McComb Mississippi 1964
Incidents & Events
Determined to maintain its system of racial oppression and exploitation,
the white power-structure in the South responded to the Freedom Movement
with vicious repression and retaliation. Images of a burning Freedom
Ride bus, Birmingham's fire hoses and snarling dogs, Selma's Bloody
Sunday, and the assasinations of Movement figures have become familiar
Movement icons. Less well know but just as vicious and
debilitating was the daily harrassment, intimidation,
violence, and state repression that occurred week after week, month
after month, year after year, in every town, village, and rural area.
One such area, composed of Pike and Amite Counties Mississippi, was
centered on the small town of McComb. Below are lists of incidents and
events in the McComb area during 1964.
Civil Rights Incidents in McComb
1964 [PDF]
The 11 McComb Bombers
[PDF]
Other Events in McComb,
Mississippi Area [PDF]
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