Secure Release of Last of 16 Arrested for Criminal Syndicalism in McComb, Miss. (Telegram)
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October 19, 1964
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Press Releases, Volume 1. Secure Release of Last of 16 Arrested for Criminal Syndicalism in McComb, Miss. (Telegram), 1964. 27e77c5a-b592-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/0a8c75e3-c334-446b-856f-39685f664fac/secure-release-of-last-of-16-arrested-for-criminal-syndicalism-in-mccomb-miss-telegram. Accessed December 05, 2025.
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October 19, 1964
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND ATTORNEYS TODAY SECURED RELEASE FOR LAST
16 PERSONS ARRESTED IN MC COMB MISSISSIPPI UNDER "CRIMINAL
SYNDICALSIM" LAW, NO HEARING DATE HAS BEEN SET ON THE
DEFENSE FUND MOTION OF SEPTEMBER 25 IN FEDERAL COURT TO STOP
THE PROSECUTIONS ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE LAW VIOLATES FREEDOM
OF SPEECH, IS VAGUE, AND IS BEING ENFORCED SOLELY TO HARRASS
CIVIL RIGHTS EFFORTS. NO. ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN ON THE
FUND'S SEPTEMBER 29 PETITION ASKING THAT THE CASES BE
REMOVED TO FEDERAL COURT. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
ATTORNEY MARION WRIGHT 601- 35ara943.
JESSE DE VORE
DIRECTOR PUBLIC INFORMAT ION
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
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