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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0369-004
Materials in this folder include requests for an investigation into the shootings of members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), in Greenwood, Mississippi; letters in support of the President’s actions taken in connection with unrest at the University of Mississippi and the admission of James Meredith; and a letter from a resident of Alabama questioning the constitutionality of the admission of Meredith to the University of Mississippi and the Federal response to the situation.