October to December, 1969, 1969

For information on the fund-raising efforts of the Southern Mutual Help Association, see Mitchell to Mrs. George Biderman (Oct. 4, 8), as well as a set of materials sent out by the Association to prospective donors (Dec 7, 30). There is a memorandum by Mitchell on the proposed winter survey of sugar workers (n.d. [Nov]) and a copy of a New York Times article on the campaign (Oct. 22). Mitchell went on a speaking tour of various colleges during the Fall; the papers include his speech at the University of Indiana at Fort Wayne entitled "Protest As a Means of Social Change" (Dec 10). There is also a copy of a letter from attorney James Youngdahl to the NLRB concerning the case of Lynn Franklin, a New Orleans Times-Picayune reporter allegedly fired for his pro-union activities on behalf of the sugar workers (Dec. 30).