Note:
The following excerpt has been taken from #Blaklife Magazine, Issue #1. This
text was taken from Jay Jenkins essay 'Revolution' (pt.2). Please write to
jayj@iac.net (Jay Jenkins) for further information.


* FANNY LOU HAMMER * SNCC Member, Activist (1917-1977)

TELETYPE
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI AND SAC, MEMPHIS/44-1063/
DATE: JUNE 11, 1963
FROM: SAC, ATLANTA /44-1452/

CHANGED, USNUBS FANNY LOU HAMMER, ET AL. DASH VICTIMS.CR
  TITLE MARCKED CHANGED TO SHOW THE CORRECT NAME OF HAMMER AS FURNISHED
  BY HER. TITLE FORMERLY CARRIEED AS FANNY HAMMER.
    RE ATLANTA TELEPHONE CALL TO MEMPHIS JUNE THIRTEEN, LAST.

 VICTIM HAMMER ARRESTED BY UNSUB BELIEVED TO BE A SHERIFF OR DEPUTY ON JUNE
 NINE, LAST, WINONA, MISSISSIPPI. BUS STATION. VICTIM DID NOT USE THE
 FACILITIES AT TERMINAL BUT WAS ARRESTED WHEN SHE INQUIRED ABOUT OTHER
 VICTIMS BEING ARRESTED. SHE WAS NOT FURNISHED THE NATURE OF THE CHARGES
 UNTIL HER APPEARENCE IN COURT. JUNE ELEVEN,LAST,WHEN SHE WAS CHARGED WITH
 IMMORAL CONDUCT AND RESISTING ARREST. SHE WAS RELEASED ON TWO HUNDRED
 DOLLARS BOND, JUNE TWELVE, LAST. VICTIM CLAIMS SHE DID NOT RESIST ARREST
 AT ANY TIME AND SHE WAS KICKED BY UNSUB SHERIFF OR DEPUTY WHEN ENTERING
 HIS CAR TO GO TO JAIL. AFTER BEING PLACED IN JAIL VICTIM WAS BEATEN BY
 TWO NEGRO MALE PRISONERS WITH BLACKJACK ON INSTRUCTION FROM UNSUB,
 MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROLMAN IN THE PRESENCE OF TWO OTHER WHITE MALES, ONE
 OF WHOM WAS SEEN LATER IN THE UNIFORM OF WINONA, MISSISSIPPI POLICE OFFICER.
 THE THIRD WHITE MALE IN THE CELL STRUCK VICTIM WITH HIS HAND IN ATTEMPT
 TO QUIET HER SCREAMING WHEN BEATEN BY THE PRISONERS. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT
 AFFORDED HER...

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