio r13bt to belp JCf peop.lu to register and vote . I ~ that Ood choac »q color. I 'm DOt tbe cause. tbl.t I 'm black~ God. choose this col..or and be made &l.l nation.$. Wo a.-ro brotJ:lua, I dou1 t · care bov Y9U tr.eet 1t_, but ve are all brothers. We're di.:ttere:nt colore but '4101 ro a.U. hUmEUh Ve1re DOt IDOD.key. We're h\lam1 ve•n oot t'eelill8'• ,just l!R ~u got., am I tbi.nk 1-t'e time tor ou;r vb1 te brother to rea.llze tbe.t. ADd eo ve•re juat tirecl ot i.t aDd va "'V&.Dt to be .tree. We ·IIIOde all the wl>ite people ill W.o Delta ricb. tt -you trlll1t got DO acme,. you bave bad it 1 &n4 ought. to haft: it·. AD4 eo ve ju.st· • a n to· regi:eter and vote 1 we do.a •t aan to f'ie;;bt and w don 1-t ....a to =· We juet - to ·so to tbe polls - get our ~. I l>ave ·tit'teen ~b.ll.dreD and I ltno'w: I'e oot goiu' to ll'Ye long, at -tb!! •ge of sixt)" 1 but I 'm fiebtin& ~or a::;y gra.nd~ll eo they won 1t b!Jve to so tbrough v:lth Vbat I '• 8)in'

·t~l1 Viti>. I - lOU·"

3A .. Mass Meeting• ... Preec:ber a:od Congregation

"llbat did our I"• the~ clot ••••• Before Idrev _,· bre&tb •••••• H

3B- "'rbe Greemrood Voter Regl.strati.On projeet Vitll erw-pt.ed into D&-tioDal. prom:lDellCo fit.a bo.at into t.bree ~Jt;agee . 1!b.e f irst stage J.&ated tor a1X month.s and ~ in A.ugua-t o't 1962, vben Samuel BJ.och vent into Crefl:nwod as a fie].d_ secretary .• He vaa joiDed later on that moiitb by Wlll:r Macock from Cbarle&'ton, Ml.&ti.•aippi, ~ he'd been cb&Md out by e. l!Db e.t tbe vot~ otti.ce. 10: Greenwood. Wbat d14 they do t'or tboae s1x DOlitb.et Well, tor six ..::>ntha pr~il.y" they coDI!uct.ed a veey intea.ive, very oerve.-v:rack1ng voter reg1atrat1on_ CU!p&ign 1:n vhiclL they contacted the J{egroea 1D ·tbe c~ty aD! really •t tl>at tiioo ti>e 1/eg:t:<>eo in tbe commmi ty vere not. 'Vi tb thea. ~-t 1.a 1 aoet at the- Be~a were aware that tbey were in taim, ware e.'til&l'e t.tat. tbe 'Vbite paver stz"Uc.tare did no% W'Dint them ill tovn., and were avare that to1: the tWe beiDa tbey vere DOt goina: to a.esociate wit;b -.- . fhe7 couldn't t1lld a place to l1Te1 they eould.n't t1Dd a . p:Lace to aeet, ODd tar e:lx 11011tha tlley ope,..te6 p-etty ...,h on tbe streets, lc:o.QcJd.ua trc:a door to door_, eoatacti.ag people, gett!J>g o-.er tl>e tea.- vhicb io l».aio in all of tile•• towns tll&t tll&y wen! go1ne to l•ve the11. Tba.t 1s, ..,.t ot tile people feU tlwt:t S... e.n4 111l.l;r were cOJdl\e in to work taro a 11. ttle vb1l.e 1 to stir up """"' t rou\IJ.e' to ~tate' aM - to be sone. AM 'llll&t t11ey bad to colivillee tll& peo;pl.e ct """ tll&t tbey '"'re nero to ·~. .And tb1• u 'illl&t tboy cUd 1'roll Aueust, 196'2, untU DeCOII>ber, ~. •

"I'm ~~~ .Pe&eoclt, fi.el4 """""te.xy .for tbe Student lion-Violent Coord1oat<f.ns. co-t tee • . I &ll proeeotly workina 1.D Greeowood, Mialiadppi in voter re,a1s­tn.tion. 'rM police 1>epo tn.1l1n6 "" fi\'ery night, Su a.n:l I; t.her•'• oot a nieht paoea that t~y­dou't trt\11. u,,, even oov. they cl.Oo1t lJJre th1a Samuel 'Bloch in Greenvood.. 'fbe'y' 't'e com1.11ried. now tbat Sara s.a go<f.ns to •ta.Y 1n ar-, am tJ:at ve 're eP:ln& to eta.)r 1D GrMmrood., Just. like ve said, u:nt.il ft get a s6t.ie:faetory ~ of RE~groe-a regta• te.I'ed. You ean·'t very vell e&ll me a n oute.ider1 be­cause I'a a. KiaiJ.inippi.&n. I was boJ"D Jwst acrose the river .. 'l!bia 1a vbat lii;Y eDViron'lleut. baa abaped mo to be, all1 I 11hilllt I'• 1;;nt1I:\g to t1l.l a need whie.h bas been needed far eoae u.-, . Then'*• a gre$-t &J!XnlDt ot fear there. '.the lfeg.,.-o v1.ll. tell. you a lie, 8IOml!t of tbem1 tha.t tbey dotf1t ~t to beco~~~t regiJitered. f? bide the pride Ybich II&J'8 ~I 1e11 I 1m ai"raid1 then I'm less than a JiaA; 11' I MY I .dot1 1t lRLDt to. l 'al.)"1ne; bu:t tb.ia peraoD 4oesra't knov the di;f"fere.nce. So ve've been vorkiD.g on cutting through th1JI tear, trying to t1Dd .,._th<lns that re~ ll<liWJ ot!Jiu4te tbe :people to get out and dO IIOIIII!th<f.ns tow.rd beoo>Aing a tull ~ed citizen. I tlW>.k that ~ w can get tho COOl)en.oo

tion of ·tbo IZIJUotero to let >a bave ·tboir chu:rcllea to set up aclloolo in IUld te..,h reed.<f.ns &Dd Yriting and c1.t.1::enship ~· & vllole, :t thi.Dk tbat we'll. be able to ~ get tho job d<>M.

3C- Congregation;

"Some tilEe ve SO lw:n&t'Y 1

Don't fJleep or eat, Go·1n1 to keep on t1.g.ht1.n' -tor freedom, I n the eM we' ll be tree. Got on l>oard, ehUdran, chl.l.d>'en (3:o:) 41ld tight tor huan r1ghto.

1 bsar tllooe lll)ba bolll.1ng and eOIAing ro\Uld tho ;equare,

_! oatcll tPoee Freedom r1ghters but ve •re g:>ln • to -t ...... there.

Get on board, ohll4ren, ehUd.ren (3x) L·et.•a ti&ht tor h~ r1gbta·."

4 - ''n>e oosing of t,he twV ~ brouellt tho eo>Aing ot a """ plateau 1.11 til<l .oter regatl'ation proJect in Gi'eeuwood. A fOod and ~ 4:rivo 'W.S or­ganized e.roun4 tbo coUllt:ry alld shipped 1Dto Greel>.· vooa, alld thoua&zlda of: P<>Opl& t.........t out troa tho pl.o:nte.t:l.o .. alld 1D tow. to - 1.11 l1Da, to va1t ~ tl;le cold, to get a box of'· lood1 to ta.U 1t bolae to a t~ ot eight, teJ>, tftl.>e eh1l.dren 'IIIlo vere Ute~ otax:nng. """ yo.,t ahou¥ UDaent..n tbat tile eout;y did not bave a cotton crop tbat yeer. In tbe tint »lace, tae:r ba4 a b~:r crop. Tl»,­tumed 1.11 .,... eottoJ> alld -. 1110re ..,..., t1:an tileY bad the ;y.r betore. Bu.t tbe:re ,.. a dry eee.eoa., tbo cotton vas low ott tbo I!J'01'Dd., nnd they ~• able to uee •ch.1nea to E!P 1». &lld pick tba C9ttol11 Ybich .-nt tbot tbo Begrou IUAJ> ' t abare in tbia ve..l.th, or ~bared lou- tboy ulNoJ.l¥ <10. So tllat you bod a lot ot llegro tu1.l1.eo 'IIIlo ...,,. deat1tut>e, 'IIIlo vue JWJt roclt liottoa ;o<n, po-..rty vhieh you 3uat Can't '•sine in JI08t "p,.rt.e: ot tbe lTul.ted Ste.tea, JI(1"Ml'ty 1D 'IIIIich tbo obi.laren ro~ 41.4n't bove tood, 1D 'IIIIich little bobieo 41.4n't. ha,. .ult,. 1ft 1ddob tl. mot:bl!t:r• veri- not &bli to aelld their kicla to acllool becawte tboy d~'t bavo ahoea &111 ·tbey did.D't b&Ye vinter clotho• · "

"'Wo aoeaD 1t ba1'e Ol:IOU6b ~ to 'blq" clothe I or!' tood tor oar cl>iJ.dMno to go to ecbool, or to tal<e ......,· of ach<>Ol --· tor tbelo, alld teachero u

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Always ror .:>Dilly 1':rCIIl tbe cbil..drea. f'Qr eoa: prOb­lems. We don't g..t eDOUgh out Of our jobS to cover our ~oses at hOme, atd 8(lgl Qf' ua only akea $2.50 a day. And our husbe.uda, they d0e8D.'t bave Jobs. 1!hey be at hoc!te: aJ.l. w:lQ.ter long, aD! ow 11eht bills am e;a• bills is "all - ""Y t'raE $20 to $21 a IIIOllth. ·80• ot oar llghto s.od po be cut ott, a.Dd. it be ao cold in t.h& vintertillle., ~ ve•ft" bad acce oeerby like a t'ro%oe this vinter. And I lmoV that the VOlDIID. didn't ban lma'ba.od.a bad • houeetul. ot children, 8ll4 tbe chO.d.ren d1.dn 't bave jobs ~ t.b.eir mother ~ aiok_, N4 it VIU Jutt quito a problea to l ive. "

"It Vt\.G in t.hia aituat.ion you bad a chauce to tell tllo>aanil<l ot :people firat tbot. tbo;y were poor, •~eODd ~ they wre poor., 8lld third what -va.e •cme ot tho th<f.ns• that. tbe;y hod to o:1.o 1D or<let to ·alle­viate tboir ponl'ty. 'fhj.s """"'t -t. yoQ hod a cbouc<! to tell tllo>aanda ot people thot they .needed. to w.lJ< dow to the oourtbo- to regioter to 'f'Ote.

5- P'or the tint t:!Jie you hod blmdreaa of people liJ!ed. Ull at tbe eovrtbou.ee in GrttemrOOd., Wieh l"'•Jib«r 1a the bo:• o't ~ Cl-tuena Couneu 1n t.be. heart o:r the Delte, Miila1ao1ll:P1 - · aaki:ng to ·~>e registered to vote even~ tbe:y couldn't ~ADd. vrite. ADd th:La 1& 'ft.rY o:rueiel... :seee.uae. 'for ooe thina., the llegrl> has & g>W.t tear or :toeing o.ohamod wbeJ:l he goes down- to tbo eoartbo>ae and they aolt bl.a Q.U6s­tio~ and he doe•"Q' t 1l::xJtow the I!Ul8'lfler; and eTen a greater fear or bdng asked to Yrite ..,..th<lns or read eo~ when be ~·t 1"1*1 o~ wri-te. aU~ the pount, w.a -eo ri:f& tbat they Oftrcame tb:la f'E!a:r."

"I want to vote &ll4 I -.o.t to be abl.a to ea:y WO I ¥ant in ott1.ee &D4 bow- I teel. a'botrt tt,. iD1 1r One i:o otnce vbo be&t n1ege:ra OTer ~ h-.41 euas •a aM Jd..ek 'ea about 1n their atorea., I w.nt to put •em out. we ~ tbt;t &1.1. persons Qom &D1 b&turttJ..U .. ed in the state ot M:laaUs.1~1 are eitisena, ADd ve don't b&ve our right or c1~zm'u'b.,p, am we ~ver bave bt.d it. We 're ~ivil.epd, aDd ·ve-'re denied our C1vU Rigbta.7 aDd -tb&t1 a 1dla~ we 11BQ.t, We -want tftedom of epeech1 we \MDt rreeao. ot press,. &D:l va va:a.t everyth.iD& ta-t t.be -mite D.n b:a&• we 1re en-­titled to it bee&>ae ve aze tull-fl.ecl&ed oitaens, jn&t like 1'.be)' &re1 &Eid we'-re wil.l1ng to die tw it. We're vill:i.Dg to die --that our cbil.iU'en &Dd. our eh1l.4reA 1 a eh1ldren -.y ll""t."

6A - *"It you. co.n 1wglna 1t, x>e9:pla vere ata.DU~ in. 1.1:oe 1D front ot tbo chureh wa1tin8 for rood vhile· tboir plantation ovner ""' riding by 1D the atrwt, ceJ.l1Da out thei>:" 1101100 alld tel.llng them to leave alld tp bt.ek to the plaa:tatiou.; am tbey w:re te' 1 :Sns tbe• t.b&t they were going 'tO· otond. tllere ·alld get tlulir food beoo ee.use tlseir eb.U4re~t vcre ba.mgt:)r."

