Letter, Richard Street to John Stennis, August 1, 1964

This item is a letter written on letterhead of The Street Clinic letterhead in Vicksburg, Mississippi from Richard Street to Senator John C. Stennis. In the letter, Street expresses the community's annoyance regarding the trouble caused by "summer workers" during Freedom Summer. The letter was received by Senator Stennis on August 3, 1964 and might have been sent on August 1, 1964.

Summer Workers -- Mississippi; Freedom Summer; Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century; Racial Justice

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Dear Senator Stennis,
Thank you for your letter and I sincerely hope that the "summer workers" will leave soon. Even the colored people are pretty "fed up" with them. They are nothing but trouble makers, in any way that it can be done. I understand that two of the group here are children of known communists, and I am not surprised at this at all.
It seems strange that the National Council of [Churches?], a presumably religious organization, should be guilty of promoting such agitations. Our church is taking steps to see that no farther contributions to this outfit are made, but it takes time to correct these things.
Again thanking you for your efforts on our behalf.
Sincerely
Richard Street