Arthur Lelyveld after beating; July 10, 1964

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Arthur Lelyveld after beating; July 10, 1964

Identifier: mus_m351_0175p

Description: From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld shortly after he and fellow voter registration volunteers Lawrence Spears and David Owen were attacked by two Caucasian men from Collins, Mississippi. The assault took place at 11:30 a.m. on July 10, 1964, as they were walking to Morning Star Baptist Church with Hattiesburg resident Janet Crosby and another young African American woman after a morning of voter registration canvassing. This photograph was published the following day on the front page of the New York Journal American under the banner headline "The Beaten Rabbi / Racists Did This".

Creator: Randall, Herbert, 1936-

Date: 10 July 1964

Format: Digital reproduction of 10" x 8" black-and-white photograph.

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Collection: M351 Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs.

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Source: Box 2, Folder 2 M351-175

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