Word: arrests
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Smith, McComb voter registration worker, said that the arrest had envoked "rampant enthusiasm from the Negro community...
...went on to offer a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the bombers. Signers of the ad included the McComb Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, and the Jaycee...
Last week four bombings, the arrest of over 50 local Negroes, and a massive influx of state police brought tensions to a peak. Sixteen local Negroes are still in jail under charges of criminal syndicalism...
Four of these bombings and the arrest of over 50 local Negroes occurred last week...
Even after the death of Lee, Moses and a determined group of SNCC members continued to work in the terrified community. On Oct. 4, high school students marched through town to the courthouse. The march ended in the arrest of Moses and eight others, including a white SNCC worker, Robert Zellner. Zellner was beaten unconscious by a mob on the courthouse steps, while the sheriff held his arms and the FBI took notes...