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MP_198001_D17_0854_ref.mov
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Trial, Emmett Till Murder
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*Scenes of Money, Miss. Mailbox of Mose Wright, Uncle of Emmett Till. Possibly Mose Wright shown working in the field. Scene changes to courthouse in Sumner, Miss. (location of trial about the murder of Emmett Till) Defendants J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant shown. Till's mother arrives at the courthouse. Courtroom scenes. Charles Diggs shown. Outside courthouse Circuit Judge Curtis M.Swango (white suit) is shown. Additional: Murders
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MP_198001_D17_0855_ref.mov
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Brown/Henry/Robinson
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*Courtroom scenes. (possibly Clennon King Circuit Court Sanity Hearing) Attorney Jess Brown shown seated at a table. Scene changes to room where Jackie Robinson and unidentified man sit at a table. (possibly a news conference) Robinson in town for NAACP meeting.
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MP_198001_D17_0856_ref.mov
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NAACP Meeting
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*NAACP meeting. Jackie Robinson shown. More footage of meeting. (possibly at the Masonic Temple)
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MP_198001_D17_0857_ref.mov
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Hazel Brannon Smith/Young Democrats
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*Hazel Brannon Smith, editor of 'Lexington Advertiser.' Scene changes to House Chamber of Miss. legislature. Grey Evans addresses Young Democrats of Miss. Additional: Newspapers
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MP_198001_D17_0858_ref.mov
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Mize, Brown, Clayton, Motley
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*Federal Judge Sidney Mize, Atty. Jess Brown and Federal Judge Claude Clayton. Scene changes to Attorneys Constance Baker Motley and Jess Brown and others examining what may be voter registration records in Hinds County Courthouse.(possibly due to Darby Voter Registration Suit) Motley shown. Scene changes to Gov. James P. Coleman at his desk. Unidentified men shown. More footage of Motley. Unidentified man.
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MP_198001_D17_0859_ref.mov
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4-H Club/Piney Woods Country School
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*Negro 4-H Club Training Center. Campground and lake shown. Scene changes to Robert Ezelle, Jr. (local businessman) Unidentified man at podium.(location unknown) Footage of Piney Woods Country Life School. Post Office at Piney Woods shown. Envelopes containing money are opened. (possibly donations for the school)
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MP_198001_D17_0860_ref.mov
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Wilkins/Henry/Evers
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*Roy Wilkins seated at a table during NAACP meeting. Aaron Henry and Vernon Dahmer attending meeting Roy Wilkins and Medgar Evers talking to one another.
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MP_198001_D17_0861_ref.mov
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Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.
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*Unidentified church. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is shown seated at a table and talking. (possibly at this unidentified church) More footage of the church.
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MP_198001_D17_0862_ref.mov
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Medgar Evers/Aaron Henry
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*Footage of Medgar Evers. (location unknown) Scene changes to Aaron Henry leaving what may be the Chapel at Alcorn A and M College. Unidentified man. Scene changes to Aaron Henry addressing unidentified meeting.
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MP_198001_D17_0863_ref.mov
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Federal Judges, Motley, Brown
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*Federal Judges: Ben Cameron, Sidney Mize and Claude Clayton. (possibly from Darby Trial) Scene changes to Atty. Constance Motley, Atty. Jess Brown and others examining voter registration records at Hinds County Courthouse. Federal Courthouse shown. More footage of Motley and Brown. More footage of federal judges.
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MP_198001_D17_0864_ref.mov
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St. Peters Cathedral
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St. Peters Cathedral. Richard Gerow shown. Additional: Catholic Church, Clergy
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MP_198001_D17_0865_ref.mov
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Carter, Braden/Civil Rights Meeting
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*Hodding Carter, III and Carl Braden, Exec. Sec. of Southern Regional Educational Fund are shown at the Capitol Building. (unidentified occassion) Scene changes to Civil Rights Advisory Board meeting. Members include Jane Schutt, Dr. A.D. Beittel, Dr. A.B. Britton, Rev. Murray Cox, and Admiral Robert Briscoe.
