Letter, Matthew Zwerling to Israel and Florence Zwerling; August 6, 1964

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Identifier	mus-mz014
Title	Letter, Matthew Zwerling to Israel and Florence Zwerling; August 6, 1964
Description	Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, dated August 6, 1964. Zwerling updates his parents on his activities, including his efforts to set up contacts in Tunica, Mississippi, for SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) workers who will be arriving the fall. He also thanks them for money they recently sent.
Creator	Zwerling, Matthew, 1944-
Date	6 August 1964
Coverage (time period)	August 1964
Subject	Civil rights workers. Mississippi Freedom Project. Voter registration. Zwerling, Matthew, 1944-
Mississippi county	Coahoma County (Miss.)
Geographic location	Clarksdale (Miss.)
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 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	A finding aid for this collection is available online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m336.htm; 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 1
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	296382 Bytes
File extension	JPG
Width	1683
Height	2170
Color space	RGB
Transcript	Letter, Matthew Zwerling to Israel and Florence Zwerling; August 6, 1964 Transcript Clarksdale, August 6, 1964 Dear Folks: Please thank everybody for the money - it should do just fine. Today is the State Convention in Jackson of the FDP. Afterwards I'll be working on some projects here (e.g. getting a group of parents to meet with school officials about what will be included in a new school being built). I'll also be helping to set up some strong contacts in Tunica County so that SNCC worker can move in in the fall to set up a project. Tunica has 13,000 Negroes and 3,000 whites - highest ratio in the State. Of 6,000 eligible, 22 Negroes vote. There are, though, some very strong people up there - could develop into a good project. August is here - I plan on leaving 21st - either for Convention or New York. See you soon. Love and Freedom, Mat
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