Comments on: Ben Chaney Spells It Out http://hungryblues.net/2005/06/01/ben-chaney-spells-it-out/ Searching the life and times of my father, Paul Greenberg Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:33:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: David Martin http://hungryblues.net/2005/06/01/ben-chaney-spells-it-out/#comment-227 David Martin Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:16:24 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2005/06/01/ben-chaney-spells-it-out/#comment-227 Temple Beth Israel, here in Biloxi, would like to invite Rita Schwerner to the Gulf. Hopefully there will be a week-end when the Neshoba County trial is in recess. Please ask her to contact LeeAnnLonghair@aol.com for details. Thank you, David Berman Martin Temple Beth Israel, here in Biloxi, would like to invite Rita Schwerner to the Gulf. Hopefully there will be a week-end when the Neshoba County trial is in recess.

Please ask her to contact LeeAnnLonghair@aol.com for details.

Thank you,

David Berman Martin

]]> By: Susan Klopfer http://hungryblues.net/2005/06/01/ben-chaney-spells-it-out/#comment-226 Susan Klopfer Mon, 06 Jun 2005 01:02:29 +0000 http://hungryblues.net/2005/06/01/ben-chaney-spells-it-out/#comment-226 The point Ben Chaney makes regarding the relationship of the Klan to the Sovereignty Commission is particularly interesting in light of the "investigation" of "subversives working for integration" called for by the Commission (report SCR ID # 2-112-1-36-1-1-1)in February of 1964. From Feb. 11-25, Director Erle Johnston sent Virgil Downing into Neshoba, Holmes, Sharkey, Yazoo, Washington and several other counties with instructions to contact all newly elected sheriffs with the purpose of offering "full cooperation and assisting them in any way possible." Both CORE and the NAACP are singled out in this report as causing potential racial trouble. While Sheriff Rainey was "out of town" the investigator met with Rainey's wife who promised "should any trouble develop" her husband would notify the Commission right away. The short, two-page report is posted on my blog. The point Ben Chaney makes regarding the relationship of the Klan to the Sovereignty Commission is particularly interesting in light of the “investigation” of “subversives working for integration” called for by the Commission (report SCR ID # 2-112-1-36-1-1-1)in February of 1964.

From Feb. 11-25, Director Erle Johnston sent Virgil Downing into Neshoba, Holmes, Sharkey, Yazoo, Washington and several other counties with instructions to contact all newly elected sheriffs with the purpose of offering “full cooperation and assisting them in any way possible.” Both CORE and the NAACP are singled out in this report as causing potential racial trouble.

While Sheriff Rainey was “out of town” the investigator met with Rainey’s wife who promised “should any trouble develop” her husband would notify the Commission right away. The short, two-page report is posted on my blog.

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