Letter to Parents of Mississippi Summer Volunteers from COFO

Title

Letter to Parents of Mississippi Summer Volunteers from COFO

Subject

Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Mississippi Freedom Project

Description

Letter to parents of all Mississippi Summer volunteers from the Council of Federated Organizations. Robert Moses, director of the Mississippi Summer Project, wrote to request action for all concerned with the safety of the volunteers. Moses encouraged parents to pressure President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy into committing to protecting workers before any outbreaks of violence occurred.

Source

Pat Vail '63 Papers

Publisher

C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.

Rights

For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact the C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives.

Format

image/pdf

Language

English

Type

Text

Files

RMCOFO_Parents.pdf

Collection

Citation

“Letter to Parents of Mississippi Summer Volunteers from COFO,” Hankey Center for the History of Women's Education, accessed December 26, 2024, https://exhibits.wilson.edu/items/show/1220.