''"l'b.is 1a Mrl. .P'amly Lou aa-.r tl:'oa Rul.ertlle _ JUa.­oiaaippi. I """t oiDvD to I-la on the 3lot ot 4ugost 1D l96e, alld atter I lad go1110 to IndJaJ>Ola ve wre oto:we<l b:y the Hiflll"''Y Patrol aDd tbo oity 'POlice, ani on tbat same date I vas tired. '.rbe a.n tl'le.t I'4 'been.. wrld:n& tor..., be ~4 I would ~ve ~o ·go d.ovn aDd vitbiiraY or I "'>1lJ.d bove to lean. So i Wld him that I """ trying to regio-t:er tor oqoelt, alld he oa1d tbat 1f: ·x 41.4n't go o:l.ovn aDd vithdrav I YOUlA haYe to go J 1t ·x dill go dow ADd rithdraw I still mght have to &•• I 41.4n't l>a.e "" other choioe. I vent that P'r1d&y .Ught ODd a:pent the lliej>t vith lira. ~ary \'UCJ<.er 1D Rule~1ll.A!, .&II! :people lmov1.ng the.t r ,.. a t lua- bl::wuae, tbe)r aho.t; 1A -t.hare .~,10. t:lllls ,. and I z-4 to go then to r.aJ,&ba"tebee Co~ &Dd.llve the;ro up tQltU J)ecellber, &IJid. I'• baCk 1D. LO\l"'t'eX' &td I'Te. quite a. rw tl:d.Dga to flO thl'Ougb, but 1t0 1 lloth:l.og tha~ Yill I<Aiep. m and get oq epirit dOVD because JX)Y I ' • 1n tb& ~ for t'r6ed011. ! '• juot ~ tirwl ar Vba-t I've 1>oen go1D1 tl>roup.

we j ust got to sta.m. up nov aa- liegroe• ~or ourHJ.ves and for ou;r t';'eedom., a.nd _if· it don't do &e erry good1 I do !mow the younl; people it viJ.l do $00<1, and 1t is a belp to our mt-ion "'::e1:&.use ve need peace IUld tbere•u oo othet"" way that we. oa:o ~ve it tbe.n try.ln' to live together. !ole been apu-t, but eometb.i..ag S!)t to brine peace to this earth."

s·a ... Congregation .... ''Lot it Bhille, let it shiDO,­gye,roere I go; LOrd, ro eoln • to let H slW>e (3x) .. "

7 - "The second stage l.ed rapidl.y i.otO -t.be t.hi.rd sta.se. The l.a.rgc numbers ot Ne~e eon,gregatl.Qg at the coUllt)' <_:01l:l"tbo'uae t'righte_Ded tb.e libite people., ~ tbey biU"DOd to violenCe . On Fe)>"""J' 28th, J:!.Jma:y ~ravel'S, .m;ysell 1 &Dd RB.lldol,ph :Blackwell dl'ove to Greemrood -to get & · look at the project :tirat haDd and see boY it w.a S01Da· n.a.t .vetaing as ve were l.eav­in$1 Ji:JJrJ:f::J spotted * ca:r V1th three vhite .an in it 1 on4 aa1d tllat tlley ~ been c1rcl1llg aroum tbe oU1CQ that day. '!'he)' had parked dovn tbe street a li ttl.e ways. we p.dled up biebi.Dd -tbem, 1t vas dark and ,. bad 0\a' 11e;hta aM :a1bg &t them. They Wre ~ vbi:te :o.en 1il a Vhi..te Buick. We J.ook.ed at tbelll. 'l'l::ey t\U"Jled al'OU:Dd1 loolc.ed at us. We drove on to tar ofti.ce. I sot out, told SUI ond Willy that tl>ey better cloae up 'before soi.Da on out to the highway 1 took a b&ek ro&d out to the h1:g:bva.y., I.Dd when ve got tbere tbe •n vcre a.ittiine aaron f"'nm -tbe bi-gha.y f'a.ci:Qg ua. t'hey c1rovo alow:cy by .,. llD4 41dJl 't see u.e W>otU tl>ey sot ~. 'l'beli aa ve "Wre passing, they epoted ua aDd b&c.ked up, tur».ed aroUQI11 and -(olloved u out ot town. 'this t~ t hey bad. on dark gl&sses. It vat~ the G&mt ear. '.t1:),ey t"ollowed. us tor seven miles out ot twn and thou :!"inol.ly opened up lil a •PT"¥ ot bulleto like • -- gl.U), Gl.e,oo """ spl.&tt<trlnS everywllere. Ji.aoey ob>uted tbat be vao hit, ol\GIPO(I dovn Into 1111 lAp in the :front ,....t, on4 ,., went ott tho """'-• I grabbed at the vbeel and ttel'POd on tho bn.keo u Rt\Dd.olph waa Y,ell1D' 'Hit the brakes, hit tbe brak.ea.• ~ ve brou.sbt 'the car to a atop. Gl&as 'll&a everyWere, all oTer tbe seat, tba v1t:I40Va were all blOwn out, J~ vas ol~ in 1111 l.ap alld Razxlol.ph came ar.ound and took the cal". lli!o drOWI on to M, V ,9 , Co.m:pua1 Mita1ss1ni VoeatioDtJ. Ooll.ogo1 whiCh waa about a r..., hlllllh"ed yaxda up the road. Prom ~:here we wnt to tb:o hospital in totm aDd the doCtor ex~ Olll1lle4 J:I.Jma:y &011 ao1d tbat be bad a bullet In tbe bae:k or liie -a.ck lodged clo~~e to lda apino. Vo .,1te4 at tll&t b>apital all night alld ill .tbe moru1ng he. wae roowd to Jack.eotl1 Vbcro -they oparatod. 'l!be 1\octor sa:l4 be xeuo"fed a large oopper-.)ao)<Cted bullet and that tbe bullet bad lodsed close to J"-''• sp1De aDd 1:!" 1t had bod a little moro force ~n it entered, be voul.d. _have be4oc i:.Ul.ed iil.etan~ s:inl;:e: tt ""'" beaaeci tor a vital. braiD area. 'l.'b&-t be£1'1>. tbe third pbaao of tho ..,_ reg1st>c"at1on ·project ill GreeliiiQOd, lie e&tbere<l our people :r,... ~ vartouo towno """""'- tbe Delt& vboan tbe7 -ware worUDg, am mom into ()reeawood -t.o see 11' we aouldn •t ban a ore.ab progra. to get as ~ Jlogroeo e.a- we couJ.d to so 4own to rogJ.ater to -.ote . It .. .- to be tbe only vay to &IIBWU' t.hla ld.Dd of 'Yi.olenoe: iAitee.d ot letting up, to pou..t" it on; 1nstead. ot· beck1n,g out,, to move -=>re people in; inst.eG4 ot Siving &cQ" a1gl>s ot tear, to obov tl>e!o tllat tar onee tho Begro """ DOt soiul! to turn aroum on4 """ J>Ot :po .. i ble to .-t tbel!l out, Olld that u anyt.b1.Dg •• soille -to hAppen at all, tbere: 11ae goill$ to be 1Doreaeod aCt-1T1ty."

SIDE TWO

!A - Congre8"t10D:

"we \!Wlt more tuth, Wo· DBY be able to ask you tor vbe.t ve ueed

here i u t.hi.s torn wor ld 1

~n, Oh Lord., -ob LOrd, Don 1 t l.OO.ve us bere In this di.Btraae vb1ch ve-•re nov e:oi..DS t.bl'ou8h1

BecaUitO w lalalt you lla.ve Bll _., Yo Beaven aDd in earth. Oh1 tbe lilJr ot the m.lley, i')ie bright &bd JlliOrniD 1 8t&J' 1

Fairest ot ten -thOu.sand to 111 soul., For llea'oen eake1 I · can't reat .... Ob 1 m::t Fa tber, You said. )IOU voUl.d COlle to our ·reeeue It' ve woulcl only call 1n :taltb, W-e vant JOOre i"ait.h, 111:/ Cod ••• we e&ll. on tbe Jree.venl.Y Crteod, A J.iSbt to chino on our road TO l.ee4 UG 011 to 1'bee • ''

lB- "Firot I voulil just lll<e to aal< ~ in tM IW41eDC<! tbet bav.e been dCIVl> "l>d attemptell to rogiste:r, to rtt.iM your land."' {'"Don't tool us uov-1 11 (1&~) '~1 there ' s a ~rot bands. Bov1 boV clo )'CYol feel, tboae tbat have gone 4ovn to register to .,te1 Do you teel you are d01n' SOJDethin • that you ab0ul4 a:ad t eel. you are _part or th1.o :!"18htT All r1gl>.t. I oee tbere aro .ore of v.e. eittin' cut in ·tbe a.ud.ionc:e that didn't r&iee tbeir -Mnd, eo you aee ve st1ll. have a lot ot work to do. 'We ahoul.c1 -try to do ..o.th1n1 aboUt t.bi&. We •re all. 1D. th1a et.r'U4Jgl.e.. we •re tisbtin' tor you, toO, regu.rdl.eaa or vbet.l:lbr you'n interested, i n youreel:t or DOt. You sboldd 1ake a part 1n this, join banls -vi.tb :us, 'VIILlk d.ovn to -the oourtbouae t.Dd l'et til<! l*>ple Jmov tbat you """t to becomo r1rot class eit:lzeu. You'J'Io tired ot bei.ng eecood. cl&Sa cit:iUns• BUt m;y ri"1elldS, I we.at to teU you to­nigl:rt1 as l.O:a,g u )'0\l eto.y aecolld olaDa citi.lena )'0\1.

viJ.l ""~r get tile tb1tlga tllat )'OU ol>oulil ~. Y<>U ~ Den~:r get tbe things -that it clue to you. We're 1lltereoted In )'OU. Please don't let ua <lawn. Tllen are 1fB!iY in GreeJJWOOd 1 e j.a;ll ti.gb.tin • tor )"'U 8.JJd me ill M:ieeieeipp1. You. see, I'll t'rom Miaa1alippi t.Qo, tbat1 e ~I'• bare -t1gbt:l.a.1 • People ~ve tried to get oe to go I>P Nortb but I plan to otay bere .llJI4 mke M1oeiu1ppi a better place to U'ft. And aa lollS aa "" ex>~>tlnue to go uP IIOrtb am rW>o ~ :!"rom the o1tuati<>n we will never aoke it on)' better- '1'<>­mo:n:ov JliOl"lliJig we '110\114 like ~or all. at tb>oe tlla t 4:14D1 t raiee tbieir land to meet us o.t our ottioe about 8:30 In tba !IIOr01llg so we all ean nll< dovn to the eo\ZJ"tbouoe and beOODII! -t'irst. cl&ea eitiAD.cl. Tbaak you. II

l C - COngl'CP,tioxu -w..lk, 'RtJ.k, val.k1 walk, oh • •• • wl.k, -..J.k •••• "

jua t ao bo entere.t Ilia bouse, baTing returned - at ~t trom ""* at tile ottiee. !bat !leXt .,rnina w ~tbel'O<I at the cbw'eb otepa at Weole~ Hethodiot Cbw'eb in GreetiiiOOd &lld otarled s1J>sing.

2B· eoasr-tloc>: •vot on 'boo.r41 c.bJJ.4rc:n, ch1ldrea" Get on boe.rd, c.b.il.dren., c:hildren., Got on 'bo&rd, c.h.Jl.dre.o, c:b.il.~Uen, Let'a ti&ht tor h\l:ll.n rights.

\l'e t:nov •• J"reea.o. Fighters That ,.. ~ go to J&U, nut - ;you t'iglrl: ~or heedom Tbo LOrd vUJ. so ;rour b<r,U. • (R•po&t ~irst verse)

2C • .,. 110J16 &lld ""' oaug and ve &0118, and poo:pl.e sathel'<l<l Ol'C><IJ:Id and t'iJ>O.l.l¥ "" - 'We Sboll o .... _. lA a bl.a oirol.e, end I talked to-an4 M;p].a!.nool to - vey I thaugjlt ve neoded to vall< 4oWtovn to ciQ t..o ~: to proteot to c1~ ball about the abootit>gs, booo- o.ey t1ao

UDU- can 4r1n t.rOUIIIl - -., &M -­quoat:J¥ .- ot Jlep<>eo witl> vbite people 1.D t1>o oar' - pol!..oe t.an to bo 'liP' lcftJ;r ilrrol'I'04. rt 6oem • t .... to De p>Oc,ible tbat UDliceo.Md oar• Vl tl> viii to ...., in tlle.ot can 4r1.,.. around the

Near<> 00-~ &lld ....... v1<Uenee an4 - i'Oll•• 4oo•t - about tbela. So we vere eoi.A& to pro­toot to tile i'OJ..I.ce "t Ci~ a.J..l, and then go "" to tbo oourtbowo• to restoter aDOtl!er t;ne ct proteat an4 tey an4 resistor to 1101;e. Ve nenr sot to tba cou.rthouae. We vere met at the police statiOn tilth police doss. '!'bey told ua to turn eLrOWld, or the CSoga voul4 'be turned loose on tball."

