Correspondence from Buchanan to Guinier; Draft of Amicus Brief; Envelope

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July 22, 1985

Correspondence from Buchanan to Guinier; Draft of Amicus Brief; Envelope preview

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  • Press Releases, Volume 1. Move to Block McComb, Miss. Arrests (Telegram), 1964. 80d5634e-b592-ee11-be37-00224827e97b. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/1fb21640-5edd-47ca-90c4-43f6c0c2f8cf/move-to-block-mccomb-miss-arrests-telegram. Accessed August 27, 2025.

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NIGHT LETTER W. P. MARSHALL, paeaioeny 

I CHARGE TO ACCOUNT OF I 7 LEB ol 

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational %, 
Se : — — - Fund, Inc 10 Columbus Circle 

send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to New York, N.Y. 10019 

NOIWOS=CL OF eve [Po OR CoML CASH NO 

JOHN HERBERS 
BUENA VISTA MOTEL 
WEST BEACH BLVD. 
BILOXI, MISS. 

A MOVE TO BLOCK WIDESPREAD ARRESTS OF NEGROES IN McCOMB, MISSISSIPPI 
WAS MADE THIS MORNING SEPTEMBER 25TH WHEN ATTORNEYS OF THE NAACP LEGAL | 
DEFENSE FUND FILED A MOTION IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN JACKSON. ] 
DEFENSE FUND ATTORNEYS CARSIE HALL AND JACK YOUNG ASKED THAT A THREE- ] 
JUDGE FEDERAL COURT BE IMPANELED: THAT PROSECUTION OF ALL ARRESTS UNDER 4] 
MISSISSIPPI'S NEW "CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM" LAW BE ENJOINED ON GROUNDS : 
THAT THE LAW VIOLATES FREEDOM OF SPEECH; IS VAGUE AND INDEFINITE; 
AND IS BEING USED SOLELY TO HARASS CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS. FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION, CONTACT DEFENSE FUND ATTORNEY CARSIE HALL IN JACKSON, 
CODE 601 FL 2-7484. 

% Sy JESSE DEVORE 
PUBLIC INFORMATION DIRECTOR

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