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Perdew, John, 1941-

Authoritative Name:

Perdew, John, 1941-

Biography:

White Student Noviolent Coordinating Committee member from Denver, Colorado who attended Harvard, Perdew came to Americus early in 1963 with Donald Harris and Ralph Allen and helped organize the Sumter County Movement. Perdew and Harris were arrested after an August 8, 1963 demonstration and charged with "seditious conspiracy" (inciting insurrection), a capital crime. The men were held without bail for three months and were released November 1, 1963 by three-judge federal panel who found the charge unconstitutional.

Associated Subjects:

Perdew, John, 1941-
Perdew, John, 1941- --Trials, litigation, etc.

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

38 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

CORE Southern Regional Office--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, May 1964-August 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 16, Folder 11)

Creator:: Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office
Date of Original:: 1964/1965
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

DeMuth--Jerry DeMuth papers, 1962-1987 (Archives Main Stacks, SC3065)

Creator:: DeMuth, Jerry, 1937-
Date of Original:: 1964/1979
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 5)

Creator:: Dunlap, Bryan R.
Date of Original:: 1964/1967
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

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:: Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:: 1962/1979
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of lawyers for civil rights workers charged with the capital offense of insurrection, police, and trial bystanders in Americus, Georgia, 1963 October 31

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1963-10-31
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection