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Title	Moore--Correspondence, 1967 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7)
Author/Creator	Moore, Amzie, 1912-1982
Folder Description	Again, most of the letters in this folder are addressed to Amzie Moore. They show Moore's continuing efforts to help out local people who lost their homes and livelihoods when their children attempted to integrate local schools; the growing efforts of African Americans in running for political office (over 100 black Mississippians ran for office in 1967); Moore's participation in Black Power and poverty program conferences; and his application for retirement from the U.S. Post Office. Some of the most interesting letters are form letters from white Mississippi Democrats who are being opposed, for the first time, by black candidates. The single letter by Amzie Moore (March 24, 1967) is poignant: "Everywhere we go we find the devil." A few letters from friends address Moore's health issues.
State	Mississippi; Massachusetts; Ohio; Michigan; New Jersey; Tennessee; Illinois; New York; Georgia; Alabama; Connecticut;
Place	Sunflower County; Madison County; McComb; Sharkey County; Issaquena County; Holmes County; Lexington; Bolivar County; Shelby; Yazoo County; Carroll County; Amite County; Wilkinson County; Franklin County; Mound Bayou; Grenada County; Cleveland; Shaw; Greenville; Montgomery County; LeFlore County; Jackson; West Point; Winona; Morehead; Coahoma County; Marks; Quitman County; Rosedale; ; Gunnison; Lambert; Edwards; Boston; Cincinnati; Columbus; Detroit; Newark; Knoxville; Chicago; Highland; Larchmont; Atlanta; Selma; New Haven;
Subject	voter registration; agriculture; poverty; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; Congress of Racial Equality; freedom rides; Democratic National Convention (1964 : Atlantic City, N.J.); boycotts; schools; threats; intimidation;; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates; medicine; Operation Freedom; Head Start programs; Black power; housing; labor unions; Ford Foundation; War on Poverty; food drives; clothing and dress; poor; child care services; lawyers; Mississippi Freedom Labor Union; Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council); American Legion; Democratic Party (Miss.); segregation; arrest; federal aid; cooperative societies;
Personal Name	Hamer, Fannie Lou; Raymond, George; Eastland, James Oliver, 1904-1986; Blackwell, Unita, 1933-; Smith, Robert; Stanton, Kermit; Williams, Joseph; Applewhite, Johnny; Steptoe, E. W.; Mitchell, Daniel; McCrackin, Maurice; Ruttenberg, Stanley H.; Doar, John, 1921-; Wagner, Kenneth C.; Edelman, Marian Wright; Thomas, Morton; Smith, Ceasar, Mrs.; Butler, Willie; Clay, Lillie Mae Smith; Phillips, William R.; Lucas, Bob; Farr, W. E.; Powell, Adam Clayton, 1908-1972; McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991; Mazique, Jewell; Abu Ahmed, Omar; Robinson, Isaiah; Karenga, Ron; Wright, Nathan, Jr.; Bright, John Douglass, Sr.; Reece, Sissie; Turner, Alla Fair; McRee, Jim; Browne, C. Conrad; Montgomery, Lucy; Bond, Julian, 1940-; Baker, Ella, 1903-1986; Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006; Zellner, Bob; Smith, K. H.; Woods, Edna; Ramsay, Claude; Johnson, Abraham, Mrs.; McLaurin, Charles; Guyot, Lawrence, 1939-2012; Sutton, Percy; Sherman, Peter; Smith, Elbert; Davis, Earl; Hatch, John; Lucas, Earl; Hardy, B. D., Jr.; Hall, Clarence; Barnes, Thelma; Ayers, Jake; Page, Matthew J.; Ward, Arthur L.; Hopkins, Fannie Mae; Johnson, Juanita; Matthews, Bettie; Harris, William S.; Lowe, James; Bankston, P. T.; Drew, R. L.; Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997; Keyes, Youther, Mrs.; Killingsworth, J. C.; Minky, Flossie A.; Russell, Bernard, Mrs.; Peters, Bill; Johnston, Robert G.; Gadison, Ethel Lee; Secrease, Leo J.; Campbell, Bennie; Carter, Ruth; Gooden, Benny; Jelinek, Donald A.; Wirtz, Willard, 1912-2010; Kerina, Jane; Respass, Harold; Murphy, G. E.; Green, Eddie L.; Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-; Springarn, Arthur B.; Woodbeck, Wilson W.; Harris, Joseph Lewis; Brooks, Owen; Watkins, Hollis, 1941-; Stein, James; Cochran, Clay L.; Greenberg, Jack, 1924-; Griffin, Sally; Boykin, H. B.; Bromley, Ernest; Seabron, William M.; Stewart, Mary Alice; Smith, Ernestine; Sally, Jimmie Lee; Johnson, Ada Ruth; Washington, Beulah; Washington, Martha Nell; Watt, Mattie Bell; Walker, Lottie Roy; Jones, Mary Sallie; Sanburn, Artie B.; Bullens, Dorotha; McSkill, Luther Wade; Rash, Sammy; Al-Amin, Jamil, 1943-; Wilson, Bitha; Ford, Willie; Moore, Mary; Cahn, Edgar S.; McAdory, Essie; Freeman, Orville L.; Wilson, John; Burke, C. W.; Wilkes, George W.; Cockersole, Alex, Jr.; Engle, Laura M.; Pollack, Ronald; Stidhum, Luemether; Hatcher, J. L.; Moore, Dana C., Jr.; Dodge, Lowell; Fleishman, Joel; Thomas, Dave; Ward, Dorris L.; Henson, Pat; Barnham, Dave; McIlwain, Willard L.; Wilmington, Mable G.; Griffin, E. L.; Alexander, William B.; Phillips, Rubel L.; Patterson, Alfonsa; Berry, Theodene; Coleman, L. C.; Collins, Lee Dora; Chayes, Abram; Williams, Jerome; Flores, Augustine; Lytton, Bart; Hatch, John; Coggins, Ross; Davis, Phil; Wince, Mary E.; Bankhead, C., Mrs. ;
Language	English
Source	Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7; WIHVM4399-A
Format	correspondence; pamphlets;
Publisher-Electronic	Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication Date-Electronic	2013
Rights	Copyright to these documents belongs to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. The principal organizations have been defunct for many years and copyright to their unpublished records is uncertain. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. We have attempted to contact individuals who created personal papers of significant length or importance. Nearly all have generously permitted us to include their work. If you believe that you possess copyright to material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. Under the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law, teachers and students are free to reproduce any document for nonprofit classroom use. Commercial use of copyright-protected material is generally prohibited.
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Digital Identifier	fsMooreB1F7000
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Page Text	TO GET THAT POWER (Mississippians United To Elect Negro Candidates, 1967) More than 110 Negroes have qualified as candidates in the 1967 Mississippi elections; running for offices from state senator to justice of the peace. They are running so that their people — the Black Community —will have a voice in determining their own future. For the first time in 90 years, Black people are seeking power in Mississippi.
Language	English
Source	Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7;
Publisher-Electronic	Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication Date-Electronic	2013
Rights	Copyright to these documents belongs to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. The principal organizations have been defunct for many years and copyright to their unpublished records is uncertain. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. We have attempted to contact individuals who created personal papers of significant length or importance. Nearly all have generously permitted us to include their work. If you believe that you possess copyright to material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. Under the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law, teachers and students are free to reproduce any document for nonprofit classroom use. Commercial use of copyright-protected material is generally prohibited.
Digital Format	JPEG2000
Digital Identifier	fsMooreB1F7001

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Moore--Correspondence, 1967 (Amzie Moore papers,...

