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From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter from Congressman William F. Ryan to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated June 24, 1964. Ryan relates his efforts to involve the President, Attorney General, and other Federal authorities on behalf of missing civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney in Mississippi. Ryan mentions a speech he gave in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 23. Ryan also writes of a request as early as June 15 that U.S. Marshals be assigned to help protect civil rights workers in Mississippi.
24 June 1964
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A sunburned man wearing swim trunks and sandals, and with a dazed or painful expression, stands before a vanity and mirror. The man is labeled "Burning Cyprus question." Heat from the sunburn radiates out from the man's body. On the vanity are a large jar labeled "Johnson soothing oil," a hair brush, and a hand mirror. Runtz's signature cat stands beside the vanity, wearing swim trunks and sunglasses. The cat holds a newspaper with the headline "Turk, Greek leaders visiting U.S." and points to the jar of Johnson soothing oil, saying, "It remedied the civil rights bill ailment."
24 June 1964
