usm_crmda_eej020 eej020 crmda usm yes Letter, Kenneth L. Dean to Robert Nash; April 4, 1967 Dean, Kenneth L. University of Mississippi. Medical Center Civil rights--Mississippi--Jackson Civil rights--Mississippi--Hinds County Discrimination in medical care--Mississippi--Jackson Discrimination in medical care--Mississippi--Hinds County Hate crimes--Mississippi--Jackson Hate crimes--Mississippi--Hinds County Medical care--Mississippi--Jackson Medical care--Mississippi--Hinds County Airmen--Mississippi--Jackson Airmen--Mississippi--Hinds County African Americans--Medical care--Mississippi Dean, Kenneth L.--Correspondence Nash, Robert--Correspondence From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers. Typewritten letter from Kenneth Dean to Robert Nash dated April 4, 1967, in which Dean voices his concerns about the continued racial violence and discrimination in Mississippi. Dean describes an incident in which an African-American man, Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, was severely beaten by a gang of white men in Jackson, Mississippi. When taken to the University Medical Center there, he was initially refused assistance, and finally given minimal treatment for his injuries. 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) 2003-05-05 Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,510 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 2-page document. Box 3, Folder 2, M319 Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of the Erle E. Johnston, Jr. Papers Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of 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. 1965/1967 Jackson (Miss.) Hinds County (Miss.) Mississippi 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