20· •x nevcr tb0\18ht that Greet111C0d peoplu Wlll4 t:reat .Hearou t..a..t been arout.d .taere, tb&t nureed their ch1l.d.zoen, cook ror 'm ara4 ra.na. We l.aa41 that~ 'OOUl4 Ia.,. tbo .. ~ o~ a police, that W11l4 put 4op on-.. I""" mocltocl ott.., teet tile otl>or dq. I sav a terrible Wna bal>PeD· I aav 'ea put & 40g oo a t'irrt cl&Sa elti&eD1 a 4ocftt aD1 aut told h1.a he ._.. a blaek IO.D or &

bltc:h ..... I oe:n:r Y1ll. ~ 1t. A black .oo ot t. b1.tch1 a 1:11.11 ia DOt a aon of a. 'b:itch., a. ~ 1o a created boina- 1n God'o ~- AM vbao God .m4o -.a., be Med 1t waa gpod. And I d.Dn' t tb!Dk no .an QU6bt to be oo. t12 pollee rotoce un­lou ba - God. I don't tiWik ho&tmna ousbt to bo &DOD;! ,..,.. • lie &<>1J> ' >w tbore Vltbout a poclr.Cit ~· an4 IIIQl ooJDin' out with sun- a.nd evel')'tJll.na, 1111 1111, Vlt21 6Uil.ll around l1l<e tlat. I think thAt IIO'll on the pol.i.ce force o1J6ht to be the boot DilDo Tboy 0\liht to ll:nov God an4 tl!e;y O"'!ht to be ol>ll to m... -oitT. lJo -.n 1o fittin ' to be notb1Jl •., no pol1oe oothiA •., 1t be • e .oot got tbe BJ'CO 0~ Qo4 1D b1JD .. • . • lt read like thia1

1:811 not 4ec•tw4., vtlat' e ever an's. aove41 be'e tobJ* reap lt. ' Eili,J&b tol4 111>o1>, t1ae - doS that l1oloo4 ll&bar 1>lood w 'lll4 l1ek YVlD"'• file - _, tbat etc tba 4o& OD 'lucker, -get des bit lA a 411't........t tom. Oo4 - a1c tl>e doS on IWI.•

2E· """ lAh o1~ ball an4 otorted- tl!e court­bouee. lie -.lb4 &bout - blocU an4 tbo i'OJ..I.ce - u. apin. 'ftoq lad- pollee C&l'271n8 ..,.., .,. oa. JIO'tOl'C)"Clee, eom on tlae1r can. ~ ol1a J'Ore.an aDl ta.ure~• C.i&ut W%9 ~lte41 aDd. ve '"ll'lled baol< to w.llt to tl>e cbw'eb. Wheo '"' 110t to t1>o 'llwrcll, - pollee llbo lad toJ.l.ovooCl uo all tbo ~ baol< tboo1 ""-" to arreat. tba wttaa wolbro. 'lb.Y vore tl':lina to aet tba people into caro, to

o.srr)' t.t.... by C4rs into tile oourt bouse. ~Cy$-..J.r all4 eight ot.bers vere arre.ted, p.a,t ir:l tbe city jaU and

later -·- to tbo cOWJty jail 'Whore w ~ for a veek. 1lb.ila we vera ill Jail ""' bee.rd tba t tbo people ,.,... ......:h1.na 0114 tq1ns to pt <lowD to tbe courthouse I that Diot: GX.SDJ'7 bed c:~ to t;ownl and tl>at t.bcre ,.,.. • gl'<lOt cleal ct uproar about the ol· ~uat:too 1n CrdtJWOOd."

3A·D1c.l< GreSOr:J "I can't telJ. ~ bov bo&rtbro!uu I lia~ last w-ok •• I • t 1n Jrov rork O:J:'t7 &Di read the reports tllat .,.. ~ 0\lt ot GnelMX>d, reports that ,ott vo\.ll.d. ~ to ooee out ot South Atrica. 1 rep;>rta that 1Qu voUJA flla)ect to cos::e o\.lt of Ruaaie.., or South Vl.ct:Du. I road roporto an4 liatc"""- to the news. OD te~ev111on aDd I re-.4 .am~ th1J:I.g8 tbat. t.4 they happened in oey other pl.&co in t1a world, Amari· c.a would probably ban beoD at • r . An4 I coul.dn • t hel,p but t.b..i.nk, vc wont bto Oe~ 1 ,. vent into Je.Pl'D.1 ve· vent into Korea, vo'ro koeping a close eye on Cuba; it 1ltas1a Agsn~.vato4 \ 'OI't :Borlin lBl.t aa 11.1®. as )"'U va.& aggravatoc1 J.aat veek, ve VOUl.d be tl!ero. Alod I cao•t bolp but von4or ~ .-ons can't come dmiD here. Wbetbo.r tboy nn:t to adm1:t it or llO't1 M1aa1ea:ipp1. 1.1 Amel'S.O&. I picDd up yow­loce.l ;paper tod&T and road 1lboH :your aowrnor vbo bolda tba hi&l-•t oUico in Wo otaw •1d the

~ bo oa14 on t1>e trout - ot ,.our -J>IU' ·- it•e ~. V. ban bM:a l.1A4 on £Or eo .long 1t1

& .-de ua O"f'e.J"-Muit.t.e, 1t'• -.de u.a. OT"er­apol.osetie, &Dd it'• -.4& ua ~41181 .... Ve baTe bem1 accu,oed ot cletn<>iotina prope~ by .., \!'b) bad depreciated our eoula. we baWl been ACCUSed or being 1cter1or ~ Ws ....,. I _. it bo ~ bel.ievee ve w.a roa..Uy iD:terior to bim1 b.e VOUld i.ote.g:rate hl1 .cboole toaonow a.o4 w 'IIOW.d tl.oc.l< out b;y noon. l!~ llio croolt.e4 tactlco """- llio c:rooke4 sto.odaxda lla haa Dildo uo batter t1>ao him, becall#e he b.oe ao14 it you b.ovo lh/l5tb.o llllite blOOd a ll4 l/l5tb lfesro bloolr., ;you are llesro. So ~·• interior aD4 eu:porior to vbo'l lere ' • a an 'll'bo eaid be vanted racial preJu.Uco an4 racial ~egre­ga.ti.o.n, &D4 4i4D' t even ltlaov hov 1t vo:rkod.. Beoau.e had he boeo oincere lA racial :oreJu41ce an4 racial oegre61't1on I han t10 bu.ineoo belA& t.hio l1a)>t. Becs.u.e it he real4' •ana 11b&t b.o _.. about .,.,. c1&l111xing tl>en I '• ouppooecl to bo pltcl> 'blacl<, a'!t'"' sta:t bl.ac.k. len '• • .., vbo 414D't 18ft eDJ\l8ll ~ to - that it 7C'I - to ....... pte 80II80tle &Dl ~ 'put. • s 4Dvra, )'OU put ·- \W hollt. lie - tl>e -t - ~ putt1n' ... in tbe b&c:.k. So tor tbree huadrl4 )"Ml"a, w•.,. been vateldn' bi.Ja. lie ba.,. - aecu.M4 of larlllg the bigbeat. criJio rate lA AJoerte&, &D4 1 t • o eo -..1ng v ben you tunt ou tele't'1.a"1oD ald. Me t.be pnpter a-tortes, detective p.l..a_ya -· you. DeTer Me ua. This am be.a a.ccueed us ot b&Yin& tllO INIIIber one erllle rate in ~ic:a1 &Dell VOtlder it )Q\I''ft eftl' atoppod aDi aliUd ~urMlt 1 ban wt W• baTG't put forty ottcka of ~to in -·• l.uaPae an4 'bJ.ev ow: ot "tbcm airplaou out tb.o olq, AM I don't care vbat t.be:y .:t about UJ 1 but w •1D •t - l;tncl>od aol>oc4-. All tla Wosro ... eTor aoke4 tor is to bet tair. !Ceep me a oecood cluo cltUen U )'OU auat, buio J>l-" 'baby doo't - 110 ~ t1:rst Cl.&$8 taxes. SeD4 • to tbe wont eo.bool.e ill M1aoiaaipp1 it ;rou ... t, but pleNe Ia~ vbeo I &O to take -s vot-.er teat don't ;i"nt • t.be caae tellt ,..,.. st .... tlat llllita 'boy. (11 .... tba 41rtiaot, oti.Aldeot ,job 1.D the t1al4 tr ,_ ... t, but pleue don't go Ollt an4 tall peopla I ou.:.ll.. V. vUl _,b. ~ )'OW' c!Qp, an4 tr ;rou pt - ~ w'll aroh t1>rona1> ~. an4 bri.A& Oil '10'6 tl.a&ro o.a4 - 'll oarch tllronaJ> tl>oa. AM w 'll aep ..-cll1A • &ll4 arc.b1A' aD.4 a.rch1Zl' UDUl. ODD dA.;r )'OU. tn_ look -.rouo4 aDl w'll all be arcb.i.n' toce'tMl'. Aeain I'd l.1ke to _. it'• .., ~...,.. beina I>Aire. I """'' tall .rou bov 11\lCI> I m... :rw ..na nov a>Cll I reopec-t ;you. J\>.Ot ~ it liP• I v1ll be Yitb )'OU toa>uow ..,rn1or; vboo "" ao to tile courtbooae, ..na I v1ll be vi th ~· _..,r

4 )'OU need. me .... juat bol.l.er. I ' ll. be there."'

3B- Mr· IIOClslr l!nro n<lol Jacl<aon. lle'a tile etate tiol.d .. ....-,. for tbe llatl.o~ Mooo:Lation far the Ad...,._nt of Colo,...,_ Poopl.o. Mr. lled8ar Even.

"T.b&nk you 'ft1'1 mach. Iadiea ana. sea-u.e.en-# it' • very good to oaa tile m.ober of peraona out bore toniS)>t1 u,1 ce~ tllla illd1eateo 'llat w•re 1'00id;r tor hwedoa &Dil ""'"'" ~ to IIIU'Cll for it. I J"'t ,....t to - to you bm:'e IX>Di8bt -t tlie r""oo" l'a top Aere 11!1 'becauee ~ '"Ye s;1veu 116 iupil'atiOD in Jfo-e:keon, .aJld ve •re Filii! to F baclr. to Ja<>k.ion, oollth ll!.aaieaippi 6lld &11 o11er Mba1adppi ODd t1gb.t. tor treed.ol:l. a.a ,.oii're fi(!lm1J>6 tot it bore 1D Greenwood. All"" wnt you to do ie keep t~>iD&-vit.ll tll11 tight for --, &Dil aa "" atiek toeotber hero, •• you feel the pa:ID.t ot dop here in o~cavoo41 we'll. tee.l thea J..n JaoQoa.. Vben ve f.,U. tbea in .J&ebcm, you'll teol tbell bore, aDII. vben "" S'Ot t.ll1a -~. ladiea al>d. p~>u-, IOOtl>i"'! ..,. atop us. We'ra Fi"'! to v1n t.llia fial>t for treedoa. !bArilt yoU Tf!TT -ch • •

4A- "Pox- ua, ,tbe ewnt& in Greemrood. rep;rellented. .a ~er ....,or breaktbl'ough. :For the tirot t1lill ve bad hUlldrado ot people lined up "t tile eourtbouse 1n an effort to. resJ.oter w """-• We bad gottell paOpl.e ott t1>o planta.­t1oll8 - tMy'd been .trapped ill tbe tcus~>eot ""T to ecoDDm:l.a ~and tht: aorea or ~eat1on1 &D4 got­ten tbeat to come in am faC6 1:.b.a ~1te li&D."

4B- "It 1o ooJDOthille tbat badn't enr h&ppeaed hero to us. we l-"ealJ.3 teele like. " ban :.o.eone th1-nk1 a.s ot ua, teelin8 our care, a.od we ore v.UJ.ing to coopierate-

vith -· jlo ·-- tba IIIO)Ql" ot -· tom to tall uo oo - d.!1'fer<ll:lt tll1"8a I!ZitU ve Juot 4.14n't hard-ly lmov 'IIIlich ""T to so. lie wo Juot all tied up. We dido'"!> kDov OM ti>D vhet.ller to l.et e.ey ot tbom iJl tbe door 1 but &tter ve ecxae out. ourselves trying to "ec vbat 1t vae. that u:1TC ue 1deaa about tb1e. we

CHAPTER 5, "MISSISSIPPI U: GREENWOOD" FROM SNCC TRE NEW ABOLITIONISTS

by HOWARD ZINN

Lea.vJng MCComb ln early 1962, the w1ntet h1 MUSiSsiplll oot yet <)vc:-r, Bob Moses wrote (().the Atlanto office:

'fhe·mO\•(•rJ)tnt H·om the f'tttrd tl) l hC ts tlX~n b irresistible and the Un~ from Aooih~ ro Mt:Comb t<t J:sdewn :..t.r:itg.bt ~t.-1 tl~e "'m'in fVJl'O\l'J.AccOrtlingly, J have Jdt the (I!J$tyroods· to run ttl¢ dn~t)' Mrtet:s. Ln :short, I'm_ now in:sballcd in JJ:dcwo­subjecrt to rcproval or rero(•va~nd am· duly reporting.. }ttOl:· $00 ~to be the cen~er for a ne-w ncwsl"'per• tho M~·ip[li Free .Pren .. ,. A group of Jackson bu!;iocs~mc.,'O and:!Gcking iL . • . The tbird .00 fourth c:oogwsskmal districts ar4:' to sec Negro c:aodtd.a~eo~ for Con:greoo~. and l'm up to ·be the Jill~ .mt....ged campaign director for the Rev. 1\. li. Smlth, wbo Is running (ot the fourth d{!>trk:t ... we wiU scuJifoe like hell to get 11.c; rnru))' J)(lll laa:e$' pa.1d as (»S:~blo Jn the ·nc~t l!hr ;,w:eks, Whlf.e ~M huniMg ~easoo la:ds. A'flt:r the l1uliHng •(:(nn~Jhe k.ill iug and if We're ~ll dead, t want to be (::rt':m_:lt«) t11:1d f!1ucl;. intO tho IK'.Xt fUU-ci-rt<ling ~:iteUit~ Fc~r my l.ut ritCf

A grQI.I}> or SNCC staff people had rcnh .. >d ~ house in Jacl"SOl), 3-lld M~es st.ay(..>d t1tfl'O. with l)aul Brooks and hl~ wife, Jolmes- :.~l)d l>i:lnC Nash Bevel ( newly wed), Lester Mjj-­KiW\ie and Beroatd (.,foyette. w;th h;, old hi<md Aroz;e . Mount, ~t.ose:s we.nl ou :l Ilekl trip th(Q1.1gh the stale. With Rtwereud Sn'lit),, the c~ndid."'l(C fQ.r Congr~ss3 he visited 11

session of t1te Mlssisslppl state JegislaJu.r-c and tried to sh in the white section of the g.aUCry, but w;li l'tu•ncd itway. Wi\h Tom caw •• , of CORE. a plao WllS drafted r.,.. CORE. SNCC. SbLC. w1d NA.:\CP to ~1rry ou a un ified voter regislt:~tiQn

Just feel all rtgtm. lie -•1; feel antid, DOt IailY ot U# teeJ.iAe; &ha:ld1 DID't like va baTe been. Ve teel. - 11; -· -t.lli"'! to holp "" to u ......

