The Parchman ordeal : 1965 Natchez civil rights injustice /

The Parchman ordeal : 1965 Natchez civil rights injustice /

In October 1965, nearly 800 young people attempted to march from their churches in Natchez to protest segregation, discrimination and mistreatment by white leaders and elements of the Ku Klux Klan. As they exited the churches, local authorities forced the would-be marchers onto buses and charged the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: LaFrancis, G. Mark (Author), Morgan, Robert (Documentary film producer) (Author), White, Darrell (Author)
Other Authors: Meredith, James, 1933- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Mississippi State Penitentiary > History.
African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > Natchez.
Civil rights movements > Mississippi > Natchez.
Prisoners > Mississippi > Parchman.
Imprisonment > Mississippi > Parchman.
Natchez (Miss.) > History.
Parchman (Miss.) > History.

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