Civil rights; Civil rights movements; Greenville (Miss.); Newspapers; Race relations
Description
Delta Democrat-Times news articles related to civil rights issues in Greenville, Miss. including a picketing at Greenville Mill against alleged discriminatory practices and the grand jury charged with looking into the deaths of three civil rights workers. The last article relates to Martin Luther King Jr.'s march in Selma and arrest.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1965-02-02
Rights
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Letter from Burke Marshall to Congressman James Fulton
Subject
Civil rights; Correspondence
Description
Letter from Burke Marshall, Assistant Attorney General, to Congressman James Fulton in reply to Fulton's own letter forwarding the concerns of Mr. and Mrs. Vail for the safety of the Mississippi Summer volunteers.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-07-29
Rights
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Letter from Congressman Jim Fulton to the Vails regarding Pat's participation in Freedom Summer and the need for federal protection for the workers in Mississippi.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-07-17
Rights
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Follow-up letter from Jim Fulton containing a letter from Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice regarding the Mississippi Summer Project sent to Mr. and Mrs. Vail.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-08-03
Rights
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on March 14, 1964. She discusses her hopes to work for SNCC over the summer as part of the Mississippi Summer Project. Transcription of letter in PDF file.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-03-14
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on June 22, 1964 after Vail arrived in Oxford, Ohio. She describes the disappearance of three men from the Summer Project and the federal government's refusal to investigate. She also asks her family to write to the government for support for the volunteers and acknowledges the danger the Summer Project volunteers face. transcription in PDF file
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-06-22
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family discussing the Cronkhite special on the Mississippi Project, items she needs while out on the Project, and her move to the Greenville office. Transcription of letter in PDF file.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-06-26
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Civil rights; Correspondence; Greenville (Miss.); Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Description
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written in August 1964. In the letter, she discusses how exciting it is to be in the midst of the burgeoning freedom party and to play an active role in change, rather just reading about it. Transcription in PDF.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-08
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Brochure explaining the aims of Students for a Democratic Society including racial equality, disarmament, jobs and abundance, civil liberties, and liberal education.
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1963-64
Rights
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Reprint from the Delta Democrat-Times of several articles: "New Racist Organization Terrorizes Several South Mississippi Counties", "White Association Disclaims Violence Charges as Negroes Point to 5 Deaths".
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-05-10
Rights
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