4C- COO!gl'&SILtiont

"Ain't "" daQger iJl tiM •tor, (3x) Get OZl board1 SOt Oil bOe.rd."

40- "Si:D.Cft I "ftDt d.ov1l to regieter 1:hare'• 'been blocd .. houn4a iJl ~of >111 door. We be1ag --.­vbether I wr~ at - or - tho billa so higher &114 h1e)>er. -l')'t.b.I.Ds to pl%1> ... out 1& bei"'! dOI>e. I be riS)>t there "isbtiJ>s for ~ I!ZitU Oo4 -eACugh dODIIt."

tt~h, Ji::oalt )'OUr eye• Oll ~ ure, .Bol4 on. • • • 1n J&il., Bad w 111)118Y' 'for to ao your b&U., Keep ;your e:re• 011 the :ti:re, 11<>14 OJ>, ~ don'~ )'OU llol.d ou.

CI!DRUS: HOJ d Oll1 :bol.d ou1 Keep ;ygur e,..• oa. the tU.1 Bold: on, llOl4. on.

Burn it, burn it, dQn't you JmoY, lliooiooiwt 11 t.lle nerl to llP. Keep your eyea OD. tbe :t'trei lol.d on, viJ;y d.OD't )'OU. bold ou.

Bold on1 hol.4 on, Keep 3'01U" eye a on tbe· :tire 1 ,

llold On, ~ don't you b:>l4 on."

program in Mi.'isissippi, joined toge.tber in a Council ofFcder· :ited Organizations (COF~O). Moses wroto.

"Most of,.the winler wos lean. We wCJ;c just bangi't1g on in Jnc-ksou ... laying f<>tutdatiOil$, gening ready for the next drives in tbo summet:." Me..-.nwhile. Mis:;d!:sfppi continued in its ways. 'fo Jnckson in febnat~ty came the sto.cy tokl to SNCC pooplo _by a young Negro woman,. Bes:tlo Tume;r. 1'g<.•d nine­teen, who lived in CL'U'k$dale:

About four o•clqckSu•~ny :1rtemoon, jatmllly '2l, t 'wQ 1_)!)1i.oo­ml'fl. C!Ml(l to my Mus.!. uml il.orl and .\1(t(:k)• ·with :sil\'Cr tt.>eth at the boctom, ~d ;'I til.ll $l(:r'tdcr 1>0l~nt.an. Jbcy-tukl me to get In thelt tl3T 1m~ 1J..ey C<t.rried "me to tbc Cily Hall into a small room and -~~~n qu..;:s,-ti(ining me about some.. money they saJd J had tnken, • . , TJ..c llh()rl polic:-cman told me t-o .lay down (In tl:te C:Of<erete floor tl) the fail tmd puU up my dn'!SS IU,td pull down my p~nti~; He t~ -~·an ld whip me . . . • He tfwu tokl me to tum over •• .. He-hit mo bttween my legs with thcu:::m.e &e9tb.~Tstmp, .. • ~le told me thon t() ~t up~nd 6x m}' <:]Qtbes and wipe my face, as J had l)eeo (S'fl»g.. • . •

In May, Diane N:tsh 84}vel was tried Lu Jackson for te-ach--ing the ttichniqurs or l'll)nviulc:nct to Negro yuun~mt tlle c:h3rge was .. oontrihuting to the delinquM<'y of m.ioott" anel sbo "'1.lS scntcm<.'Cd to two yem in jail Four mooths prew)ant. sho insi.•ited on,gplng to ·j::UI rather tlmn putti.n.g up bond, saying': ··r can no longerb<xJper;tteWilli Lhe evil aod <.'Orrupt court system of tl~$ ~it;tte. Sihre my ch1~d will~ a bL1~.(!hild, born in Misli:issippi, whether J-am in jail or 1)t)t he Will be born in prison ... Aft<.-r a short $tay Jn pris()n, she was re&eased •

Tw~ Negro students &urn Jacbon were tn the COtlrll'<lom

during tho trial of Mrs. Bevel. Ono wa~ J e:(Sc H:artit:-, (1\ lJ and seriOI)S; whuJ•ad att.;tclu:d lilin:ml£ to SN~...C e.ver sloce James &vel rome to JAckson in the F reedom "RidC!I. '11\e..othet was se\•P,ntecn·yca.Niold Luvaghn Brown. They refu.o;ed to -move to the "(()1orcd'" s_idc of tho- courtroom ana were a~ted. En

route to jllll, Hr.ni:> was l>e:tten hr a deputy. Out <m thu priso-1.1 f'.trrn. both "'ere sjugled out lor- special attcmdon. A gu:1td ordc:rec:l o~h~r l) d s(mCl'$ to hold Jesse £la:nis whiJu hc-wMpped Wm with a lt..ogth of hose. At another-time, he was beaten with a Sti('k> hondcuffed and romuved to. the ('OUJity J:dl ,where ht! was pt•t lnthe: "swcatbox".on.a broad 1md wl)k-r dlct. Drown w~s also beaten. After fortyda_j'li of such lrelltmeJll. th(:y were tde<).sed.

lJr Jackson that spring, Moses, wHh au tmlllrgOO SNCC staB. hagan to plan •ooter rt:glStraticm opt-~ati<»l$ for the sum· lll'CJ. Th~ m'orw>y thAt 'Tim Jen.kjns had.spoken about wus on its "Na)', t..'ontrihutad by the T$.OOnie . atKl F ield fo'o'tmdatiom. admloish,m .>d by tJH~ Southern Rcg'tOl~.o"ll CouuclJ tn Atlau ta, through a new Votcis Education:Pcojcet. MQney was going lo SNCC:. 001\E, NAACP, SCLC and the Urban League. Mos .. p1.:n.med lo sc:t up voter regilitt;)lioa prOjoot;s In ~'·~n different Ml.~si~!iiJ>pi towns-in a .. crash program"' fottbe$\ll)lll\tr m~)l)lh~

t.esltn McKiunJe. was already worl\ing ill Laurel. &om wh~re-bewrote-tO James Fonmtn in AtLu.\lt•~ .. Jim, ll1eNegroes in L.1urcl are like- many other Cit ies, waiting until someone else starts suuu.:thh1g. a.ud then if h ts efl'ec:th•e d•ey wHl get on lhe band wagon. E' 't.r)' miniSter ~em!i to l:>e uncle Tou~t~h; ifs :1bsurd reaUy. So I an\ wor'ktog JllOstly vdth the comrnou Jayman .. , / ' .And In June. Fr~i:uk SJI)itl'• a "'iry, sagik Mort:· house Coll-ege stude:tJl (rom Atl:uHa1 set u~ shQp fo lt(>lly Springs. where tloy lh!Sl College, =-Negro schoo1, was a ldnd ofJta.\'(m, Kill 6r$t rep&tt b a ck to Atlanta giv('S an idea of how :a SNCC 'vorket goes aboull)is business when ·he arrives in a Dt.-ep South t()\\ln:

T"'o .dAy$ were S(l<:!rll JW>t lo:,IJog .llromUJ in aJI s«}li(Jtl$ of the Co1mty ii\ lln !:!ffUrt h.> lind O.,d ju).'t wbo tht! n'l()!t h1,111\00 and respected tea-.dt:~'S wert. . • ~ On J~n<te 21, •• ttller w.as st'Ut to IIC''Cntoon pc»piE! in .\IJUsh:lll C9\lnl)' ann~mcing u meeting. lt was very vogue and !Heottot•e<l (lril)' $lig:Jtll)' votrr rcgis.tra. lion. SIX1QCn J?«'Rle cume ()~It nnd u nwng I~ Wru~ F4t.bi!r Monlcy. w·bo let \!,S h3v~ the--meeting at tOO Catholic. Sc:-booJ. I twa-s quite a sut.'d!SS ~tnd ~yone was W!rf eut.hu.tirutk:. Mr. 0. C . ..Pegi•es i$A middl('.ogcd 1"93.0 9( about forty. Fle~s· :~,f!veo kidS! arid is rel'lt.l.ng:"2 .200..ttt:n'! (ann. • . . He flJ$ a lligb ~bool dir•loot.:'l :.lUd .s(lrved tluoo years duriog Wo.rkJ Woar 11. HI:! h:u :11 \'t:ry prO:spe'-fKu:J"ann 1md :a won(ler!ul f$mi)y. He ill ooe ollhe...fc:.,Y that t~ ~M''<'ll by the white t<nnm1.1nity GS a "c:rA¥)' uigg~:T ... He d~n 't llland •.n)· p\J~thing around, , • • 'the door·t().door committee was .stt into mQtioo on july 8 . • , . llimport.'ltton was l)fovickd for aU j>«'SQnsnnd werontactt'd about 1000 people and got about 1.5() of them to take tho voter J'CgiStratloo test •. . • It did not take tho sMrllhnd tlic JlOHcc rorce 1c;ag to·discovrr that Smith wu Jn town. • . . We are dcalfng with Very wbtlo problems -bet<:, oot cn~e ~( ,s.ho<)ti'f'lg;s and ba(lglogs. bul of loY.'crlng o l :eott(l(l ttete:igtc 9;J}Qt.J'*''t~ and the r.1is£1)g of taxes. The Chance.ry Court S(lll" tltt: lund lot taxe,t :t(ld the farn)l?t 1!1 forced tl) mo~. luI he ·m-t"<lntitne ~Ju!: bat~.k.t ru(usetu ghle .hhn :sloan. . ,. I.Jere we lmve the proble.m of tb.e merur ridJI)g by., pta.(~ wherec t'nel:l:ings are lx!ing hold und wn'ting down lht; tug o•Jmh<:rs .. Tht•" "nCXl week. any pe-r.ro't ~t the meehng wJw does public v.uk ls lir~. , , , Peffiap.~-$onH;thing.-.hould be S$id nbout hahdicai·~ at thi:~ poin-. Perhaps the-.~~1te:st olll': ('.QUid be spelled out Ju one word, O>l ()~ev • • , ~ 'fmre were ti~s when mv hud dY and J wa1ked as Ulan)' a:; fiJtetn miles per day. and ~.roii~:..JrfiJ•lc lor ulJlliO\St ll week. :rn~ tbirigs were good ps1•chl;)lngM:all)• for the rommunity. but 1 don't think they did the I\~!Oef"W:1d t1lc £eet o£ two of w any good., ,,

Tl\u$, tl~e. original uucleu$ lhat hAd gathtrc:d in to.·\cCornb Q:(tcf the Freedom Rides had ~pre~ul 01.11 fu th(• $wnol0r o( 1962 to HoUy Springs. l...:t.ure.L. o.nd ()(her places. Curtis Hayes ;md flo llft \ VatkJn$ were in Hnlliesbulg; ()the.r .staff member$ were in Gteenville. C1e}>·eland, Vicksbutg. anclllulcviiJe .

.Out it ~ thfi: city <>.f Creer! wood, .seat oi LeOo~:c County, th~t was to become the focus of 3Uention irl Mtssissippi for l.he n_ex-t y<.w. 1·o Greenwood came. in jo.oe, 1002. a twentY,~

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throo.year.oJd o·ative Of C IC\'ebna_. Missi$Sipi_>i, Mmed Sam filock, 1-hc 5<>n of a c.:onstruCti1>n \VOtkr!r, taU. bb c.k, gaunt ..

.si1c.nt, who slngs in a deep voice and looks at yOu with eyes la.rge:a ndSad..

As Sam Bluck walked tluvugb du: Negru~.octimwfCrt.."'t:n· wood, knocking on doors, a -pulicc «tr fo llowed him around and pcopk: were afraid to tMlk to him. The Elks. Club gave him a meeting plnt..ooe, ami people btgan tu .&atl1C.r there around Sam. But ht~ wrote to Jbn Forman .W m id·Ju)y: "VVe Jost our mQeting pla·ceat the Elks Club. The members did not:lppoove of our mooting there and stngtng Fn~,:tlom .songs ... O ne day three whitt: merl beat Sam: QJ)()ther'day l1e had to jump behind ~ tdepiW!.u.~ pole to L'Sc:ape~ .s[JCOOb)g 1ruck.

Willie Pt'~a<'OC;k, ulso fr01n Mi$$£s.sippl~ dl.l1k. muscula.~. handson\ef who joined fflook In Crecnwood. spoke uf their bard t.i.n.ae, tog~the.r:

Wo. were J1ungr.yooedt\y 1.md d.idJ\"t havu lll)y1h.lng.to tutl :anti didn't even ha\'O a pair o£ shoo b~rdly, and we went dow(!; sand siiU'ted tmstiJng :.uld n felh'l\V g a.Yi' n'l6 il' pair d! A!l!O.c.'ll. Then we-had to' ride n. mule .. . . Didn~tm·en have l:raospol"tti,· tiOil. But we. kc.tn begging for tral\.S}Ktrtllt'ion. C:~me up to Memphi$ :md had to s tay rive. da)'S and still d!dn't.g«" ear. Bt•l we're not w(•rryir, ·. \VC! ain't c·ompl:rlning. We jn~t g(l on .aod rru~e bdl aU th~ time. We (lol\"t hnve h>rldc, we can walk. we dqll"t c:are.

