Ella Baker continued:
-We have done much to penetrate the mystery of life
-Where we have failed is the mastery of life
-We must help people (racists) understand what their true value is
-Only then can we truly say we live in a democracy for the people and by the people
Brenda Travis:
(sent to jail in McComb, Mississippi and spent six months in juvenile reform school)
-Brief statement
James Baldwin:
-Introduces and describes the Freedom Singers
Unidentified speaker:
-We are being kept from a valuable thing -- our vote
-Introduces Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer:
-August 31st, 1962- the day she tried to become a first-class citizen
-SNCC has done a wonderful job in bringing food to Mississippi, helped her survive
-I'm not working for equal rights because what the white man has he stole from me, I want true democracy
"Come By Here"
Unidentified speaker:
-Fundraising activity
-Audience "Freedom" chant
Cut to Americus Four, one member:
(spent eighty-five days in jail without bond)
-Eighty-five days don't compare to years of black suffering
-Jail experience
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.
