Chappell, Fred D.

Authoritative Name:
Chappell, Fred D.
Biography:
"Local law enforcement was led by police chief Ross Chambliss and county sheriff Fred Chappell, who Martin Luther King Jr. called "the meanest man in the world" after a visit to Americus in 1961." (From NGE article on Americus Movement: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3612&hl=y) (Viewed 4/23/08) "Other social reformers doing time in Sumter County included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was a guest of Sheriff Fred D. Chappell at the courthouse jail in December 1961." (From Remembering Americus, Georgia: Essays on Southern Life by Alan Anderson, published 2006, p. 34: http://books.google.com/books?id=svf_7DV9i6UC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=fred+d.+chappell+americus+georgia+sheriff&source=web&ots=8dI0wP2Tgi&sig=9xSXE0pJwDlLxqvLu5gl-bAhgII&hl=en) (Viewed 4/23/08) "December 1961 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spent the weekend in the Sumter County jail, after Albany Movement arrest, a guest of Sheriff Fred D. Chappell" (From Local Black History Chronology compiled by Alan Anderson: http://www.sumtercountyhistory.com/history/BlackHx.htm) (Viewed 4/23/08)
Associated Subjects:
Chappell, Fred D.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

7 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 6)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

King--August, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 9)

Creator:
King, Mary E., 1940-
Date of Original:
1964-08
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

King--July, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 8)

Creator:
King, Mary E., 1940-
Date of Original:
1964-07
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Montgomery--Lucile Montgomery general correspondence, 1964-1966 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 31b)

Creator:
Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Montgomery--SNCC: Circulars, newsletters, program outlines, incidents, 1963-1966 (Lucile Montgomery Papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 3, Segment 48)

Creator:
Montgomery, Lucile
Date of Original:
1963
1964
1965
1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Americus Movement

Creator:
Robins, Glenn
Date of Original:
2008-02-29
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)