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MP_198001_D17_0866_ref.mov
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Low-income Housing
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Footage of low-income housing in Jackson. Scene changes to Mayor Allen C. Thompson with unidentified men. More housing. Scene changes to city courtroom. More housing.(possibly High Street extension area) Additional: Poverty
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MP_198001_D171_0307_ref.mov
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Pearl-Pascagoula Interchange
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Footage of Coliseum, Capitol Street, First Federal Bldg., Old Capitol Museum and other downtown scenes. Construction work on the Pearl-Pascagoula Interchange is shown. Additional: Highway Construction
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MP_198001_D172_0308_ref.mov
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Miss. Economic Council Conference
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Miss. Economic Council Conference. Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan speaks. Dr. James Hardy from the Univ. Medical Ctr. and singer Bobbie Gentry also speak.
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MP_198001_D173_0309_ref.mov
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Dr. Porter Lee Fortune
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Inauguration of Dr. Porter Lee Fortune as Chancellor of the Univ. of Miss. Additional: College Presidents
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MP_198001_D174_0310_ref.mov
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Arts Festival
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Reporter interviews various people involved in the Arts Festival. Gov. John Bell Williams is shown the facility for the festival.
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MP_198001_D175_0311_ref.mov
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Drug Abuse
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Reporter discusses drugs and high school students in Jackson. He interviews several school officials concerning drugs. Additional: drug abuse, marijuana
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MP_198001_D176_0312_ref.mov
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Turnkey Housing Project
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Turnkey Housing Development shown in Harrison County. Additional: Miss. Regional Housing Authority, Housing
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MP_198001_D177_0313_ref.mov
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Democratic Reform Committee
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*Democratic Reform Committee Meeting with Charles Evers, Aaron Henry, Senator Birch Bayh and Fannie Lou Hamer. Additional: Democratic Party
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MP_198001_D178_0314_ref.mov
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Dr. Kirby Walker Interview
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Reporter interviews Dr. Kirby Walker, Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools. Scene changes to Mayor Allen C. Thompson and others addressing a large audience. This segment is silent - possibly ceremony honoring Walker who retires in July.
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MP_198001_D179_0315_ref.mov
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William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Reporter interviews William F. Buckley, Jr.
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MP_198001_D180_0316_ref.mov
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Hubert H. Humphrey News Conference
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News Conference with Hubert H. Humphrey. Additional: Democratic Party, Loyalist Democratic Party
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MP_198001_D18_0867_ref.mov
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Circuit Clerk Office/Higgs
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Circuit Clerk office shown. Office of Atty. William Higgs shown. Barnett Building. Men load boxes into moving van. (Possibly move of Higgs from Barnett Building)
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MP_198001_D18_0868_ref.mov
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Miss. Teachers Assoc.
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Possibly Miss. Teachers Assoc. meeting at Jackson State College.
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MP_198001_D18_0869_ref.mov
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Municipal Public Library
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*Black students from Tougaloo Southern Christian College are taken to police car after arrested for attempting to integrate library. Additional: Libraries, Segregated Facilities
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MP_198001_D18_0870_ref.mov
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Abernathy/King/Freedom Riders
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*Unidentified man. Scene changes to Dr. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bernard Lee walking across the street. (possibly to the Masonic Temple) Scene changes to Attorney William Kuntsler, attorney for the Freedom Riders. (smoking a cigarette) People arriving at courthouse for arraignment of Freedom Riders.
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MP_198001_D18_0871_ref.mov
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Epsicopal Clergy Released on Bond
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*Episcopal clergy and others enter municipal building. News conference after release on bond from Jackson jail. Scene changes to Rev. I.S. Sanders, Rev. T.B. Brown and E.A. Mays. Episcopal clergy arrested when they tried to eat together in a bus station restaurant in Jackson. Convicted on breach of peace charges. Rev. Robert L. Pierson may be the priest reading a statement to reporters outside of the municipal building. Additional: Segregated Facilities
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