usm_crmda_db010 db010 crmda usm yes Will Christmas in Mississippi...be like Christmas in America?; [n.d.] African American civil rights workers Civil rights workers--United States Charity Conduct of life Benevolence--Mississippi African Americans--Charities Poor--Mississippi Poor African Americans--Mississippi Social service--Mississippi Social service--Illinois--Chicago Social service and race relations--Mississippi Social service and race relations--Illinois--Chicago African American families--Mississippi Christmas--Mississippi Holidays--Mississippi Dinners and dining--Mississippi Turkeys--Mississippi African American comedians Comedians--United States Gregory, Dick From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. This flyer advertises a campaign headed by comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory to send 20,000 turkeys to needy families in Mississippi. The flyer announces that for $5.00, Chicagoans can donate a Christmas dinner to a Mississippi family in memory of James Chaney, Medgar Evers, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2004-09-06 Texts (document genres) Fliers (printed matter) Black-and-white photographs Posters http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,233 Digital reproduction of 1-page document. Box 1, Folder 5, M365 Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami Papers Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1964 Mississippi Chicago (Ill.) Cook County (Ill.) 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. 20101222 143958 admin