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cartoon by Eddie Germano; A large black pot labeled "summer crime" is "Boiling Over!" Out of the pot comes people of crime. Men holding money bags, guns, knives, and a car come spewing out of the fire hot pot.

Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, dated August 5, 1964. In this short note, Zwerling informs his parents of the amount of the fine he was charged for speeding.

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter from Congressman Ogden R. Reid to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated August 5, 1964. Reid assures Zwerling of his concern about and efforts to bring justice to a recent tragic incident (presumably the murder of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Mississippi).

From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten statement by Robert and Carolyn Goodman, the parents of Andrew Goodman, dated August 5, 1964. The Goodmans express grief over the deaths of their son and fellow civil rights workers, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, who were murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi. The statement informs the public of the struggle for equality in the South and requests support and protection for those civil rights workers who remain there.

From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Newsletter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Vol. 5, no. 19. Covers the efforts of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), SNCC, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) with regard to upcoming elections and the Democratic National Convention of 1964. Includes a 2-page article about Mississippi Freedom Schools and an update on acts of violence against civil rights workers and activists in Mississippi.