A profile o f L<:lJ:orc Comaty lS very much 3l:lfflfifc. ol tho f\lral Dct.-pSo~tth.·Theeounty in 1900 had about 50/00poople. o"f ~hom approxiili•ately twv•,hird:s w~re Nt.ogro. Whit~ Qwned 00 pct<:Cttt of tlH~ land aJ_I(\ )14)J(} 100 pctccnt Qf lhe poJitie-:IJ ofti'<.'<l:l: their median l1l00me wa,s three tin'lC:S that .of ~cgroes. (But most whhes were poor; thirty·$lx white families mad~ over $.25 .. 000 a ye~r. ean)Jng ~~ total llntOunt of monay gn>t~ttr than {))6 3600 pwrest fnmllies,) Of 168 hosl')l(al bt.'(fs in tbe. c<mnty, 1.31 were rescr~d for wh itqs. Nir1ety-fivo -percent o( t.he whites o£ VQting :Jge were registe red to vote: 2.per('cnt of the Negroes of voting age wtre regis-toted.

Soon after his nrrival in Greenwood. Sam l3locl: I)C:(.:<trOt

interested in a poltce bmtality ~a~~. l,.:ue in j uly, the polsce p icked up a fourtt.~n-year-old Negro boy and ncc~cd hirn of bre aking into a white wbman'.s hort.S6. The b<)f told them: '"I go to [he coUon flf>Jd ~11 the timo.and back home, .. but th~)' t·ook him to tht' police station, whe.m they fol-'C"Cd him to strip and beat him with u bulJ whip :u he Jay naked on thl}concrete floor. They k,icked bim, beat bim wil'11 6~ts., a biUy dub, and :l blacl<ja.ck until )mots at\d we-lt:t we.re r'ai,.c.;l fill over his body; \Vheo SOml.'O!le C~!li!C uea.r. a buzzer was.wuud~d. aml a tc:le­v..isktn set w(l,<; turned on tQ drvwn out t],~ bov·s tt't'rcams. Ffna1ly. bls father ®n.e for him. PoU~ told him to. :stop crying. wa.sh his f'aoo. dress, :,ln(l go to Un! courtroom. l:l,e cntt:re.d, the wrOJI;g mom, and a pnllc;f'.map $1'1"1Jck him ou thf" L.ea<l. pu5:bed him int.o the eot.u1:room, $Uying: ... 11lat room, nigger.''

sam Block took.affidavits ti·om the boy. took phvt.os o( hi$ wo\md5, aJlrl dropped them into the bottomless, bt.~eke~less \veJJ of the Justicc.Delxutnu;nL "Frqm tlu;n rm," Sfl)'$ Bob MoseS1 .. it wns Sam \'erSlis the poUc<.•." Sam·s·cout<1:ge began to be contagious; 1n0r~ pt.'Op.le began t .o :show up .ott the SNC(: office a t 616 Avenu~ J in C rccn:wood, und lOg() down to the county courthouse to register. T he ut-.wspnpcrs now reported that a vu_tcr regist ratiou <ll'ive was OOing organized a mong Negroes ln to,vtl, nod grave the {llldress 6f the o.Bice.

On August 17,1962, Bob Moses was: lu CJevdaod, Missis· sippi. w hen a ooUed telephvne c.."\11 came ilt mitlnight /rom Greenwood. S."\tr\ .Riock t ,,,v~gh.o Smwo<\nd I..owr<:n<.•cCuyot were WOtking kste tn lhe seoood nory S.NCC office there. h w<ts Sam _BII)(o-.k on t1'(e lin~:

S:~na $t!ld there were ·som~ pC(>J)le out..ddeJ 1XllJoe <."<\rS, About twel\'e! o'c.~Jd:: gt night . . . white p<~ple riding up ~tnd do·,vn the street, :::md cht~)' felt $()1nethli\g "~$ ·t,tOing to happen. 1

cold him tD lap (n llJIUCh w(th w, hun1 "P. cniJcd a m~mber of thf. Jn1titt Dtpanrrw:nt W.: &l'~ h«n ~m·s nmnber and be h.ld toOllt io.struttiom abot.• ('" .. tLns ''~ klaJ F'6&. And Sam a !It'd back again. The poli« tad gJM• and v..ilit~pcopae had ('(N'l'W' Ill 1hrir c:an.. "llo'ttt *tldtog CJI'It.ddc 1M o8ice. lie was Cf'(IIIK'biod en t.ht- ofBtt. ~tug out dw- windaw. talking ~" d~ td)(me Jn .a ''NY husbcd ,-oQ-, dc.K"rl bl,.g po>plc dO'wrr ~tAint \~ u), guns and chaJm. milling •to4•nd del\\•n tlwre. out· \1~1,: l11l cliO¢'; fie had to .bang up. , • , Wo d ldn 't know "hat tc; cl•1 • . Wil1te Pdcocl:. tu)(l I decl<l(od thl"f• tc1cirive 1)-Wt to C:rr••nwvod. We g()l then: :-.l,Q,al thr('(>•tlllat)' "' fout. 1 'hf!' uCR~ WI'S rmpty. the IL)()r wll!l kuo,•kN! d6wrl, 1lu~ wlcw-low Wt\:S IJJ). S~u1 ~$ gl)llf!', )U w<\S (!uyut '""'' Luv1lglw. Well, the next mol'lling when ~l•ey ~ .. «M! lr1 tttty tnM u_t wh~t f,;~d h•ppmod h-opl~ h;Kt <:h:lrg~>d _,1, tl"' ~cL sUin. fl;~d <:u1ne tfttO 1 . .,. oftic:.t- :md rhey h::wt ~pi!«l Otlt tht< Wlttdow, ~ the roof to aa OOpn:mg bueklmg. 'nld c.klwn a TV aoh:nt*"" liM llOfJ'M!body oelsEt '" ~

~m 81ock \\"fflt to H3ttiesb..ug lite day ~fter that inci· dtut, and rdumc<J to (.."teenwood to lil)d the SSCC offioe a ,.;h:.mblc$. 11te owof't L.ild him ho c~ouldn'l «Ay there any Ionge•·· 1:or tile ne!lt1 two uights be &lcl>t in u 'unky:Lrd on the ,\C)Oit nf u wrccl.:('d IUJtO. 1·hon h o found n room to slot.-p in. U wuuld hB Svc r001\lllS before th~y oonld rind nnotlt()r office, but he and WlUk: Peaci)Ck tt!Lyt;~l in to\1/n, vlliiling pec>ple (lvuty doy. They wNe, ll.t MO!ies' put it, "bree~ldng down the p!ycltt;tlogl(!al reehng on the part(){ the Nt.'gTOCS lh.'lt these buy~ atll' ju:.t coming In ~e. they' rc: g.olng to be in htre for a short tirne, IJ)<I then they're going to ka;vr, •n·d wc'n!' going to bold\ hold log 1he hog.·

One <by. wlti\e tal.iog.N€:gron down to ~uttt in Creco-­wood. Jllo<k ,. ... st"''f"'d by lbc s.....,O, and lhe following wrn·c.-rsatlon toc-,k plaoc:

SJo.:JIW'I'; Nigt,ocr. "hete you from? I}I..OQ:I I'm a f\.1ti~·e ~ Mlsskdppt Sw~ufPt r knll'w aJJ l ht!. n igger.\ f1ct~. l.h,(l(:li: l)v you 1:-nvw any calmed P~\'>J)J,:~ ('l'h(l Jl~rar '(i,;'t ut him.) SIIO\Wrt f'11 gh·t you till himQrt!JW 10 ~~ Otlt of hare. ULOC~t ; Tf )'UI.I dim't v.'Unt to!~ n.e- t~. you b.:ttet pd

npund lal"~. bcca~ 111 Vc f1cr~

That he wiiiSn t murdcfedoc the spot isaomtthingof a muncie. 'Mte neJ.t cb) . Sitm Block took )OCUC more Negro men a.nd v."'men dov.·n 10 the O>UniY courtbouso to try to register ..

A) llw suurn of Yottng applicut.J ill Cree~t-.'OOd tD-­

creu<.od ( tl">ugla in BJock'r first six tnonlhs the~. only 6'-e Negrot" " 't'ft'!ncluaUy decl11.rcd by the reg,,trnr ~o have pas~ lbo test). the coonumi~ s<.-rcw&: tiglueut>d (m t.hc N-:gr<t corn~ m~mity. Wlntot$ ware always tet'n Cn tJ,c h1rmh1g 1own:> of Mbglii:slppi. ;ultl p<!Opledepc.t•ded ou 111111)1UN food s"ppiJed by tlw Cow•·nment to k~p them g:oh1g. In (~t(')btr, U)G-2, tl.e­Hoo.rd of SupervisOf'$ o( LeBo•~ Col•uly Sl•)ppPd dil\ t ribnting .Stltplu~ food. cuttUlg off 22,000 peopJ,n-rn{)"tly Ncgr()-who d~nckd on iL By n11d v.'inttr", conc:litkln' wtre desperate. WtiDo P~acock ~ Sam Block wrote to J•m f()fltlan in Atlanta~

Sa.!a-:rclay. jllOUill)' 19.1963 •• t1't'M' ~>k l11~2.•~e ina very. '"'1 bad UHd for f(l()c) and t'lqtbel. \,.o(llr 10t • eawo lJce thd rNJt, named .Mr. ~feeb. wbo " chlrt)' 'lt'\'m yr~ ~d. Ri.t wtft: tc: thlrty-tlu>ee yew old. and thl,y l!a\¥ rlr\'f"n dlildretc., II.Jtd a~ngmg from $C\'Cilleen down to dg.ln moutla:s. Sm'(:p of d•o c•J1ildren ~ttl sd;ool ugo ;u'ld oot .- Olli.l h: ott('!flding S(..J.r.oJ b(!Qauso fhey have. no money, no f(l(l(l, no clolho,s,; and no woocl to }(~.tc:~ v.-:tm~ by, and ll~ now w-.a11 to go l"(!gist:ff. 11te houjO they :'lte lMng m h:u uc; p<~JX't ot notJlfng on tho woll!l noel )'1lU can iQok Ill the grourlld dorough thtdloor aac:Uf you a~ not OOrd' u1 you will .step In one of tl~me boles and .,_k your kg.

FrtM~l Atbn~ the word went out to the dties of the N<><th, 10 colkgocunpuseo, ~bcrev<rSNCC !.>dIn-Is. that

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IQOtl :md otht:r .:;upplles were needed iu Mit:sb:nppi P~Je began to m:pond. Two Negro stuckt'ts .-t Mic:hipn St:at~ U ni­vcndy. h~rthoe Oonaldsoo .and Ben Taylor. drove a ttuek· lood ollood. cl.>ciUng and ~ a lho .. wod nllb to the Minii'Sippl Odta during Christmas week 11.ey wtfC storped in Cl.tr..d>lc. •rresl..t, d.oarg«l will> the I""'"'''"" of nat· ooetta. smd heklm jailiJJ'lder $JS.OOO bond. Thou bo•\ofl w:u: J'i!.o

duet<i :thcr n:.llonw1dc J>rotests. taJJ~ aftrr 1hoy bad ~pe.p 1 elu,•cu ,Jtt)'ti 111 j:tll they w~r<: rele:•$Cd. T11tlt catgt) wat' 1»1\'·

0~1Ued. 1'hv «r'la tCOtiC.~ itllbe st•i!)lfll)nt (:OO!li~ l c-. 1 Of a~J)irin and \•JI:ttnlnt . Altt'l' tha:t lvanboo J)on:•Jd~on boc'4mlt; _. one~ man t.riUl'~ (>Orl O'j')l'lrtltiQu; tweln~ •ime:c ho drov~ tntc•L:IoMls of illppHe~tho lhnu_.;;:)nd mit~froml'oHthig:)n lc) Mis'\'I.SSippl

0o0 M4WJi h;a<l written-from the Delta tO Mlil flu Pr(' .. ,.('(ld,

a pretty Negro ('(led at Ann Arbot:

w .. do nec<d the :.dUlll food. •• , Ju~ thO ;~.ltnnoon. 1 ~ sdHag mtding. havlng lini$bcd • OOwl of i;lew, and • silmt h;u:ad mK'hed O\tt from btttind, ib ownc:r mumbling sot.r.~e ..,'ftrd~ al apology and stumbling ur wuh • rlf+ot!l:bone flOto tho 1>1~u- unc.kr the 00··.,-~ ouc whi~h I h.ad dhcudOO, whlcl~ hdd -.omr mrat on H. The h and wa.s btttk ~JW'bt.. G""' .SoN':'On1Js lnUtr, gtopfng for lh~ pota.to I had lch iu tho 1.1(YWI. I tw.:v(':t­Miw tlw (nCf!. I didn·t look. The hnnd W~!l dlllrk, <lry, and wha<,t .. M<:kOO, a nun'$ hJUld, L:om tbe .. :oltOtl c.i)t)J)Jliug: Md (l(•UI)n pldtJn& l.af!lyto·tle aOO l got up :\lld w!\.ll M (lout. Wh~t tbe h~llltr\"1 ~·uu go1pg to do y,' ftets a 1n1111 lt::.JIIO t'M' "'I' Sll Jtft·ovc:r pot-ato (ro.h a hcw.•l ol.stew?

lu JaniW)', S.m Blocl<rq><>rtnl to the All:uol• <M!itt"

v-u ... M ... I ••• .ao gbd we nuw m,,. tnuupurtttkln Mr-c In Crtto· ~ ood. , •• W<' ~m.::d li~ peoplt" dc:rA-n to tl"l(h:tn. In addition 10 tlllll wor. •1'1! nO"W able to get a1Uilntl co IIIC'IC" people who t~w 1)t'l"n cui off frw.n the .stuph." Jood deal. 1tnd !oOOliC'J of 1111(111 wiJI ma\:e )'OC' Cl)' to :we the w~r lhcy h~v.; been trying II) lfvc>, We: Wf'ttt to all<lctt IJ.'o pooplc'& I11Uu$<'f who Hvt.<d up in little 1\lbty ull~ 11 w.u <.'Old, cold c'"uidc. an1J 11(M'Ile or '~' w, . .,., d lthlj; hesklc of the fireplaoo with • Jfn~U U1n.;aunt of wc;iJII burning r.ying to keep warm. 'l'b&) b~d liule b."tblt$ th111 had no&hoos to put on lhflr fed In th~t (l()ld, roitlhl)u~. ••• We foondou.ttbat the~ ... h:M:Ito I til their lcidf tb:.:t S.f)(a 0.u.~ WI$ flc}: abd, that Jk. \OIC.UJd ).Nt •hie iO ftC(' fhcm ........ he r;<U .. ell

'fbc, food drive tutnt:d out to be a eahd)-st for 1he '--oter tegis"h'~Lion carnpaign in Mhsissfppi. h btoug.ht the ss-cc wotkm tnto du·ect contact :w1th lhowatt<:b o( N"g:t'OI!S, many Of whom C'I1 Ul4" ((Jf'Wotrd tO lJd p Wtth the diftributJOO o( food. an<l ~tllyed O•' to wo•·k Ofl \'Oltr regisll'aUon. 11u.'"' SNCC 00.. cnu1$ ldtlntlned In the mh.d$ of Negroes lu Mi~~bsii'Pi nqt .limt>ly with agit.aHQ•l, bttt with dlr(.'(:l (lid. ·r1w more food w.u dbt.rihutcd, the more peop~ beg<~.u to go down to the cnnrt­buu.~ to ruglster. e.,•efllu;,Uy. fcdc.\r:.l l)~$ure led Leflore County to reuam.e th~ distrihntlon of $urplus food

000 Mose. wrote. on Febru:a.ry 24. 'o d~nk the Chftgo Frieo<Lool SNCC, who, with U.. aid oiO.clc Crcgory, had sent lilod tU>d olo<bing and moclicine In \lissiulppf

• •• v. d hJ,...., been (In a dc-qJ pl•teau ,.JJ w«nt«, .JhaUag ~the.­t-il«'b (I( the ,,iol~ o1 AuguM •nd s.-pt~hH :knd the t.'nlptkm Hut WlLII M~i1h •t ()kJ Mi». , You (l(lffll):el ~tlr ow" tc:~o~r$ 11fxmc beoltiogs. shooting, Md pco'M'hle irw)f. ,.;c,. IC"nc.t• Y'"' ~ymio by your mere phydc:~tl fJt~·nc.~ thir uu~ious f~S~r of tlw N~> community. SOl'd<.'<)IIO:I~." et.wn M1d hiQ\vtl fi'Um (HIIldcc:l pine and whltc SUill't•n ~Ink hJ w1mfy kitcl1~ tl~)l)~ •na-l mllty old stoves, that ma)'lltl )'lMt tiki con~ only to boU aod bubble .and then burst out or •JKht , • . you cr~ate a 3fl'bll ,fttllHng foree capable ol lfi(Wb~g f.Hit whefl the time (()Ol(lj;. , •• Aftn- tllOft: tban s:U huudted Uncd up to rttel\'e food In Cr~wood on WedoHd•y, 20 f."~hr\ury, ai'MI Sam's tulliMC'(UO'Il atn$l and 'llftbod ln t>rbon on 11umday, !1 Ffltnouy, a<<-r""" bbndred l""Pie- <ky h>ll to

protett lilt hb l.rial, OvE:!r lwO hundred ;uMI fif ty g:athc:r~ :tl 11 m~.mttlllug that' same oight, 2oc:l Qt1 Tuesd~y by 10:30 A.M .

I b.ad oocmtr.d over fifty pCOJ)le.l;t':aOO:lng rn s-llent line in th(l tWnty t.'O\lrlho,~: 1J.ey say ~h·er two lmndtOO .St()()(l In line th<at rl:ty. 'Tl' lii il " ''e"" dime:ostoo.. •.• Negroes ha~ neve' ~ood e11 n •OlSSt> in flll)f_est al the seat of power 1n Lhe t~ o( M_i$$iS,.ippllll'llitlcs . • . . We don't know tbis platell"u at al[ We wt:re .reli~ve.d at tbeabsc(.ce-of Jm:lnl.';diate viol\1000 at the oourth~ but wlm '\:no\95 what'll to come-next?·

T'he evening after be wrote t.ha.tlettel', Wout 10!00 V.M .,

Bob Mosesl(,lft the SNCC office 1n Cr-et uwood 1\ud got into an outomobile with two othcrm~n. beading (or Greenville. One: Yi';)S R_andolph Olac~wdJ, .of t1tt:-VoterS Educ~aUOn Projc:ct in :\Ibn~, t~U. of powerful bui1d ~.~)(! voiee, wh(l wa~ doiug a tour of the voter: registrati.on areas. The otber wu Jimmy Tl'oWl<;, twenty yean old, a natiw Ml$$i:s#.ppinu and::._ (Onner Freedom Rider, \vh., had come out of the Rides to join the SNCC>tul£.

A 1002-Buickwit)., n() lr~»St'l tilgs l ind t.J<Oel) !;ittil)goutside the SNCC ()ffit.'C·allday. with three wh.ite men in il-notMng onu:m;d for SNCC. ~s they pu11ed away, the Uuick foUowc:d. l 'hey stopped at tl f:illing stntion for gasoline, and the Buick foliOwt.-d arld circled tll<t block,. Then they he,.'lded O\ll oo the rruuQ highwl)y towatd CrOOnvilJu, :all threQ si lting_ h• front: Jimmy Tnl.\'-iS at lhe wheel, Bob Molies-n P..xt to him, Blo.c-k'well on theoub:ide. l l W l'LS: ;~,l)out 10;3() P .. M.,and there W:l.$ a good deal of traffic on thc,road. As the traflie began to thjn, the Baick -pullOO up a~ngside an~ then c:tme the d'%~fening oound of gun6re. Tbb t.een 4:5-caJibm bullets ·ripped through tltC ca.r­shatteri,)g the front left window, missing Bob Mos(~· and Rand olp h B~~kwell by inches~ smashing through the wtndow on the- oth.¢r side. T wo bullets hit Jimmy Tm .. •is. •rbe. .Buk-k sped off. -::m~ ~{oses grabbc.xl the <.·<mtrols to pull tM C3l' to a stop as Tl:uvif crouched i•dd~ :seat, b~Ung..

.. Tl.wydrovetoa.hospH~I.:a,nd pbooe<l.thtnCws toAtLlrltu. Ruby Do.rts Smith .rent wires the ne-1t l)');Orotog to SNCC workt-rs h• the field: .. Jimmy Trav~-wa.~ shot in the Ddt.a l<Ut night. Twice in shoukler and neck. Will be operated oo todl<iy to remqve bullet which ~ fodgt:d behind .spinal cord.» Travis llvc.'<l, but the doctor said tho.tifthe buJlf;lt had penotrated with j\1St slightly more force. ha w01.1ld b:we died instnntly.

l"'ror_n Jnckmn; David Dennis, who came out o£ ~e l'~ree· dom Rides to be CORE's rcpt(..'Stmfatfv~ in f'>lississippr. wJred Attorney G~-traJ Kc:unedy asking for '"imm<;dinto actio•) by the fecleral govcrnmcnt".to protect \'Otcr rc~!ltr.mb and civil rights workC1"S. The head of the NAACP in ~Hssissippi , A $:1,tC)Il

Henry, aJso issut:..J a .s_t:atclUI.!nt o£ prott.:s~. Jimli'onnan wrote to President .Kennedy from At.L·mtu., roqoosting prutcctlo-n. But, as in aU other acts of violence in ~1issi£sipp i. tho oo.t-ional government- carcfuUy oon6ncd l~s work to the filing oJ oc­cas-ional .lawSuits, 'a11d left Ll1e polJcc (KIW('Jr of thu st:tte o( Misilislppi tQ (t$ own devlccs.

One immodl;l1e rorueque1100 of the shoodng ws.s th~' Wiley Branton, the dvil tights )3wyer in charge of tbc Votes'$ Educatlau Project In Ada.nt;., ~S;ked registnat.iou worlccrs·aJl over Mi.sSI.$$1t>p.l, frorn aU t.-ivil right$ gtW}J~. to movl into Greenwood imruedi;;ttely. ( Br:antqn, a veryJatr:~s-kinncd Negro, was, c:oiJlCicknc.aUy, a d~t~dant of lJ1e reutarkable wldta milUonai.resbve-ClWll(!r Cmen~\·cxwi r...e.Flore, aft~r whom bCJ-th the city and tbe' county were oamed, wbo built a n:t:lJlsion .;tykd after the palace ofl:mpress jQ$e(>h1ue,. w:~ who sup-­ported the Union from hi$ pl.-ntation ill the Delta all through the Civil War, dylng on hiS from por<:tl with four grand~ clllldren holding Union &.gs·nbove hi.ro.) FOr the n(lXt ) 'tQ.I',

Leftore County was to be the poio_t of ooncet1tmtirm for till ci\' il rigllt.s work in ~_fic;sJ~ippi .. SalQ 8r:'UitOn; "The Stille or Mi:ssWippi has repeatedly thrown down a g~untlct at the ·feet of would-be Negro \'otcr.$ . . • . The time has rome for us- to pick up the gauntlet. Leflore Cow~ty has elected itselt .a.s the tesU:ng ground for democracy ...

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Wil_h the whole Ml$$lS$ippi Voter 1-~d~,C.'l lion PI'Qject s:taff clustered ln Creeny;ood now- do1.ens ·of SNCC peopl~, a few frum COHE and ~Cl .. C--viQlen<:e contiuue;d A week Mtor tb~ shooting of Travis, a station .. wagon pu1led up near SNCC headq1tsrtcJ'S and :~Omcone hla~ted :rway with :• ,sbotgu.n iniQ a pa--r.ked car.. where Sam Dlock and three- other young ~oplo were sitting. The car windows were smashed, but no one w.ts injured. And o n March 24, 1963, the voter registration offico used by SNCC and tho othar ci~il rights org':lnizat ion<> w.tS

destroyed by 6.re. All o f t1:w office cquipmont W:.LS. n•ined~ records were burned, a ph'one w~ ripped from tho '"all­Greenwood polioo said thc.,'TC wa:.- no cVidonc& of atson. With .t.htt~'.l.ltf urg(og tbem to leave, SNCC had. to look aguln for aootlier office. Two oigb.\11 ).nter • .somoon(~ Stcd:. shotgun into ll1e bome or George Creeue, a SNCC wor-ker wh0$C fa.milj livt:d in Gree:owood. Tlic<.'6child,-eu slept as the.shots.torc into I hi$ wt~ll 'of their bedroom.

Meanw·hile. t:n other paJts or Mlsslsstpp~ tJu-:re was more trot• bit;!. 'I1la windows in Aai'C))l tienry'$ drug stqrc in Clarks· dale were broken, :t$ they 11ad been mao)' UmeS beforo. Da.vo D~·tmis' car wa.~ 6md~ ipto in Jnckson, three bullets Loring through the windshield~ but fortunateJy no oM. w'lU in tJw c:ar.

·l1u~ day after the shOOting op of the .Gl'eene .home, Wcdn£>..Sday, March 'J:I~ 196:3, -BClb Moses, Jim l"onnim, Wlll(c:. Pet1c:ock:, Fmnk Smith and six others we're :tnested 'e9<l.Wg a warl-b to the county c."'Ourth~ms(~

Moses rocallt:

The march. that took place tu.Creenwood wMnot planned. , . . Now the-moro.Jngof tJle march w~ -w~·e ot t-ha c.burcb tbero and began s_lngtng. l"'qrmnn ~~ byr ~ Wtl$ uctually oil bls way Olil c>( l6Wn, be. .... ·as drtving.SQ M:.tnggC$ted th3t lrut)'bcl W(';. (Might to go down tO ~It)' f,alll)od J?COtcn the .shc);">tfng_ we diil not anlki.-pato that lhe pOlioe· would .roart. !IS lbtl)' dKJ .. We were simply, gotng to· the poli« Mation and reqt,est~a wnfc.'ft:twe with t-he ['1-,li<:e <.:hid' aWog,for ~lJoo r rotcctiOn in lig.bl of th~ shooting. And they mel1,1$tl'lerc wl~b the dogs ~D.d with guull and SQ fc)rth and 1 gu~ as Jim SO.)'l', lbcy sil:n:ply went be.rsc::d: fo.r 11 lfttlt! w~lile,. ~ • •

M abc>l't !l hundiad Negro men, women. and youngsters, singlJlg "'ud prnylng. approachud tho J.efloro County Court­house, the pollee appe-:.tred, we;,ving yellow helmets~ carrying riot SUck.~. leading po-UCe dog~. One of the dog· bit twenty~ year-old Matthew Hugh. 8 demo.nsh'3tor. A.nQther. soar ling anU grunting~ att.acked Hob Mose;s-, tt}:lttlng ot &ong gash i.n-bi$ troosers. Mar!Q.O 'Wright~ Q yoong Negm wom:m studyrng law at Ynle, wasoo the sceoo~thnt d~y-:

I had been with 8ob M~unec"eoiog Md d<>gtkept follow~ l.ng us down the .street. Bob ~·saying how he w<~.ro't used to dOgt; that ha wasn't brooght -up -around dogs.· and he was ("e:ti.Jy ~fmkl o( them. 1'hcn t'amc tl.c mareh, and the dog:s .btn)WU1lg b:.)d tbe•polioo pushrng us' book: And there vo•as Hob. 1"\'fus.fllg to 1"00\'C ~c;k:,. watldng._ walking towards the dogs..

Demonstrations (.'(l'nUnut.-d arour1d the cou.nty courthouse for the- next Jt.·w days~ wJtb uaou~ ane1ts. 'Comedian Dick ~gqry join8d tho dcmonstrotors. MO!lc.'S, Forman, l)nd the otheJ'$ wE~JV found guiJty of tli$orde:rly c.ouduct and given the maximum $C.ntencc .. four m~mths in pr.bou aud a $200 Bne. They were re)rued, jn return For a JU!tk'C Department .-agree­moo~to postpone-its· suit agait\St 10CQ1 offielaJs.

