a brief summary of incidents in sunflower county mississippi, … · 2016. 11. 24. · reps...

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June 196u--Rulcvi.lle ·: L011K m _• t'fE repo:rt:ers C0'1Jt.!r1n. votEll" at T o1UliaJ'fls: C "fi pel wecre QUt of to;;n by a. car dri voo at spas- s up to BS: .MPH. !l.arly next morning, nine negro h es and cars bit by- ' ol:. 1·: s t h:ro1 n from a similar car June 3D volunteers and st:Qrf' Ho!'ke:I"s nga ed n votor registra- tion. - met open ho .. t.ilit.y- "ram ,.,hi te: .. ,. "Teapans own .. Wll:" t•1Ul.iams ChapE; 1 Fir.ebombed. D a.'!'IB WAS s h t c:tgh ,)faa tiC. filled with gasoline tilal"e round o t.sicl e h building. June 27-Dodd:srll.ls: Highway Pa illed a J4-year - old Negro with a hi ;ory oi' ,-mentel ·unesa .. 'fhe ld.J ... li.ng aa ruled T fiable h1lll1ici e d' i...n 17 c::u:ra JWle ville.: !-1a-u r' t ll.s a visit.inlf 1r te M'etl:).odi.s-t cl:).aplai..fi, ne cannot a 1hl e M ·e hodist -rvices: "You cane her e to live Negroes, so you can go to cnurch ;.rith hem, too. 11 He · d , \rl. h tbre •e vo unteer:s;. June :30- Rula'ril.le; Man lose:; ob for . ousing whi;te voluntears. July 5th--ll.u.le-ville: weal segregationist visi ·s 00?0 oi'f'i.c am had S! frieoo t ar l!lment r.i.th c ' vil rights fl.•or kevs. ':"ollce ask b..im to ami he refuses . He W'afi c.hargffii with disorde:rly conruct. :m fin o •. Ju.l.:v lht. PolJ c.e pick UP J' am fJ Dann for dim--ihutino lite;rature Later, seven eoDlet for d·s rihut.ing literat.U.I;'8 ut 5J erm1.t and block!Qu the aidA Talk. heir b nd se r t" 1?100-/ 200. Julv lS't 25 .eo le f"e arnsted for will ully T! unl...awi'uUv \sing the- :;:; de and Vu':l stree s d n·tuli! voter . k lly 6 -IndiruiolB: or t.hos e !iiiTeti c;"tl in Or, ew on July tan IYIJ!i en ,re: be l.n · held"" at h c u.t•b;y j aU and. 1$' men c-ounty raun near here. S perin 1ond.eut Cll he ferm ells COFO l- we:r e t t e Saie·by of t;.I-\O::i al; th f :nn. a VhQd. llul· wo 'l'lO:r:kers ordered u. 't of a cafe . we:1· J o cl1; J t.h p eople ina::!d €t. July 2'!Jtl A Negro 1QUUTan 'lira ered off h 'rua end handl.ro roughly by driv·el' wl en sat. d m-m llElxt t.q 11 hit man. Ul but twa got o_f voluntaet• are bly e "ecte fTo:m C.' t:.v rJ.ti..o ney they had gone t.o at tend a children eLaine and thEn . eased on tly 15'tl1. had wind hiald of car ov.,rned by local Ner;ro r July 29th-R:ulevil...l£:: A plantatinn mrker fir d for b 1n a freedom reps l"i;Jnt. F.Jnd a bt:.e.n in g tlVo oter r€gis tration :r'al .i es. Plante j_on re;n e he f'legro; "GEt off the l.:.ce t1m 1 t cme back. You re t essud UP in the vo rei! a±.ratirna, aoo' 1 on t. nt "o an 't ·n · to do w.ith tyr.;a of incident occurs oi'tstt ·: it. - s re ort.:td in detail..) July 30th-- Dl w: M gro SNCC volunteer Rulevill 1toluntee!" ;n:..-rest}Erd in Drew:--:"'r dis ributing leaiJ...et fnr FDP on public. Hit."hout. PEI:"J i ·. Total bond for tcha two N'SS 500 . }\u • 11th-- ulevillEH Fii.mni.e Lon Hamer , candidatre for Consn·es s, no 6u.ffered a 'briital in the! County Jail for l'le•'" :ro er ·.c.ti.vities, 1.s .11 in ein thr ... at. ne ,. of the mon invol 'ved in ea"t"lier be ting hai!i! as. sing by her todav in a pick - up ruck, poin:tin, her o t. to a sari s of compM.ions.

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  • June ~3 , 196u--Rulcvi.lle·: L011K m _•t'fE repo:rt:ers C0'1Jt.!r1n. votEll" r~ll:r at To1UliaJ'fls: C"fi pel wecre ~hased QUt of to;;n by a. car dri voo at spas- s up to BS: .MPH. !l.arly next morning, nine negro h es and cars t~rere bit by- ' ol:. 1·: s t h:ro1 n from a similar car •

    June 2!i~Dretv: 3D volunteers and st:Qrf' Ho!'ke:I"s nga ed n votor registra-tion.-met open ho .. t.ilit.y- "ram ,.,hi te: .. ,. "Teapans own ..

