- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Israel Zwerling to Lyndon B. Johnson; July 8, 1964
- Creator:
- Zwerling, Israel, 1917-
- Date of Original:
- 1964-07-08
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Project - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Copy of a typewritten letter from Dr. Israel Zwerling to President Lyndon B. Johnson dated July 8, 1964. Zwerling describes his position as the father of a civil rights volunteer in the Mississippi Summer Project and thanks Johnson for his efforts regarding the missing civil rights workers in Mississippi, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. Zwerling also writes about a visit to Mississippi by New York Representative Ryan and a dinner with Zwerling's son. He suggests that an increased federal presence in Mississippi might make a difference for the movement.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_27ef0c2d-cbe2-4e72-ba9c-2c9fed273eeb
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. 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. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- M336 Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection
Box 1, Folder 2 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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