To the SNCC headquarterS In GreenwOod, through the spring·and (~rly sm1tmer oF 1963. came a stream of reports~{ events- happening-.all 0\'l'-r tbe state. au explos.ivt;! tossed luto the window of NA.AC11 leader Aaron Hew:y's home ln CICU'ks. <b.le. then an e-xplosion ripph~ into the rOOf ot hts drugstore, then bulle~ fired from u pa,mng c;u:' into hi.s hu,me;: £ircbombs thrown into tbc bc:m\C of Hartman Tumbow, Best No~ voter applic;ant in Hohnes Count)', after wbicltBob ~foses aud throe oihors were ~ted ou "suspicion of anon .. ; SNCc- .... 'Or".ker Milton Hancoc:kclubhed by a Creet~wood·poHoeman: a sit· in

"""""' '""''en and ltid:ed at a jacboo lwacb counter. an NAACP olldal clubbed to the ground at a tl..-..tr..tioo in J"""-• aud, 001 June tt, Me<lgor £,._ murtle.-..1 lu the dri~ay ol bi$ hocu< in ja<k!on.

.Buc the b'identt began to otppc:• r, ht.ro su..d there throughout the state of MissiSSippi. thnt what Bob Most$ had ~lied the "Mfs.sis!tippi iceberg'" Wlili beginning to crack. 11te ClVJd(m(O WllS not yet in chn.ngt-:9 in tho SQOi(d .~truCtwe O( the state, btu i.n t11e peOple who cmorgod slOwly. QS rooks a~ ouc by Ott(! out or a reccd.iug sea.

Mrs. Pannie Lou llatoor, fony·J~t."Veu, ma1•rred, the IJlother' o( two children, has: been all her lite A .sbarecropper to Ru&e. vlllo, Mboissippi (Suu&wcr County, wl""e James Eaatlaud has hi• plantation). I spoke to her at a Sfo/CC $(alf mediJ1g 1o Cl«'oMllc, Mismsippl.lu late 19113. on a <unny Suoday afiCJ· noon,.,. . ., the nobc ol Negro O.,·• pnoetking in a braq bond, blowing tmmpeb tnd pound .. g on dru"" j.,t oouide the door. She told how she got in1o tht- fi\OVt:mtnt :

I went to a lntrtingat this t huK'l\..IIW:I they amwu.need ubouc till!! hn~rtant mass meeting. ~methfug wu wiun't UJQd to, 11r\d th(!)' 3::.Jd James .&vel would he s~-uing that night. So l wcnl td church tltat MoudllJ nt,ht In JtuJcvillt. , , • )atrloC$ l\cv~:~l did t:.lk that night and eVC'I')'thit~S he aaid. you know, made! &ense. AntJ alio, JUa Forman W'Jt tbtre. So wbco they .copped talldr.~g. wdl, they want«! t·o lc1)0w, who w~dd go ~-o to regU'I:cr )VU see. ou tl~ partiouW Friday. and 1 Ldd IIJ) my hod.

Mn. Harue< Is .short and sroc:Jcy, 1...- liOn lik weather· beottm copper. her eyes dt and bt,;o; Jbo walb with a limp bec."&ust she had polio as s chikl, and when she sings she is crying uut to lhe heavens. She tokl what happened after she w enl dow'' to register.

'J't1e thirty-fir$! (J[ August J(, '62. the day I w.-nl into the ~tti'IOl•:se t() rtl!lSier, well, aft(,:r I'd J(Ottul'l bact horne, thi<; IUIUl tJ\iltl hod wwkcd (or ILl a thncket.-pc:l' Md $haTCCropper 101 eighteel') ytar:t,hc sajd thtlt I would Just 1uwc to Leavt ..• • So I cold him 1 \\;w~'t tryiog to ~gbtC':r fcw hUn, L w.s oytog to rtgister for my:sdl. , .. J d.idn 't Nve no other choice be­e.tue for-ooctimeJ want~ dHng to btdilcra.L

A(tf!rhere\ictiob from the pbntilliollo ~ff$. HQ:I'rW'JCStayed with a friend in RuleW!e. Ton days t.ru. • oar drove by the Muso a.nd silcteen bullets were putnped h\to the bedroom wh.cre 1he slept. She \\o"':ls out of the ho~ d~t nfgbt. Q.O(). no OtiO was htJJ'L

On J~·ne Q, 1003, Mrs. Romer and nve othe:r people were returning to C,Teeowood (rorn ~ mccth)g In Sooth CaroUo-a. 111e l>tu 111ade il h••ic( stop in Winonoa, ~U$tb~il>t>ft ;tnd $0Jnc of tll.l•m wenl into the white wllitlng mom. ·rhc police came and nrrcsled a.R of them, including Mtr. Hamer, who bad jmt 1tepped off t11e bns to see whnt waa h.l.ppening. 11ley we-re taketl to the Winona jaiL

One olthe group was .•m>dlc Poodct, lo her tweotie<. blac:lc.fldnne<l and beautifu~ very quire, wbo worl<ed On ""'er ediiCOUOU in CTeenwood for IM Solllt...m Cbrisban J..ead<r. •h;p Coulcrcntt. ( Anndl< uadu•ted room Cwk C<>Uege 1u Atlantll, and her younger s.ister was o tlude nt of rnioe at Spelman.} After they got tu the jaJI 1111d were .»efXI.roted lMide. Mrt, HIUuc,:r beard AnncllescrcamJng. "I knew Anne.lk:'il voi«. Ar-.d 11hc w:u ptayin' f()r Cod to forgive chom • .•. "

11um tbeyc~tmc for Mrs:. IJ(tmer. "I v.-.scurrlttd to.-11otJ.er cell wl,cfl! there was three white men 1\00 two Ne~ prlsonCI'$. 'Tho ttace trooper gave one of tlte Ne~ che blackjllcl:. and he Mid .•• 't want you to make thai bheh wbh she ~s deJ<I. •. :-The prisoner"""' hrr wilh the blac:lcjack, aU •­h<r body, wbilesotUeOlleheld bed<('t down to keep hedrom lMYin&· Thoa the blxtjadc "" banclod to another pmoo.., who coobnued the beating. ( Negro pr~sot~en-th,....lened. bribed, cJ..pente-haveolc.n been IUed agoirut other Negro

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prliOoet'S. *' wfutc: pruoner:s ba.'-oc been USed apullt whit~ ill jails aU 0\ ..-the nation.)

The day after the anest, a group ol SNCC l'<"l''e. swu­mone<l br telq>booe. drove to Wiuooa to - If they could he.lp. One of tbwn WiLl I..awrencc Cuyot, a t.Wc:uty-t:hn:e-yeoa,.. old ntUivt of 1\rli.ssissippi.a gradual(! of To.1pklo College. oow 3 SNCC Re1d S(K;'fetru')'. o£ po""'erl'ul (ramo, (o.lt "'klu, aod a YOk:e thoH f(Xlt$ wid• p3$$ion at cburc:h mocth1~ fn tho DulttJ. Guyot, trylug to see the prisoner$. \\'Q.s qv.u;Uoll«< by Q state lr'OO't>er. who became eomged when Cuyot u:lu!lcxl to .say "'Y~.J, f;Sr,"' ~t)d ''No, t:l r." The troopt.T $liipped Cuyot f'e{JCQtcd-1y, tb(m t-urned him over to a gl'O\Ip ol CIH.tent Couoctl man~ br.:t1. They heal l1im u-ntil he oouldn•t lift hb: lmtl$1 hit- him again and apin i.n his face 'mtil hk e)~ " 'eft! so s-.'OOen be couldn't open &hem.

Another S.'iCC worker in chc: group or vWton OlllnOlged to get Into the joil to ... .'\.onelle l'oodtr. Sbe r<p<>rted.., bee vbit wbt-u .she got back to Creeuwood: "AunelJc·.~ fll<.."C was swollen .•.. She oouJd h.1.rely talk. S~ looked -'l we and w;u ab{t) to whi~per one word: fJ\EF.l)()M,"

Mn. Hamer became :1. fl.e)d se<;rtt1uy for SNCC alter Jter evic:Uou ft'OJn the p lantation. Just AS M()S(Is and lite other­"out,ddc:n:" h:td become Insider~. now chc lu&ld\:ts- were oo. ginnfng to lx_~roome otd:sid(m to the soc,cty lhc.')' 11tH.l grown up En. As Mn. ll:uner p\11 it:

Yoo "'- t1..y ,.;.~ -id<n _, oomtn' 1n •"" b<ginalo& to &d lhe people' -.irrtd up because tbcy',-e always bee:Q ath"W. Well, as-lcwq; as J c. ~. 1·~~ ~'ft" bea. ath6ed. it ., . ., twmty ol us. sir ph and fourteec• boys. aOO we iw' ~ly wu 'INking .it. You lnow l '*'kl »«the whiteJ Wti go.ing to .school at a time whf-11 v.•e WOt1ld bt out of Khool .•• •00 most ol the tUne v.e dtdu\ bave anyt.Nng to Wt.oar. l b)cw it was: Ulmelhing WrOilg, , • , r atway.s sensed lhat we waa thtl tiDe who alwaya do lite hiU'd v.·ork. yo1J kno•w,,,. r u kcd her i( 5hc was going to rcrn.nln wi th themovcmcttt,

"nd ' he r~ponded with the wrds m a .110ng~ " J toJd tl•c1n if they Cl'o'et' mfss mo from the movement uud <.'Ouldn't flnd me ~~·here. coma on over to tbo brravcyard, end L'U be burled the .. :

Shortly alter the \Vinuoa incident, • vot..- regirtratioa ....... ,held lu a tiny church in the COitOD•gYOWmg vill:oge of ltta Uena. ju>t ootPde of c.-wood, was broken up by lfl•ob>bombf. \\-'hen forty-6ve Ncgroe.s m01.rebcd to the town mar5h.'1'1 office to protest this, they w~ anesttd: the folkN<o­log week, thirt\•cu young.o;ten- workJug whh SNCC • .sowe oC them ftom ltta .Buna.. were arrt.'$tec.f in Crounwootl.

My wife and t were in Greenwood fn Augw;t, 1963., wllt.'fl 1h()S(J Uhrcighc pt'Ople- G.nalJy were frc»t.l Or' boud. money •upplkxl by tLe NatiomJ Cotmcd of Churchtt, ThOll nlght SNCC b .. dquartm bad ~.,eerie <iu•llty ol • Jleld bospll1ll after a battle. Youngii.CD out of Jo.ih,.-tecn llnd le\ftntecn y .. n old-....,..., 'J'<""Iod here •n<l tt...r<. Two o{ them lay on the narrow ccu upstaln "'hllea few olthe SNCC girls dabbed thdr ey<o wllb boric odd $0\ulions; oome dircary <leBcleuey in jail bad allected thdr eyes. One boy nune<l an infected band. Anod.,. boy'• rout ..., swolleo. lie b>d otartod to to.. (..,ling in it wftilc b• the "'hot box" :at PQrchrNn Penitentiary. or..J bad stamped on it desperatety to restore t'lrcu13tloo. Medltal at­tcmUon wa~ re.futr«< thern iu pr'ts~n.

Now~J)Uper reports about dcmonstn:tton nm'!:Sted in the Oeup Soutb have f.lt.we:r ooli."e)'e<l lully Lho t-callty of a Bl:.l.Cl Belt joU. Ali we •tood aroond ln SNCC h .. dquott..-s. three o1 the youngsters out of Parchman spoke of tbt'lr arrest and their two mot1tlu lu j;~..ll The &n:t wAs Wii.Ue Roge:rJ:

••• it ...-u t--mty mioutes to OM whr:n the dtkf C':UDe oot of bb car •od IC.'!I0$.'5 the street fn froN. ol the ~ It was J•od$-Tuadar. Thochiol.tald, r .. oskm" yon...U ..,...,.. on. We said that we were up t.bere to pc 01.11 lotb regbtered.

1-lt qjd t'm Mkio' ~ou to ~a, ... ntJW W• ,:.Sd wrr t-":lmt' to l\-'f thnn n-pstcrm aJid ""Jn a, II'M:)' rq~bh:COO ~~ v."OUJd IN\(' So 1M- "uted pbda.g tr< undtT .IWrctt ~ t,. aoo. ... TM JUdge- scutmccd us to four- tlt~.-.l'n ••-.I $1:00 B.hl! tor f\_.(u,mg to I'QO\~on_

\Vo uny~..od -in dw: .hot box t.,.,.., ••ig}YIJI, It\:,. C'f'R .d.ctUl sh foot MJIUlre, wllioh. ~hty «.:Wl che hut t.o,., Lvug •~ tht'y c.tcm•uum. lll4' ht-'llt on-wilh three ;,, tlwrB-y.>u t>an t~~ !ll:flt ft. T h£>ce's uo

()'J)Cr) ln~ (or Hghtor:u.l.l': t here wa~ ;. lllti\H•tut~k undor thcdoor-. hn~ y()u cG\ildn'l see )'Oltl hand ht'IC~t• >'(!\II' £~<'ft lc."-'1 )'OU g!'!t d ()WU Oil )'OUI' knees, \\'btu tbcy ,&.tilt fl,ld)' II) ft:tlll )'()u lh"'Y

hl•nd the tr:~~y tlu'Obgb 41 Unlo rloot whiC'I• tlk·y colo~nd dlt"U >'''- t;:~n'r £:it unJcss )'0\1 grt di1\HI ~'" )ttttr \.uc·~ h)· tht! t."'t e.:••lin' lu tfK. door-tbn yov Nln ..,,. hfM. m l!:at • .And t~ h..td ~ huk> round bof(' • t.br 6oor .. t.kh w.a-\ ;a WtJI­

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:\t:);l tO Speak ~~'a.S Jesse )ames Clo\·('r, o.nod~r tc:cnaJ,.'t:f. who told of moe of lh¢(11 bemg put Ul the h()t boll' one time, :md tlu rtt'(·n anotl•r:r t-ime.

