Demonstration of nonviolent self-defense; June 1964

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Identifier	mus.m351.0062p
Alternate ID	mus-rand0062
Title	Demonstration of nonviolent self-defense; June 1964
Description	From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; SNCC Field Secretaries Bruce Gordon (left) and Cordell Hull Reagon (right) demonstrate with the assistance of a female volunteer how the Freedom Summer volunteers should protect themselves from physical assault. They were to fall to the ground, roll themselves into a ball, and use their hands and arms to protect their head and vital organs. The demonstration takes place on the campus of Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, during the second SNCC Orientation Session at Western College held between June 22-27, 1964.
Creator	Randall, Herbert, 1936-
Date	June 1964
Coverage (time period)	June 22-27, 1964
Subject	Civil rights movements. Mississippi Freedom Project. Nonviolence. Oxford (Ohio: Township) Randall, Herbert, 1936- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Western College for Women.
Resource type	Image
Format	Digital reproduction of 1 black-and-white photograph.
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	M351 Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs.
Source	Box 1, Folder 7 M351-62
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	573.678 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1576
Height	1971
Color space	Grayscale
File name	rand0062.jpg

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