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MP_198001_D18_0888_ref.mov
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Beittel,Bunche, Borinski, Briggs
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*Dr. A.D. Beittel, Dr. Ralph Bunche, Dr. Ernst Borinski, and Henry Briggs shown walking to car at airport. Bunche is in town to deliver speech at Tougaloo College for United Nations Day.
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MP_198001_D181_0317_ref.mov
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Hubert H. Humphrey Speech
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*Hubert H. Humphrey Speech. Discusses the Democratic Party, Voter Registration and the Voting Rights Act. Charles Evers is shown.
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MP_198001_D182_0318_ref.mov
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Surprise Party for Mayor
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Surprise Party for retiring Mayor Allen C. Thompson.
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MP_198001_D183_0319_ref.mov
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Roy Wilkins News Conference
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*News conference with Roy Wilkins of the NAACP. Discusses the Nixon Administration and desegregation.
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MP_198001_D184_0320_ref.mov
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City Council/ NAACP Convention
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*City Council Meeting with Mayor Allen C. Thompson. Scene changes to NAACP Convention. Clarence Mitchell is shown.
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MP_198001_D185_0321_ref.mov
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NAACP Convention
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*NAACP Convention. Speeches by Bishop Stephen Spottswood and Aaron Henry. Myrlie Evers, Kivie Kaplan and Roy Wilkins are shown.
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MP_198001_D186_0322_ref.mov
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NAACP Convention
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*NAACP Convention. Speech by Clarence Mitchell, Director of Washington Bureau of NAACP.
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MP_198001_D187_0323_ref.mov
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NAACP Convention
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*NAACP Convention. Speech by Roy Wilkins, Director of NAACP.
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MP_198001_D188_0324_ref.mov
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NAACP Convention
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*NAACP Convention. Memorial Service for slain Civil Rights worker, Medgar Evers. Speech by Evers' wife, Myrlie. Scene changes to Evers' home where reporter recounts the assassination. Back to memorial service and unveiling of memorial to Medgar Evers. Kivie Kaplan, Claire Collins, Charles Evers and Bishop Robinson are shown.
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MP_198001_D189_0325_ref.mov
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City Council Swearing In Ceremony
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City Hall. Swearing In Ceremony of City Council - Mayor Russell Davis and Commissioners Ed Cates and Tom Kelly. Judge Leon F. Hendrick administers the oath of office.
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MP_198001_D190_0326_ref.mov
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Housing in Jackson
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Reporter discusses housing conditions in Jackson. Houses in the city are shown. Additional: Poverty
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MP_198001_D19_0889_ref.mov
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Thompson Meeting with Clergy
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*Black clergy leave City Hall. Among group attending meeting are Dean Charles Jones, Rev. R.L.T. Smith and Rev. Allen Johnson. Inside, Mayor Allen C. Thompson talks on telephone.
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MP_198001_D19_0890_ref.mov
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Capitol Street Boycott
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*Blacks, wearing NAACP sweatshirts, walk on Capitol Street carrying American flags. Back of demonstrator's shirt reads 'Jail Me But You Can't Make Me Shop!' Demonstrators are arrested by police and are put in police paddy wagon. (black policeman is present) Hamid Kisselbash, faculty member of Tougaloo College, is shown at the scene.
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MP_198001_D19_0891_ref.mov
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Beittel,Britton, Moses
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*Civil Rights Advisory Board Meeting. Seated at the table is Dr. A.D. Beittel, Dr. A.B. Britton and Robert Moses. Scene changes to nighttime. (possibly Jackson State College). Police and police dogs are present. (Feb. 1964?) Scene changes to Charles Evers entering Hinds County Courthouse. (this is for the trial of Byron De La Beckwith) Hazel Brannon Smith is shown at the door.
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MP_198001_D19_0892_ref.mov
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Fondren Presbyterian Church
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Fondren Presbyterian Church. Unidentified meeting. (attended mostly by women) Rev. Moody McDill, Father Bernard Law and Rabbi Perry Nussbaum are present.
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MP_198001_D19_0893_ref.mov
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Voter Registration
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*Voter registration in Canton. Madison County Sheriff Billy Noble is shown on steps. George Raymond (wearing overalls) and Rev. B. Elton Cox, of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), are shown walking with a woman. Charles Evers shown. Scene changes to a group of men searching field. (possibly for dynamite) Man is shown holding dynamite.
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MP_198001_D19_0894_ref.mov
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Presidential Aide Visit
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Presidential Aide, Allen Dulles, arrives at airport. News Conference concerning purpose of his visit.
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MP_198001_D19_0895_ref.mov
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Neshoba County
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*Philadelphia, Neshoba County. James Farmer, of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), John Lewis of Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and comedian Dick Gregory are seen leaving courthouse and getting into car. Driver is George Raymond of CORE. More footage of Farmer, Gregory and Nicholas Vonhoffman leaving courthouse. Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price is shown. Gov. Paul B. Johnson is shown. Radio Station WHOC is shown. Johnson news conference.(possibly at that radio station)
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MP_198001_D19_0896_ref.mov
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NAACP
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*Capitol Building. NAACP Testing Committee members and others shown. Charles Evers, Alfred Baker Lewis, Kivie Kaplan and Glouster Curran. Curran is NAACP Dir. of Branches.
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MP_198001_D19_0897_ref.mov
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J. Edgar Hoover
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*Municipal Airport. Arrival of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Greeted by Mayor Allen C. Thompson. Clyde Tolson, aide to Hoover. Additional: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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MP_198001_D19_0898_ref.mov
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Freedom Democratic Party
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*Freedom Democratic Party Convention. Speakers are Aaron Henry, Joseph Rauh, Bob Moses and Ella Baker. Rev. Ed King is shown seated. Location is the Masonic Temple.
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MP_198001_D19_0899_ref.mov
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Northside Reporter
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*Northside Reporter Building. Investigator inspects the inside of this newspaper office after damaged by bomb blast. Scene changes to unidentified men being escorted to police cars. Additional: Bombings
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MP_198001_D19_0900_ref.mov
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Federal Courthouse in Meridian
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*Meridian. Federal Courthouse. Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey, Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price and others arrive at courthouse. (accused of Neshoba County murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney) Scene changes to a collection of weapons. More footage of courthouse. Scene changes to marching band performing on football field. Scene changes to arraignment of those accused of the Neshoba County murders.
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MP_198001_D191_0327_ref.mov
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Housing in Vicksburg
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Report on the housing situation in Vicksburg. Additional: Poverty
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MP_198001_D192_0328_ref.mov
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Special Session of Legislature
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Gov. John Bell Williams addresses special session of legislature concerning highway construction program.
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MP_198001_D193_0329_ref.mov
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Hurricane Camille
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Gov. John Bell Williams and others talk about Hurricane Camille. Scenes of destruction from Camille are shown. Additional: Weather Disasters, Hurricanes
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MP_198001_D194_0330_ref.mov
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Hunger in Miss. Delta
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Report on hunger in Miss. Delta. Additional: Poverty
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MP_198001_D195_0331_ref.mov
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Neshoba County Fair
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Scenes from Neshoba County Fair - political speeches, entertainment.
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MP_198001_D196_0332_ref.mov
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Hurricane Camille
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Report on preparations for the coastal area as a result of Hurricane Camille. Additional: Civil Defense, Hurricanes
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MP_198001_D197_0333_ref.mov
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Hurricane Camille
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Hurricane Camille. Aerial footage of coast. Reporter discusses civil defense operations. Additional: Miss. Civil Defense Council, Hurricanes
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