\V,1 Wl'•ro muking it okay a i•OO( ll•i,ty Jlllnul(.'il w1th i he f~n ufr, bu-.u~lhlng l.ll ebb oxygcr,olclllug 11\ll tM\ o.uriKm dloxtdt:.

-(u•d the 11lr w:as e~11porat1ng ''" I!Jp of th•t buitdiug, {ln(l it !;•.It tiO l101 tJ.e ~atcr Wll$ (aJling oiJ tilt' lQf,l ()(til~ building .;aD

lttoumf tlWI sid..s li.k-4!-ll was raining. . li t" ki us out, • w~ ~old t'Vt:J)Qflot! 10 kq>i.Ju.ll'l ~"-~.tu.w we dtdn-t "'utt to t,«t in tht hot ho'll: 11g:~-tn. "l"beu a f~ fei~J Vlfff talkin& to each othtr- l ftt CJfJ1l" d<Mn ~!WI told l....t.•rL'I~ Cu)ot. ·rm golng to put thne nwn ap IO thh cbtnr1 bu 1f I I~ Uf cl t.h6 ra<lrt'"-so the)- l.mg ~lac:Artl•w C"Mt~ Utd w-,u;.;,. Rogers Ull chf, ~\(nA.rtfruno\OIIIJ.ing~u·\4111Mt Fl'f«<om lOODgs. ••• AJI~~her, I was tbiJt«"l d")l lll 11tc ht'Jt hvx .• , now d.l(l I t;i-t In the mo\'fernmt? ' W<~¥ jl,l • "'"t.)l: lflt't'lln~ In ltU Bc·na. J'd b('l•u waUdn' .and <'llnv~l11' on ut)' Qwl• lktb ~-fo:~e~ a$ked Jl l(!, dMl l w-.nt to work with SNOC? I told him~"'·· •

lt'rr<ll lfl rris spoke: , , , I l o c-:tme :\f'OIUI{ I llnd it'iid. ")'uu gcm m• fi'I(W~jl yt'M1 gon:n;l

,,'IO..,.e r And lw: f'dg.htc:M<I llw ukll k'\~'J'". And wh~n v.""t!.. d~ "t ll'IO\·.:O '""':lnes:tt:d u$ • In lllll 'l*"' 160 hour" in the- b(l{o­th~ I111M ho.-- thai u. . .. fm .)lfWnh•lf'n, I p fn~·oh'td ,..ith lM: I'M\'t'lllll"fit ~in 1900, wll('ll SSCC ('~me- up l wasfourtf'ftl ''""' S..m 6locl. ·~ l~tlldn:g to mr""O*t!OIII dr ~ I oriel him, 1"'- I'd b. ~d oo hdp.""" I •una! '""" .._ Oil, "' r~ my rnoc.ht-r didn't "'"nil Me 10 be lo ~ 1l.cn (]lf" rr-.ali~ it woold 1M!~ foc Jw:-r • nd for 100 .• . s."he-lold ~ I <llUkl go ahead.

1 11 ~,; fll'll a{terrJOau we dro~e 'ntw() C:lld, \Vith Dob Mose,s, .SlOk\·ly C"•·mlcl,aeJ, nnd Sf•vPr~;; l Olhet"$, tO Jtt.1 lkinn PO('Ipl.c tiU)h.' oul of 1he cotton 6~Jd~ to n•Ul.i' h~ n d ibtpidatcd lltt10 .;:h tu~h. wt::}d)rni•\g back t..he P.v'<.'lllll.:)n prl$1mt'r5, !linging r rt"'' 'l l()l'n lOOJ)&' Vlith {U) OW•rpQWI'thlg ,;puh ()nt! Of the- 'J'8·

cumcd p nsOO('fS was M_other Peddo.>, (r.&gi)Q and Snl.'\U, .sexen­ty-fi~ )eat!' old, ~,~.oho hadj\1st ,pent. 11"-r the rdt, twotnOULhs oo ttW' ("()unty prisnl1 furm for "'anting tO rc.-p'\tf't to YOC:~. Cars Rlkd "'"h ~ hite nl!f'n l'l.Jillb&Pd b) Jlot•~ 1hc roac:l that passed by ~~ oo ..... d~ doo.-, but t.M m•~·ehog :and dlf• ~in:in& •--ent on..

Hoh Mosoes spol«. told lh<m th>t th<w wtre uu JObs in Chk:ago or~~ f« \\ohJtco 0t: bL"'-~• el.al thty mu»l stay snd wrr•l(>h f-rom the State of ~l bsi~iplll what they UoC'J'\·ed. as humM })(lings. Anyone wh o fch the lll'ge got up to spc~ An old m1\1\ rose on his cru:w and .t;:\id !11ow1y. thoughl£ully~ .. AU these )'C:MS, f{Qing :•long I:H.Ihind my pkh\-'1 t 1 hougl•t someday thlu~·' would <"h!tngc. U11L I nc\·c~•· tl t l':il fiCd fll St-.: il uow..."

Jn the bU of l003, the SNCC warkt•ti w nc.••mtrntod ill Croenwood began to spread 01,1t aU O"'()r the $tate in the most d;aring poUtical action undcrtakc1l by Mh)bslppi N~ s'nce RtooonstructiOn.. With Negron: prh'f'f'ltffi-by intnn..ida­tlou rot>d rtprisal-lrom registl'riug ond VO<Ing ln the ~r sub<matorialeledion {between PouiJohruon, ,.~ o.mocrat, and Rubell'bi!JiJl'. scgreptlonlst Rei"Jbbn), io

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"llij df'C'lcko<ltn g1'~ ~a ch.v~ to \-Oh: for a N't'gl'o g.tn·­emor. ~~~on lfe-nry. til an unoOki:~l frtc:dotn EbUOt.

lltn')'• • fOrt) "())CoJear-okJ ph•m.aeut. •m•y \deran. :and :NMCP lto3der. ~ (t'OI)l (.1.:n~b~. M•""hSIJlpl. and one of the pOI"'r"' of the mO\etftent t,, tht ,tatt'. Rumuog fw Li4:!uten:ant..C.o"erno. on Heury's tkkt!t w.;~ .. • twculy·i•,Wt':n· yc;~r--okl white minister, Edwm Kiug. cJ •:~plain a t Tougaloo Colleg(•. 'KinA wa.'\ ho••n in V'~bhurg. MiMII."»il)l'l, cduc~• ted o'H Ml\b:\1~ Coltcgc in Jackr;an, ther. wf: ln 60 ~(I 11 \mly th e:Q1t)gy :~ t Boston Uuh·t•r.sity. He h~d bef:n :UTf!'$tc•d lt>•u• llrncs smce 1900 (or v~a riOt.u c:ivil rig ltL'i actious and wus Oil('<" b·l'f'ton 111 a jnil in MOrltgomrry. T he lh:nry-JGng p l.1tforn\ Sh'(':->'1~1 dw sobjt!C­tk>n uf ()QOt" wbnes as wdl as Ne~~ to t1w t'«itica-1 a.OO t..'C'OilOm'c dtctatoohi:p th:.t h:ad so long ntu th.tt st'l t~ ~r Mk­

~•»fJ)pt. All tlw- ci\;1 rigt~u «gouuzattoru tJ\ W Council o( Fed·

t .. J~tcd Otpr_,r.llio-1-.s ~ted 1n the l_'tlM)':ttgn, ttnd Soh ~tw.·> of SSCC cLre<1.c:.'d d. w JtlJ b.Uot bu.n-s placed in ehW'<'ht., and J)lf'eling t'boes lhf'OI.•ghout 1hc '-1Atc, wh<"'l'C 3dult Neg~Of•$ C0.1ld rome aod \ ote. fu C)(.-tohc·r and Novern~ bl!r, hvndtt<h i)( \\'01'~01'$ ctun:l~·d lht' S\1\\o of MissbsippT. {lidt•cl by Vl.llitlnJ!; white .!tludcnl$ frrnh \ 'f1lr• att<-1 St:mford, org:u111tt'(l l))' All.(IWCO.'ittfn, ~ yolmg pollllt"ffl$\' t"nti.St. 'fhcre wcu• jl.'l llin~s, heating.s, .tWd sh~i•lg .. , l.h•t thr; ca•n1-.algn Wt •tt on.

In Rollin~ fur~ Mf.ssissippi:, h·auhoc Ooualdwn w:.t.i: t.•a_n, ·:&»iU't along with Cb:.ulic Cobh. P!'O()k' wtl'ft t.H.I their rtOtU p(ll'\.hes., OOck from dmreh. or in dk' bad. )·ard. As Oon.kt,cm dcWTtbo one exclu:ng;

• (:ooc:J lfle'f'fi()()n. Ma"am. I Ia\'(! you , .. ~f"d rn tM ~lection )tt'r

"l\o. \\11:al eloe':'ticyu?"' .. \Vfll. Ur. Aaron Hefll')'. a Negro from Cl.iitksdalb. Mi~·

JilllllpJ?'· , • ," A pk.:k-up ll'uck wilb.., whit~ man tu it t:IUt."Cned onto tit•' lllWI\.

"Ni~ger, wr~ art"n~l gnlog to h>~\'t' Otly u iHWOf thisngit:•tio.o :"ound twl'e. N.lggers 'toml-d bete don't need to vote. so y<~u and your OOu••-.ed butidy geL<K1l ot' h~rc.. Cod lLlmn it, mgger: fU si''f" you one m_im.ue to get Ot•' o( town or I'll kill you!'"

Anocher Hroe. <4 polkletnao hlJd r~·Quhoc Ooo;~kl,oca in the W.oek of a poliee car.IUld wOtW hi:r~U ineo t r.ag·. pulling his putol, c:ocl;in' i t , hold<ng it-Oun;ald!(>n' s head. shout\Dg' ~You and th e other godd:amn ).1~ nlggt:rs •rovl'd here au)~l gomu gil nuthin hut a hoUet in 1he h.aidi iU.'rk ~ cl a hird"-1 'tn gonnt1 kill you, niggerl" Another poJICP!lUn e;une OVf>l" and tuggo!ltod thili was not the time t,.r plat-e (Ot' n. krlltng. and finally he wu!i t(lt go .

C luude We1tvt:T is a Nc:gtQ .stud l'!IU At IIMvard CQIIege, vuf)' young-looking, miW-ma1mcrcd , who t)1>\,Y'i the p;uitar and dro.ws ltilarfom. cartOOo.'i with (:hW'tOa.l ( hl~ gre::uCsl crenUou iJ ~Supcrsntol:,• a ltul'nble-Ncgro jauJtor nl!f!l <'d 'forn who tum~ into "Stt)Jit:UnJcl: .. at will and :saves hb brcthrt-n from Mi~sis· sippi ,.hcrl.tfs). We.t.\'er jotut .. -d the SNCC .)lalf in time for the .. -,~·dOfn &.llot ('Qm~gn. He '\\'{()(e rsvm MIMI.Uippi:

n,. Ddt• lit.$ T'acao\ and buTeo all cb.y: It broods in t!w­C'\mtn& an.J it nics aD ni,P i ptho f~ that the land it cursed aod suffering. gro.uung urxkr the awful weight <.II hbtory'• sl'l"· 1 can uPd('fllt•od wllllt P11.utkn.cr meant; it mus-t be (o,·cd ur hated •• , ot lltl(lt If.)· hard to imagine ho"'• nny nu1llic but the blu¢11 cQuM hu\'0 tnknt root in I he bla<'.k !IQII nround me.

Weaver $t\t)'('<l on after the l':'roodum 6aJit1t (!ampnlgn. 1-le w~ j.ttlcd JCvcrol times. u.nd wtts once thrcr&tcncd by l\ poli~mQn with a phtol..whipping if he didn't :say ··vct.$it ... HPwrote to a. friend l~ck: borne:, a'): if be w«>:rc slrnply otfcflng IIi pf("(:e o( U("'..;l: .. Wt ~rt" not :aftaid ...

IV!><n too Fn<dom llallot mmp;"~'' wu o-'er, SO,OOO N«>:groes lu.d rrnrlud baDob for Otnl)· .. ~ io{lo~ (o.,, times tbc nu;nlbf.r omcu.Uy registered in the ~lttr It .s.htw.'~ Bob

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Mos~t~ .54kl, that M~is:sippi NCg~s u;<ml.t:l \'6te, in hug~ numbers_. if given the chan<.-e. It-showed that Negro ~,od white )'QUUg>ttlrs were SUll uOt af'r~id, des-pllt) everything th:\-1 hi.lc) happelied in the last- two yeotrs, tQ :move h\to the towns and \riUages and furm:Jaud of Mississippi and t-alk to people about what the future might be likb.

For SNCC the McComh d~YJ of 1961 h~d OOcn 11 quick aud ugly rebulf-. 'The G(eenwood ronoentr:~tio)l of J002-l963,

in spite of the violcnctnm.d the pain, had awnkaned Voices an~ hopes in Missis$i{>pi that could not be stifled . .Perlwp.,o; 1.004 wm,11d be- llu:: yoor for the transformation of the st;t,te of Mis­sissippi. SNCC nOW had 130 stae_: members throu9"out the Sooth, wHh JQ.rty of tll<:Se jilil-futrdeued you.ogstcn- roncen­tratcd i.n M.ississfppi, sprea~ out in d.itlc:rcnt places thr<;~ughout the s.tate. One of th~eplaces, h1 Forrest County, was tlH~ Little city of flattit:sbtug.

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