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Montgomery Police Halt Tuesday March; Beatings Nearly Provoke Riot by Negroes
It was hard to believe that people had been on this block only the night before by possemen. Negro youngsters
Night Marchers Rouse Ala. Cops
MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 19--Four night demonstrations have been held here this week, keeping state troopers and city police on irregular
Internal Differences Beset Negroes, Police in Selma
MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 18--As this city moves swiftly toward a racial explosion, conflicts have arisen in every conceivable faction. Among
MFDP Hears Local Miss. Officials Deny Voter Discrimination Charges
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss.--Mayor Sam Cooperwood and Registrar Otis Clayton testified yesterday that there was no discrimination against Negroes who attempted
Law, History, Sociology Professors May Initiate Course on Civil Rights
Civil rights may become the subject of a new Gen Ed course next year. Tentative ideas for such a course
A Typical Week in Mississippi: COFO Hears of Many Incidents
The telephone at 1017 Lynch St., Jackson, Mississippi, receives calls 24 hours a day. Here the headquarters of the Council
Three Arrested For Miss. Bombings; Others Suspected Says Police Chief
Three white men were arrested in McComb, Miss., yesterday, and charged with two racial bombings. The arrests were made by
Voting Drive Starts Despite Violence
The Mississippi Summer Project began sending its new volunteers into the state on June 21,1964. But only a couple of
11 New Bombings Continue Long Legacy of Violence In Southwestern Mississippi
Since Aug. 28 there have been 11 bombings in McComb, Mississippi. Four of these bombings and the arrest of over
The Mississippi Summer Project: Holly Springs Participant Reports Nervous Beginnings, Eerie Tension
On June 21, 1964, about 20 "freedom workers" as the local Negro community came to call them, arrived in Holly