The Detroit tribune., 1963-04-06
FACT SHEET ON
Greenwood mississippi

Greenwood Mississippi
AUGUST Is 1862: Samuel Block and three other sN-
&C 6ed secretaries shortly after moving into Greenwood
10 begin voter reg;ssraicn program report they nad 70
leap from the secundsory ~ndo~ o. Their oHe 20 eSt
ahi;e lynch mob armed nth guns ropes and pipes f0i
and Justice Department nCufed protection asked
ocroess ,es7 feaors County Beard Of Supervisors
vote TO drop surplus food program Whch had helped SIS
tain some 1900 Negroes the rarlory OF vhom are sea
sonaI workers 5nd sharecroppe-s
FEBRUARY 10 1859: Samuel Block reports that four
Negro businesses one block from the SNCC oice on 10
yeIzurin Street z-e burned me ground Block ssys
Il believe this 1as II attempt down our ofsce
Federal authorities notified protection asked
FEBRUARY n 1853: Samuel Block arrested by Green
wood rctce Charge circulating breach OF TIE peste
et CharEe later charged 20 Making statements csu
ed to ncse ne breah q lie psaes Federal authorities
-o.sked
FEBRUARY IS 1859 80 Negroes pax county court
se 4 Becks s-iz, 70 hear hin refuse 70 accept sus
tended sentence ne agrees 10 drop al registration
sesv1y Box cor,.cted n appsals 300 more Negroes
rs 70 1s.ness trta- b-I c.11ot <. H.
FEBRUARY 7e a II. 1888: 4 total ot 80 Negroes 20
.5 courrY courthouse 10 register ard vote unprece
5sDted shy~-oi Se;s-h.na.icn
FEBRUARY Is 1888. James Travis 20 : SNCC field
secretary and native Nssppar sho, 5y three white
shoulder wound Anothsr bullet BE- -es cged behind
MS spine Robert Moses director o SNCCs statewide voter
registration program and Randolph Blackwell field direct
or of the Atlantab1sei Ncter Educstio- PROJECT also
in The car With Travis but nrsei despite he fact
that all side windows cf TIE car smashed Travis Is
taken by ambulance to University Hospital in JACKSON
where doctors operate 10 remove bullet and report that
Travis xould have died instantly Rad tie bullet penetrated
his body with force Federal authorities notified
protection asked
MAReH y 1899. YEP announces flllseale campaign
II Greenwood regss- al Negroes IN Leaore county
staff members q SNCc c-e fran other Mississippi pro
eats 70 concentrate sze-1S in Greenwood
mAReH s 1853 Samuel Block and wiiEe Peacock
txo SNCC field secretaries sho, :. by white assaant
n CIR s tev ard Greenwood citizens Peg
q Mare ard Essle Broome front Of sNCC Of
fee Al windows re Sheltered but NOBODY injured Fed
ersI authorities notified Protection zsked
MARCH II. 1859: The Lesore County Board Of Super
TIE county program Of surplus
fed dribution after representatives of the Us Depart
Of Agriculture say The government VIII handle the
program II Lea0Ee officials won't
nAecH a. 1859: sNCC Office set On FIRE All Office
equipment completely demolished Nost Of the records are
saved TIE telephone ripped from the wall Witnesses
report that white eeing down alley
sfer smoke begins 10 pour from window Federal
thorlties notified protection asked
MARCH IS 1853 Two shotgun blasts shstter front
door and bedroom window Of Deey Greene S father Of
George Greene young high school student working with
the SNCC drive Dewey. Jr IS Negro to apply to
Ole Miss Nobody injured Federal authorities notified;
protection asked
MARCH II. 1853: Ter SNCC field staff arrested in
Greenwood for Inciting to not after accompanying
group Of 100 Negroes 70 county courthouse register
Eight Of artsted front Of church attempting
load Of people wanting 60 courthouse register
In jail NOW James Fcrman Executive secretary Robert
Moses director Of SNCC Mississippi program James Jones
Curtis Hayes Cherries McLaurin Prank Smith Bobby Tai
bert Willie Peacock Lzwrence Guyot lafayette surney