Telegram from Mississippi Senator John Stennis to President Johnson June 24, 1964.
What is Senator Stennis asking President Johnson to do?
What are some of the words or phrases that stand out to you in this telegram? What is significant about those words or phrases?
What do you think Senator Stennis means by the "feelings, customs, and traditions of those in the South"?
What does this telegram tell you about how some people in Mississippi feel about the efforts of the Freedom Summer volunteers?