Memo, Betty Garman to friends of SNCC and campus contacts; October 28, 1964

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Identifier	mus-ellin179
Title	Memo, Betty Garman to friends of SNCC and campus contacts; October 28, 1964
Description	From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from Betty Garman (Robinson), Atlanta SNCC office, to friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and campus contacts, dated October 28, 1964. Garman reports that the eighteen people jailed in McComb, Mississippi - voter registration workers and prospective applicants - have been released and all charges against them dropped. Five of those jailed reported some form of physical abuse while in jail. FBI officials were present in McComb, but reported to be inactive. Garman urges the formation of protest campaigns to inform others of this situation.
Creator	Robinson, Betty Garman.
Date	28 October 1964
Coverage (time period)	October 1964
Subject	Civil rights workers. Harassment. McComb (Miss.) Police misconduct.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-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	M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection.
Source	Box 2, Folder 20
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	2552.96 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1674
Height	2800
Color space	Grayscale
File name	ellin179.jpg

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