R EPOR T ON r ·· ::he Old Sout h still lives in Natchez," t hus begins the Adams C ount y I ndus trial G "l:lc il pamphlet . And so it does . a ' 'J eek, s .ince 2, ove r )'") rsons have bee n arrested as they protest ed the was on Sept em be r 30 a f!, ::ti nst SNCC worken>, Dorie Ladne r, B 1.ll a n'!_ P . · ·1 i,fy·: lJa rd : SCLC s t a ff 3r P..e v R ichn rd S am:. ' son and NAACP offi ci l os E;c:.;,. • 'T.' h. 3 them f :!:' om pa r tici. pating or enc ouragJ. ng o r. b cr s ,,o " r i.- .... r. t,icipate in d e.non str 3.tic:. 1s of any 'l 'he tak: n to Par ,.. .. n s :, :-- :e Pc ni t cn tiar- .f , sa ne ZOO mile s 'P.:'ll :: y, w!lere they v1ere subJectea to the 11 •• •· •• form of pclice brutality at• .::t ha r ra rs ment. This type of treat roe nt of citizens is not unusual in n city of 2 4-, 000 ( 12 .• 1 1,4 00 w hi tes) _:ts-th e b o!!le ,-. ... d Dra gon of the Um . tcld of Mif"si Gs i;.ni, truck dr J.ver E. L. McDan J.e J.. <· \. O ll • L. • ,.:t ,'"' , _, _ l'o; is a lso the home of P<!)Or Cc "11 pa ny, Ar ms tr one TJ.re an C ompany a nd the Joh ns- M o.nvi lle Cor porati on, :' . .i. l of wh ich h ava ar bombs exploded and 'L he Ne gro ci tiz e ns of Natchez were brutalJ.z ed. has been the center of stepped-up Klan activity in Mississippi wit.hin th e past year and a ha ., .f . The f cl l owing are just some of ·: :he ac count s of violence which ha ve t aken pl a ce there in t.l:.e pa st two y ea rs: O: .: t cber 31, 1963 - Bruce Payne, Yale Unive rs ity free d om vot e worke r, v!a s attP..r-:;ed (! Tid beaten by fo ur white youths as he was tr ansp orting two N egro vot a vJ c ·):-:n :cs til:::- ough the N eg ro secti cn of t ovm. The white youths tr ai led Payti.O 1 s car until he stoppe d at· a gas st ation, at w hich time they assaulted him. T.!-J.e FBI , "' ':' 1 JJ , , ·:: :- e not ified. Charges against tn3 whi ' ;e youth of assault w ith i ;.1t en t to ki 1:i. -c= ··:-a di s misse d on January 5, l ?.S5. A 1! gust 20' 1963 - Bill r! are' srcc '\' IOrker' w as arreste d w hile retur ning home fro m , >::: Lfurch on :·i ashingt on. He had b ee n refused use of the "whit e" r o-::;t r0 '-·:rt ar ·.- 1 demanded t hat the att Pndant stop fuelin g his ta nk . He i'I W :> s oou :: ·· i; er arrested. During the trip to the jail he w as "blast ed by a polic eman a: ·· oss the mouth with a ni ght stick, resulting in shatter ed front t < c::.h , one of r" .Lch wa ;; crushed to p mEice s. 11 The sla sh in hj s lips rcquil·e d m or e +hpn T-he-FBI a11d JD were no"'t!!'ied. - 1, 1963 - As Bruce PA-yned Dt opped to buy gas, a car containing 4 r- :: :1 t::U.l.;;d up alongside him. The me n told n im to come ·with them. Bruc e .j u• rr:_' O·..l b ack into his car a nd sped In his f lig ht, 3 s hots were fir ed at by the w hi tes. r.rovemb e r 2., 1963 - Ge orge Gr ee:1, S N:: C worker, and Bruce Payne we re v:h en the 4 me: 1 who hrtd beaten Bruce W8i. '8 observe d following them . Gr s':l n f :::L le d. t o out -ra ce D .:ld Wf! S forced off th e road at w hich t ime Gree n VI'iS o: -- ::ered c ut of the ca:;:· at pi stol point. Gre en deftly swerved the c a.r onto e highway a11d escaped, Thre e shot.s were fir ed after him, entering t he Tr-1 A. r t: 1e car ;m d the left tire which cat:. s ed a slc-· a le ak in the t ir::. Ti:' .j :' 01 i.f;h Gr .>8 :-\ : .s s :· :.i.llful r,. a ni pulation of the car , t h ey e ntere d a side road an d fixe d the tire The matter was rep orted to th 0 FBI and JD. Fr: . 'h:>:"1.,ary 15, - A rchie Curtis, 60 year old Negro unde rtaker of wa.s at night concerning a woman r er or t '3d to be dyin g of a heart at tack. :q., v:-3. .. : t he n directions to a des er te d r oad w he re the cal le r said hn would be w2. it :i.nR: to ci::.r act Curt is to the woman 1 s house. C urtis also ope rates an c:.mbnla11ce sPr v:i. r-. c:," a ::: d dr ov3 wi t h a fr iend in the ambulan ce to t!1e spe cifie d p lace . up cc l ar rival , l"> e c:.: :d Li. s co mp a nion Tlere order ed by hooded m c.; n to leave their car at pi st ol point . Tho y 7;er!'l blindfol de d an d ta ke n to an ot her spot 1'/r . cJ:"e th "=Y Yle:-e a c:ced f or tb ,; i:r .... :P r.lC!"' Jb e rship c ard s and lis ts . They had neithe1· . Negroe s vw re tr..en f or ,. od to :o tc- ::i .p <, ! :d w ere 1::::-aten Tl it h straps. The m::ttter was re po rted to t h<. ! FBJ: a no JD. :- - 14 yea J:" old Le ona Si lls w as shot at 3 by t.y1o wh ite • .s.c; ::j·s . L0 :; ;-: , ., v; ho had 1 )een d ctive i n the Hoverr."!nt , V ·IP.. S n ot :' he FBI a .nd JD we re r;0t i fied . W'lS reported tha .t Cli!'ford Yf alker, a Negr o,; be en d.P.? .d an • a..... D.J.s 1.ace was t o1 ·i -. away by a h:' .. -; s t. Ju..1y 12 !, -. T-no Natchez we re d E; stro y Ad by a fi re se:. :.n ea , ly !l'0rmng. . J. l-J.e .:> :r sonsJ.sts W3re not A molotov cocktail th:>"own a11 th-3 heme of c ontractor, :Tillie W ashi r.gton, but didn't explode. The FBI and JD were