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From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Copy of a typewritten document distributed by the New York office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Document outlines the status of various legislative proposals in Mississippi. Information about these proposals was taken primarily from Mississippi newspapers.

From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Booklet produced by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) about Mississippi voter registration policies in the 1960's.

Flyer from the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Flyer distributed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used to publicize the upcoming Freedom Vote. The cover features three black-and-white photographs depicting life in Mississippi with regard to race relations. The back of the flyer provides information about the election, including how to participate, the campaign platform, and a brief history of the voter registration movement in Mississippi.

Brochure from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brochure prepared by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) created to inform supporters of activities and intentions for the development of the Mississippi Freedom Project. Contains information about the following programs developed by SNCC: voter registration, freedom schools, community centers, a research project, a white community project, and a legal project. The final page offers suggestions for donation amounts and how monetary contributions will be used.

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Report on school desegregation in the South produced by SNCC and authored by Marion Barry and Betty Gorman. Begins with passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and discusses the inadequacy of federal instructions for enforcing desegregation. Includes lengthy statistical appendix.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten report from the Free Southern Theater, a theatrical group formed by John O'Neal and Gilbert Moses, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The Free Southern Theater traveled throughout Mississippi, Memphis, and New Orleans during Freedom Summer 1964. The report discusses the theater's history, focus, programs related to community involvement, and its production of the play,"In White America."

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Discusses the position of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and describes legal barriers confronted by Mississippi Freedom Project. Also highlights racial violence in Mississippi and throughout the South.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Includes an article about James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, civil rights workers who were murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Also covers the Freedom Summer training session in Oxford, Ohio, and incidents of racial violence in Mississippi.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Includes articles about the Mississippi Freedom Summer project, attacks against civil rights workers in Mississippi, and civil rights work in Selma, Alabama.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Includes articles on the Mississippi Freedom Day in Greenwood, Mississippi, and church bombings across the state since the beginning of the Freedom Summer project. Also includes an article about voter registration in Selma, Alabama, as well as a section about harassment of civil rights workers in Mississippi.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Confidential, internal newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Includes descriptions of arrests of civil rights workers, harassment, and beatings by police and groups of citizens in Southern cities.

Running summary of various incidents that occurred during the Mississippi Freedom Project, Summer 1964. Organized chronologically, each entry gives the city and the incident. Includes instances of harassment, hostility, and violence against civil rights workers, as well as successful instances of integration.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Copy of a typewritten document that provides guidelines for parents of New York area students who have committed to participate in Mississippi Freedom Project in 1964. Parents are encouraged to seek support for the efforts of their children and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from government officials, friends, and neighbors.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Program for a Town Hall meeting held at New York University on August 20, 1964. The meeting,"Hearing on Mississippi," featured panelists listening to another group testify on their experiences in Mississippi. The meeting was sponsored by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Mississippi Project Parents Committee.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Flyer advertising a town hall meeting about civil rights in Mississippi to be held at New York University on August 20, 1964. Lists the panelists involved, and details of date, time, and location.