To Get That Power; Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates
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January 3, 1967; letter from Daniel B. Mitchell to Amzie Moore
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January 9, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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January 13, 1967; letter from Stanley H. Ruttenberg to Kenneth C. Wagner
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January 24, 1967; letter from Mrs. Ceaser Scott to Assistant Attorney General Doar
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January 28, 1967; letter from Lillie Mae S. Clay to Amzie Moore
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January 31, 1967; letter from W. E. Farr to William R. Phillips
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February 15, 1967; letter from Nathan Wright Jr. to Amzie Moore
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February 17, 1967; letter from Sissie Reece to Operation Freedom Workers
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February 16, 1967; anonymous letter to Amzie Moore
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February 24, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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March 21, 1967; letter from C. Conrad Browne to Amzie Moore
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March 22, 1967; letter from Kenneth C. Wagner to Amzie Moore
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March 23, 1967; letter from Mrs. Kenneth Montgomery to Amzie Moore
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March 24, 1967; letter from Amzie Moore to Maurice McCrackin
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March 24, 1967; letter from Mrs. Kenneth to Amzie Moore
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March 25, 1967; letter from K. H. Smith to Amzie Moore
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March 26, 1967; letter from Edna Woods to Amzie Moore
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March 28, 1967; letter from Claude Ramsay to friend of Mississippi AFL-CIO
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March 30, 1967; letter from Mrs. Abraham Johnson to Amzie Moore
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April 5, 1967; letter from Lawrence Guyot to McLauren
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April 14, 1967; letter from Earl E. Davis to Peter Sherman
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April 18, 1967; letter Earl Lucas to John Hatch
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April 19, 1967; letter from B. D. Hardy Jr. to Amzie Moore
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April 20, 1967; letter from Marian E. Wright to Unita Blackwell, Fannie Lou Hamer, Amzie Moore, Clarence Hall, Thelma Barnes, Jake Ayers, and Dr. Matthew Page
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May 2, 1967; anonymous letter to Amzie Moore
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May 2, 1967; letter from Rev. Arthur L. Ward to Amzie Moore
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May 2, 1967; letter from Nathan Wright, Jr. to Amzie Moore
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National Conference on Black Power registration and conference schedule
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May 2, 1967; letter from Juanita Johnson to Amzie Moore
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May 18, 1967; letter from P. T. Bankston to William S. Harris
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May 1966; letter from R. L. Drow to political leader
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June 3, 1967; letter from Marian E. Wright to Mrs. Unita Blackwell, Jesse Franklin, Aaron Henry, Mrs. Youther Keyes, Rev. J. C. Killingsworth, and Amzie Moore
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June 3, 1967; letter from Mrs. Flossie A. Minley to Amzie Moore
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June 4, 1967; letter from Mrs. Bernard Russell to Amzie Moore
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June 7, 1967; letter form Bill Peters to Amzie Moore
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June 8, 1967; letter from Robert G. Johnston to Amzie Moore
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Deed of trust; June 5, 1967
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June 7, 1967; letter from Alexander, Feduccia, and Alexander to Amzie Moore
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June 9, 1967; letter from Bennie Campbell to Amzie Moore
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June 12, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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Subscription Agreement for the voting common stock of the Mound Bayou Investment Corporation; June 13, 1967
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June 13, 1967; telegram about deputy director of COI
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June 14, 1967; letter from Donald A. Jelinek to Amzie Moore
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June 16, 1967; letter from Robert G. Johnston to Amzie Moore
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June 26, 1967; letter from Coleman Miller to Amzie Moore
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June 27, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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June 27, 1967; letter from Mrs. Harold Respass to Amzie Moore
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July 5, 1967; letter from G. E. Murphy to Amzie Moore
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July 6, 1967; letter from Eddie L. Green to Amzie Moore
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July 8, 1967; letter from Wilson W. Woodbeck to Amzie Moore
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July 11, 1967; letter from Joseph L. Harris to Amzie Moore
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July 17, 1967; letter from Clay L. Cochran to Amzie Moore
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July 13, 1967; letter from Jack Greenberg to Mrs. Ethel L. Gaddison
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Memorandum from Earl E. David to ministers, church clerks, C.A.P. Board of Directors, STAR, A.C.B.C., C.A.P. Tufts Health Clinic, Mound Bayou Community Hospital
