Rights worker beaten by police in Hattiesburg: officer threatens to kill him; 28 December 1964

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Identifier	mus-ellin108
Title	Rights worker beaten by police in Hattiesburg: officer threatens to kill him; 28 December 1964
Description	From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; News release by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) reporting the police beating of Joe Schwartz, a COFO worker. Schwartz was stopped by police and beaten after an office accused him of using profanity. The release also briefly mentions other recent acts of violence in the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, area.
Creator	Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Date	28 December 1964
Coverage (time period)	28 December 1964
Subject	Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) Hattiesburg (Miss.) Police brutality. Schwartz, Joseph E. Violence.
Mississippi county	Forrest County (Miss.)
Geographic location	Hattiesburg (Miss.)
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 8
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	1836.502 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1667
Height	2180
Color space	Grayscale
File name	ellin108.jpg

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