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August 25, 1965:  Picketing Ground Rules
Posted: 3 September 2013
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This image* (its text is shown below) is a scan of one of the many documents in Mayor McLean's files at the Marion County Historical Society's museum that were made available by museum director Chris Watts to Rev. Bill McAtee for research on his book, Transformed: A White Mississippi Pastor's Journey Into Civil Rights and Beyond, and which are used here by permission.

This particular set of notes by Mayor McLean appear to be of an August 25 conversation considering the "legal" basis for our subsequent arrests on August 28.

*  The brightness and contrast of the above image has been altered to increase the legibility of the text.
 
Aug 25, 65'

Mac Stewart [?] -- Community Service
Draper Today

"Rule of reasonableness"

Ground Rules to Picket

1. Can't Block entry & exit
2. Must Walk in Motion
3. Can't Block Street, etc.
4. Numbers limited to physical setup.

Jackson
Aug 25, 65'

Judge Stemmit
Delta Drive Center
Charge "Trespassing"
"Arrested" Juvenile [?] Court

Morris vs. Ala.        } Supreme Court
Thunnhill [?] vs. Ala. } U.S.

Hold "invitation to use"
sidewalk dedicates them to
city. Court order to cease to
Arrest - Jackson. Pv't property
owner must make warrant
to Arrest.
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