    Wll:" 25--Ru.l.~v:ille'~ t•1Ul.iams ChapE; 1 Fir.ebombed.. D a.'!'IB ~ WAS s ll~ht , h t c:tgh ,)faa tiC. ba~s filled with gasoline tilal"e round o t.sicl e h building.

    June 27-Dodd:srll.ls: Highway Pa ~.oT'ol.lman illed a J4-year- old Negro with a hi ;ory oi',-mentel ·unesa .. 'fhe ld.J ... li.ng aa ruled ~~'jus T fiable h1lll1ici e d' i...n 17 c::u:ra

    JWle ville.: !-1a-u r' t ll.s a visit.inlf 1r • te M'etl:).odi.s-t cl:).aplai..fi, ne cannot a en~ 1hl e M·e hodist ~ -rvices: "You cane her e to live ~rith Negroes, so you can go to cnurch ;.rith hem, too. 11 He · d , \rl. h tbre•e vo unteer:s;.

    June :30- Rula'ril.le; Man lose:; ob for . ousing whi;te voluntears.

    July 5th--ll.u.le-ville: weal segregationist visi ·s 00?0 oi'f'i.c am had S! frieoo t ar l!lment r.i.th c 'vil rights fl.•orkevs. ':"ollce ask b..im to l~ve ami he refuses . He W'afi c.hargffii with disorde:rly conruct. :m fin o •.

    Ju.l.:v lht. nre~.r: PolJ c.e pick UP J'am fJ Dann for dim--ihutino lite;rature ·rJit.hou~permit. Later, seven eoDlet w~ere arr~st;.ed for d·s rihut.ing literat.U.I;'8 rr1ith~ ut 5J erm1.t and block!Qu the aidA Talk. heir b nd •Ja~ se r t" 1?100-/ 200.

    Julv lS't -rn~.ow· 25 .eo le ~ f"e arnsted for will ully T! unl...awi'uUv \sing the- :;:; de etlk::~ and Vu':l stree s d n·tuli! voter re~."trat;\...(1 11. rally~

    . klly ~ 6 -IndiruiolB: or t.hos e !iiiTeti c;"tl in Or,ew on July l~th , tan IYIJ!i en ~ ,re: be l.n· held"" at h c u.t•b;y j aU and. 1$' men ::~t ~he c-ounty raun near

    here. S perin 1ond.eut Cll he ferm ells COFO l- we:r e can~ t guarr~nl;.~,;_ t e Saie·by of t;.I-\O•::i al; th f :nn. ~·rn a VhQd.

    llul· 2'Ut.h~iluleville: wo 'l'lO:r:kers ordered u.'t of a cafe . Do~Jn~I we:1· J o cl1; J w· t.h people ina::!d €t.

    July 2'!Jtl -R~aville; A Negro 1QUUTan 'lira o· ered off h 'rua end handl.ro roughly by tk~e driv·el' wl en s~ sat. d m-m llElxt t.q 11 '· hit man. Ul but twa passenga~a got o_f

    voluntaet• are i'forc~ bly e "ecte ~~ fTo:m C.' t:.v rJ.ti..o ney wher~ they had gone t.o at tend a

    children eLaine and thEn .t·t~ .eased on ~r tly 15'tl1.

    had wind hiald of car ov.,rned by local Ner;ro r ~

    July 29th-R:ulevil...l£:: A plantatinn mrker fir d for b 1n ~"' a freedom reps l"i;Jnt. F.Jnd a bt:.e.n in g tlVo oter r€gis tration :r'al .i es. Plante j_on re;n e ~o1d he f'legro; "GEt off the l.:.ce ~m t1m 1t cme back. You • re tessud UP in the vo ~er rei! a±.ratirna, aoo' 1 on • t. ·~ nt "o h~\l'e an 't ·n · to do w.ith vou~" (Thie~ tyr.;a of incident occurs oi'tstt ·: it. -s ~.;;:ld c.;m re ort.:td in detail..)

    July 30th--Dl w: M gro SNCC volunteer ~I Rulevill t·h~fP.~o 1toluntee!" ;n:..-rest}Erd in Drew:--:"'r dis ributing leaiJ...et fnr FDP on public. prcrp~rty Hit."hout. PEI:"J i ·. Tot al bond for tcha two N'SS 500 .

    }\u • 11th-- ulevillEH ~1.rs. Fii.mni.e Lon Hamer , candidatre for Consn·es s, no 6u.ffered a 'briital ooat:l.n~ in the! ~1ont.gcrugry County Jail for l'le•'" :ro er regiEJtr~tion ·.c.ti.vities, 1.s .11 in ein thr ... at. ne ,. On~ of the mon invol'ved in ea"t"lier be ting hai!i! he~n as.sing by her hom~ todav in a pick -up ruck, poin:tin, her o t. to a sari s of compM.ions.

