usm_crmda_lds001 lds001 crmda usm yes FBI teletype, Director to New Orleans; July 10, 1964 United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation Civil rights workers--Violence against--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights workers--Violence against--Mississippi--Forrest County Criminal investigation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Criminal investigation--Mississippi--Forrest County Hate crime investigation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Hate crime investigation--Mississippi--Forrest County Hate crimes--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Hate crimes--Mississippi--Forrest County Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913- Owen, David G. Spears, Lawrence D. From the Spears (Lawrence D.) Civil Rights Collection. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) teletype from the Director to the New Orleans office, dated July 10, 1964. Gives instructions for conducting an investigation into an attack on Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld, Lawrence Spears, and David Owen that occurred in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on July 10, 1964. 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. 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 Lawrence D. Spears Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2002-11-19 Telegrams http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,1385 Box 1, Folder 2, AM99-74 Spears (Lawrence D.) Civil Rights Collection, McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi. 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. 1964-07-10 Hattiesburg (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.) 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 144000 admin