usm_crmda_db011 db011 crmda usm yes Letter, W.G. Sims to Drew Pearson; December 25, 1964 Sims, W. G. African American churches--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Churches--Mississippi--Hattiesburg African Americans--Religion St. James Methodist Church (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights movements--United States African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights workers--United States Charity Conduct of life Benevolence--Mississippi African Americans--Charities African Americans--Economic conditions African Americans--Social conditions Poor--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Poor--Services for--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Poor African Americans--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Poor African Americans--Services for--Mississippi--Hattiesburg African Americans--Services for--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Social service--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Social service--Washington (D.C.) Social service and race relations--Mississippi--Hattiesburg African American families--Mississippi--Hattiesburg African American families--Services for--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Christmas--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Holidays--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Dinners and dining--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Turkeys--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Journalists--United States Radio journalists--United States Radio personalities--United States Television journalists--United States Television personalities--United States Christmas for Mississippi Project Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 Sims, W. G. Taylor, Marvin Hunt, Robert E. Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. This letter from W.G. Sims to Drew Pearson explains how turkeys donated by the "Christmas for Mississippi" project were distributed to needy families in the Hattiesburg area on Christmas Eve 1964. 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) Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,174 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. 1964-12-25 Hattiesburg (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.) Washington (D.C.) 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