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    'ilr:s • , H amm" m-e at tuJ d ·m < h m'\U' (] ero in a te e-phon.~ t.oni' t:.•

    Au .. lJ.th-llu:Leville~ 15' ... ar - olcl ·,n~ t ·v·olunt. :r t.-: -'Ph mi 'h ·arrested 'thi.s cvefllii . on Clharges or ''oonduc·t tending t.o incite a 'bra eel\ t'lf -peiilC•e1 whil .a,saihg high .~~h.o-ol c-amous .

    !J.ug. jJ tn--Rnl - Loc. 1 ttorm:. I info med • ot warkar a hel"' - Efiat e1ny :·itf vo un.tee'r Ulyin ov section cf !lrw a sna.~l town nraar hare, w·ould b lndi.anola: VolunteOl'S' and n. ,,sman threNt:~t ad by mit. e mr:m · i th 't':ifle "It the F:tee ·om S~hool ~

    Aug. 17th- Rul villE~: Three- local r~e - 0 youths - I ked"-a.nd hltld. or lialf an ho 11" ·or anncr no PJ'Qd.uction of 11In \.Jhit /Unertca _ ''

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    Indianola : Approrima el y- 25 ~ ci'tulms. att•en.de th"s ··9'11ani.n :1s "ler ~o,me:nce en 'In IJ'hi t •e. Ama.ric.a .•. 11 :Efgnt to en ha.lmete.d ~ou .ce .B.rl"i nd. in ;b'G ca:rs .

    Aug... 2$th--D·:r·et.r: klu " ud.ent Len. Ed '~'er'l"' A W tn-oo1ay Pat rolman :at tll.e sa-ne dJ?cnre -w-v

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    j .s t as Va11 . hs t inte:rro tor b egnn unah in him in the f o Q •• T'he ""'BI '"1as no tiied.G'

    Clcrt.. 26t~h--Indi ola.: rlob lJet,ra 1 1 19 from Ca ' i fo:rnia Polytechnica1 J.ns -i 1te -w:a be te-n by whi tea as h · bel oo la c.a 1 Ne, ems to ragi. at.er .

    Oe • 2Jth- .. I:ndi a..lt01 - : -ormar :aptist. schoo1. no lr ueoo by COFO a. ~ li'ree.d.om !jell ol w s burned. FirEmen l!l'li ·-chad h s. bl~ ze-.. ll .~q tpm~m't -rJ'a d es-t-rcryetl :ami f'ir.emen t..r iUld not allOt· caro. workeriB to •eltamiiu\11 the l'e.a

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    & rUmt early ;ll'Q~. in S'tm..,

    - ' ESC _ k~ waa f'" r:d fro:m.. - , Job ~ mB .t1 .:) _a d ., tw "'lJ' .o"l t hllt . .D.~~bY' Rh_,..,...,,_,." ..

    tc bel"' mJ1PlGTeil" th~t. &b:a a t: - tba

    !lev-., 2l~&nnola: TWQ Ne,rgrQ childraa1, Hl!:mil a 9' :~~ we:r:e s:r~ ed. b,. J;:natauoli olle · 1 . ! ,., Walk r abili pn~ 1 u .l~tafl.'ets &lor w ,,dinor. W&lket- ITlBd~ thP_.m_ .get mt.o hi:s esr. c:nraed nnd. imraai'rened lih~ Jl re:n " ta@k ~oh em t.o tbe. pal!i ~:e .sta u.~.. They were relet!! sed

    Eetl.

    'Sh:O ·~J.y.

    b ici-'~:m:::csot-.i!fl::l:'ll!" on- -=--

    Rob oo:o" MC'C:-raneqj lo'C al -P e:a d er , was a:-n-e dl 1'1'0 n t pa yll\ , hi er t'lt11 an shoo· in· a gun, wi't.hin ci · limit:a-., Heo rracl -1JI'ed i ·

    nigh ide-rs shot into ; olnu;cb 'Wt!ers. a 1-ia s l\ !:! till - sa hetn- h.eJ.d

  • -L-· e:h. 'O .h-'l'ndionol .: More pcQ)J ' i! ,.rm"e ar:re~:> d as picke int" at tha \oim ... only

    library contfii""ed. ClveT 50 Wet"£ att.e- ed in the 2 ry-s , ~nd a · ral of t an were b at~n by ol.i.cs ,.

    Fab,. a _rJ group o. ntn~ e le et ~td tht. ~ ·t. n the whit ·fl ~ ret.ion.. Hal - a dozen

    objects a them ·wh' le tl y S.!l watchj n the f:ilm,.

    Feb. Po ic~ en tere"'\ the ~"':rem ·0J1!1 ~chao @ltd indiv: dual hom wi · houi l