usm_crmda_mha008 mha008 crmda usm yes Tip of his finger; 19 July 1964 Porter, James N. Poverty Mississippi Freedom Project Discrimination--Southern States Women civil rights workers--Mississippi--Clarksdale Poor blacks--Mississippi--Clarksdale Southern States--Race relations Clarksdale (Miss.)--Race relations Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity Rich man and Lazarus (Parable) Hazelton, Margaret Jo, 1942- From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Three-page typewritten sermon authored by Rev. James N. Porter, pastor of Woodmere Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Rev. Porter's sermon relates the experiences of the African American southerner to poverty-stricken Lazarus in the bible. He juxtaposes the analogy with quotes taken from letters written by Margaret Hazelton, a Freedom Summer volunteer and fellow church member. 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) 2004-03-30 Sermons Typescripts http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,2199 Digital reproduction of a 3-page document. Box 1, Folder 15, M359 Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi 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. Forms part of the Margaret J. Hazelton Freedom Summer Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. 1964-07-19 Detroit (Mich.) Clarksdale (Miss.) Coahoma County (Miss.) Southern States 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 144001 admin