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July 26, 1967; letter from Joseph Harris to Amzie Moore
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July 25, 1967; letter from Mrs. Sally Griffin to Amzie Moore
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July 28, 1967; letter from H. B. Boykin to Amzie Moore
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August 1, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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August 1, 1967; letter from A. L. Moore to Legionnaire or/and Auxiliarian
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July 15, 1967; memorandum from Joseph Harris to all candidates in Sunflower, Bolivar, Issaquena, and Coahoma counties
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Undated; letter from Owen Brooks, Lawrence Guyot, Joseph Harris, Charles McLaurin, and Hollis Watkins to friends of Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates
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August 2, 1967; letter from William M. Seabron to Amzie Moore
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August 11, 1967; letter from Bennie Campbell and Fannie Mae Hopkins to Amzie Moore
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August 21, 1967; memorandum from Joseph Harris to candidates in Issaquena, Yazoo, Bolivar, Holmes, Sunflower, Hinds, Carroll, and Madison counties
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August 23, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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August 15, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Charles McLaurin
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August 15, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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August 28, 1967; letter from Sarah Lipsey to Amzie Moore
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August 28, 1967; letter from Bitha Wilson to Amzie Moore
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August 28, 1967; letter from Sarah Lipsey to Amzie Moore
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August 28, 1967; letter from Willie Ford to Amzie Moore
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August 29, 1967; anonymous letter to Mary
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August 30, 1967; letter from Edgar S. Cahn to Amzie Moore
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August 30, 1967; letter from Eddie McAdory
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Lists of families and income needs
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September 10, 1967; letter from Laura M. Engle to Amzie Moore
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September 11, 967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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September 20, 1967; letter from Alex G. Cockersole Jr. to Amzie Moore
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Agenda for Human Resources Development
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September 28, 1967; letter from Robert C. Johnson, C. W. Burke, and George W. Wilkes to Amzie Moore
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September 8, 1967; letter from Rev. John M. Wilson to Maurice McCrackin
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September 29, 1967; letter from J. L. Hatchen to Rev. Sammie Rash
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September 22, 1967; letter from Lowell Dodge to Joel Fleishman
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September 29, 1967; letter from Claude Ramsay to friends of Mississippi AFL-CIO
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October 6, 1967; letter from Dorris L. Ward to Dave Thomas Jr.
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October 9, 1967; letter from Ronald Pollack to Amzie Moore
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October 10, 1967; letter from Willard L. McIlwain to Amzie Moore
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October 12, 1967; letter from Mable G. Wilmington to Amzie Moore
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October 16, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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October 16, 1967; letter from Ernest Bromley to Amzie Moore
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October 4, 1967; letter from W. B. (Bill) Alexander to Amzie Moore
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October 6, 1967; letter from William M. Seabron to Amzie Moore
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October 30, 1967; letter from Eddie L. Green to Amzie Moore
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October 30, 1967; letter from G. B. Wilson to Amzie Moore
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October 31, 1967; letter from Rubel L. Phillips to Amzie Moore
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October 31, 1967; AFL-CIO agenda
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November 5, 1967; letter from Alfonsa Patterson to Amzie Moore
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November 17, 1967; letter from Rev. L. C. Coleman to Theodone Berry
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November 20, 1967; letter from Maurice McCrackin to Amzie Moore
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November 27, 1967; notes from beat meetings
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November 28, 1967; letter from Mrs. Lee Dora Collins to Earnest Bradley
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December 1, 1967; letter from Abram Chayes to Amzie Moore
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November 1967; letter from Claims Division of the United States Civil Service Commission to Amzie Moore
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Undated; letter from John M. Hatch to Amzie Moore
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December 14, 1967; letter from Ross Coggins to Rev. L. C. Coleman
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December 18, 1967; letter from Ernest Bromley to Amzie Moore
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December 18, 1967; letter from Mrs. Mary E. Wince to Amzie Moore
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