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Letter, Israel Zwerling to Lyndon B. Johnson; July 8, 1964

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Identifier	mus-mz030
Title	Letter, Israel Zwerling to Lyndon B. Johnson; July 8, 1964
Description	From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Copy of a typewritten letter from Dr. Israel Zwerling to President Lyndon B. Johnson dated July 8, 1964. Zwerling describes his position as the father of a civil rights volunteer in the Mississippi Summer Project and thanks Johnson for his efforts regarding the missing civil rights workers in Mississippi, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. Zwerling also writes about a visit to Mississippi by New York Representative Ryan and a dinner with Zwerling's son. He suggests that an increased federal presence in Mississippi might make a difference for the movement.
Creator	Zwerling, Israel, 1917-
Date	8 July 1964
Coverage (time period)	1964
Subject	Civil rights movements. Civil rights workers. Mississippi Freedom Project. Ryan, William F., 1922-1972. Zwerling, Matthew, 1944-
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 2-page document.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Contributors	Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Notes	This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M336 Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection.
Source	Box 1, Folder 2
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.

Title	Page 1
File size	2173.118 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1663
Height	2177
Color space	Grayscale
File name	mz030_1.jpg

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