Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0369-005
Materials in this folder include letters regarding the shooting of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC) members in Greenwood, Mississippi; letters condemning the Federal government’s involvement with the unrest arising from the admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi; and telegrams urgently requesting the President to send Federal troops to Greenwood, Mississippi and Leflore County to protect African-American citizens and SNCC members against violence. Also included in this folder is an issue of The Reporter magazine dated November 8, 1962 containing an article regarding Clyde Kennard and his attempted admission to the University of Southern Mississippi.