Torkington (Roy) Freedom Summer collection, 1964.

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Torkington (Roy) Freedom Summer collection, 1964.

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This collection consists of twelve letters sent by Torkington to his fianceĢe, Anne, documenting in considerable detail the training, field work, and living conditions of a representative Freedom Summer volunteer.

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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Mississippi Freedom Project

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University of Southern Mississippi

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Torkington, Roy Bernard, 1940-

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Roy Torkington (b. 1940) was assigned to voter registration efforts in Leflore County, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer. On June 25, 1964, three Itta Bena men accosted Torkington and two other volunteers, threatening their lives. The men were arrested and prosecuted under the 1960 Civil Rights Act, demonstrating determined federal action against voter discrimination in the South. From the description of Torkington (Roy) Freedom Summer collection, 1964. (University of Southern Missi...