Content:
Continuation of James Baldwin speech
-History lesson picks up after World War II
-Beware Uncle Tom politicians
-Shouldn't wait until the movement cools down, there will be no need for help then
-Remember Samuel Block and Willie Peacock working hard a year ago
-We're not running anymore
-Freedom songs make you want to be free
-The more we struggle the less our children struggle
-There is more to life than our things
-The ballot is important because we must show the White Citizen's Council that the masses of the people want to be free, no matter what
-We need our own spy system
-If it takes death, we will die
-If our kids are working hours and hours a day, then we can do something
"I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table"
John Lewis introduces speaker:
-From Belzoni, Mississippi
-Voter registration campaign in Belzoni
-Received death threats
-Parents told him to leave Belzoni, came here
Speaker talks about voter registration
-Highway canvassing
-The people are scared
-Police threats/violence
"We'll Never Turn Back"
" We Shall Overcome"
Digital reference copy in Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Tapes noted in the container list have digital reference copies in the Smithsonian Institution Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but copyright status unknown. Contact Archives Center staff for additional information. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Moses Moon Civil Rights Movement Audio Collection, 1963-1964, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Partial funding for preservation and duplication of the original audio tapes provided by a National Museum of American History Collections Committee Jackson Fund Preservation Grant.