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FO-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) . FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA . N @ Date — 6/12/63, At 3:35 p.m., Junell, 1963, Mr. MEDGAR EVERS, Field Secretary, National Association for the Advancement of Colored . People (NAACP), Jackson, Mississippi, telephonically advised that sometime between 4:00 and 5:00 P-m., June 8, 1963, he was almost hit by a Jackson, Mississippi police car. EVERS said he was walking east on Lynch Street and started to cross Franklin Street. At the time, a Jackson, Mississippi police car containing two officers was headed east On Lynch Street. This car had slowed down, stopped and was starting to back into Franklin Street, apparently to turn around. EVERS said that when officers saw him start across Franklin Street, the driver of the police car accelerated back on to the curb of Franklin Street to keep fron being struck by the police vehicle. REVERS said the officers laughed about this. According to EVERS this police car bore license EVERS also advised that on June 11, 1963 he was followed by police vehicle wherever he happened to go in Jackson, Mississippi. EVERS was informed the above information would be furnished to the Civil Rights Division of the JU. S. Department of Justice. On 6/11/63, ~~ Jackson Mississippi File #__ NO 44-1794 —sacsson, Mississippi Sansa a h_ by SAC H. G. MAYNOR/Mmm(LKDY) Date dictated ___ 6/11/63 This document contains netther recommendations nor Conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, -