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| Creator: | United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Title: | Statement by Lawrence D. Spears to the FBI; July 16, 1964 |
| Date: | 1964 July 16 |
| Description: | From the Spears (Lawrence D.) Civil Rights Collection. Transcript of Lawrence Spears' statement to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding the attack against him, David Owens, and Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld on July 10, 1964, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The three civil rights workers were attacked by two men from Collins, Mississippi, and beaten with iron pipes as they were returning from voter registration canvassing during Freedom Summer. |
| Types: | Affidavits |
| Subjects: | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913- | Owen, David G. | Spears, Lawrence D. | Civil rights workers--Violence against--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Civil rights workers--Violence against--Mississippi--Forrest County | Hate crimes--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Hate crimes--Mississippi--Forrest County | United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation | Voter registration--Mississippi--Hattiesburg | Voter registration--Mississippi--Forrest County | Hattiesburg (Miss.) | Forrest County (Miss.) |
| Collection: | Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. | University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries | Lawrence D. Spears Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) | Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) |
| Online Publisher: | Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries | 2002-11-20 |
| Original Material: | Box 1, Folder 2, AM99-74 Spears (Lawrence D.) Civil Rights Collection, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Rights and Usage: | 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. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Lawrence D. Spears Civil Rights Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,1355 |
