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A LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table of Contents PL oto OO i thet Pr tere reer rt rrr err rtrrrrrrrtr rir rrtrrrrri tii rrttrrirriirreriierirtri reir riitorrrmirrirrorrieonirr yor 2 index of Appendices ee SEE tLe here eee ee nner eee renee Pere E eer eer e ner Serre errr Teer ret r err rer re Ter rere rte rr terre Teeter rr yt ry 4 Narrative of the Offense cttrtretr tre reese cee es cree ncasenaeeneneaan aera ee en esas een e rae nee neared enrages eae e ade a ees seana amen nneseeseareneeeaaas 6 L Synopsis Le en eee ene eee ee eT ee ed ee ee a ea eee 6 I. Background EP Oe etre te eter er Pererer rir ietr rrr li tir terre titi ttt titer titett ert rtr tet tet riritrrilii rt titi toorire rer g A. Geographic/Societal Points of Interest sccrtttrresrere tere eeectetenreencesteeneeceseanernncnteasenrereaseeenetenn ts 10 1. Leflore County Eee EEE Cree Teeter Te TECee eee TT ere ereree eter eer ret eeeerreerrte cet err er tel TP Terr erere ett Tey 10 2. Sunflower County seaeeneat sseenarenenenas cea narneaaerananesesenareentegs ANTRETEEeSAd A CeA AOI Od ATA LASMNO TEE tT 11 3. Taliahatchie County Fee keene ead ee OE ee ae daar ed een nna adobe beeen SebA Daggers sobnaaaeer ed nnaspacabeebnaarar 12 4, Delta Socioeconomics seen maser na tena DA reer eee ORe wen geTnt ean DeNGaRbarraagonners naneaensnernaaseraaenaaannems 12 B. Segregation and Precipitating Eventgttccrtttsetessesstetenerercaestcenserateeeneenrssutteasareneesanssnearenans nares 13 !. Segregation and the Mississippi Delta s+rrsrrr+ssecererseetecertreeesesenersetereuteraresesnnesersaanaes 13 Z. Negro Law vesrecssesssrssesreesssetsescestensasaeuennensecsecrsasnseereanensee Aesnnaeenenavssneneasceanesaertas 14 3. Brown v. The Board of Education st :tttrvsstetstrerennerstarnenetsenccnnastenstoeneas teareereneas 16 4, The Citizen's Councils sctetttrserestet res eeentstenrsenreenees sae anennnanenteersneananseensreeasarenarenessens 16 5. Other Significant Events it 1955 ctscrsrcsrsetetrscesestasreccerestcnereenentssaeaearertaeerssnueeasteenses 17 6. The Scene of Events cosets cecsesseescetecnesenncenssesussasnsseustesee reat sdensenstanesnersertatensees 18 LI. Details veteretersesseeeeseceesenen terres streeresnsoeerenstaanensessenasevensansvonerenssagroeneenstanensseanannstereat eran apeetaneanyt 20 A. Persons Involved eee CCEPeL TET Terre ri rrer er Teele rrrerryyy ST CUTE LLL LLL 2 0 1. Emmett Lows Till crreeretertreseeeeserneeeen sett rennsnesneensenseanncsneeensanscnsnantenacoeeumnsesrensasanes 20 2. Wright Family PETIT Pte PCC iter ee Peet eter eeret ety reat Teer rere ree errr eee eer eTree etre rere rereerirrrerreir Tree ys 21 3. Crawford Family PPeree ri reirtrer ret i rrrrrerrart iret rerrtrrrerrrrrrirrrtirrerrrtter errr ti erttrrtrr irre ror Trot 42 4. The Walker Family <s-sterrcrsrerseersesstsstateretecseensscssnnssneneenensessneessnenssannaneessacaeesana as 32 5. The Milam/Bryant Family: cssssersscssssssresssssescsseenneasceesnsnsnssatesnnssseassnsassseseastenanes ys 22 6B Ray Bryant ceetrcerete errr eesreattatreee raat taeereseasneeerraasseumaeges 73 7 Niam Milam Fl i‘idi nn aah pn dau nae nana ener ead eee eee nae 25 b6 8. Lastie F. Milam &] eta nnetterne nn ccetateneansent ttenesarerettaeeserenttboerens 6 b7c 9, MelvinL. Campbell &] Cs prttereenesersescectacscnersesecesensserssesrnneneenens 27 10. Elmer oO. Kimbrell reer eer verter rr rer errr rrr r err errr feet ere Te reer eT eter ee Ter eT 27 LL. Hubert Clark --srcsssesete reer eseneseencsecssearestaneeteneanen sae reectens tanto an eeeaeaaeers stad en snare daaeaananes 328 7 aN Coenen ssseseesevsntesnessetessnunennssnesssnsneettenssen 28 13. Levi Collins PPerrrrrerrrrrerticte eri er rete cra it ter rretr irr rr rrrr iti i Terr tert itt treet tier Tt eet teeter tT hs a9 14. Johnny B. Washington eer re etert (oper errrr re etre eee Ter reenter re rerrere rt rrr teeter tre rer cry 30 15. ith. MeO ee irr neh Po SO Soe eer 30 bé b7C B. Key Locations crttttrrettestescsteeseeseeesensacencseuseesascceeenannntseseen tases onsen nad ser seeaeesa needs e tea semeaeen ems 32? lL. Bryant's Grocery & Meat Market: sees aed aaseaaqerreensennensasnsanansereesnsnsersssensnaseerteneesags 32 2. Grover C. Frederick Parr crvevettereneseetttereceenetereenensrentseneneenetd sorsenenatstaconsrentsesnannd 33 3. Glendora, Mississippi --resrssssrteeseeseeesesesestessssetsentansnsacsersenesseearanssenersaneseeaeenss 44 4. Clint Shurden Plantation ccceesceetrccsseeeessseeseasesesssecsassnasensssacnssscesssorstsensauserverssenies 45 IV. Investigation Of the Offense ccrtsceeteetcene cesses nese teaece ena steeetenserseatacenndrscnsaeeensaees ron aaenagagaconsanaaepenasenger 36 AL Time Line corectcerer tree eeteet ret neet cere rteasene cna nenerenataeeeneneatenee esa esannnas ines saseateneaesaseenaeaanae pnasagagee 37 B. Sequence of Events _Aovonnsanarsoncasaraevocensaconnscsssssnocenecgnarantectanisessnauatadsenneaasaaranaceraccascnstoonaaa ss 39 1. Saturday/Sunday - August 20-21, [O55 sttetereesesteersesnecsteeterenaeasnneteerennseeeennenanneneeenes 39 3. Wednesday - August 24, 1955 creecseereseeneetreesanansernnnersentnerarasaenstassnenenvanenenrannnseevenees 39 3, Saturday “ August 27, 1Q55 crevenrtereeeseeetteweaennset tannrescaetramernenb reds rnaneabieeeb nan nseataennneds 46 4. Sunday - August 28, POSS cr ereeseeteesesse essen eeaenageneenseescsmnaestamcgasenasnessanamenaanaraaaereea sans 56 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE This document contains neither recommendations sor conclusions of the FBE. 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