Block, Sam interviewed by Joseph Sinsheimer, 1986 December 12
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SNCC's lead organizer in Greenwood, MS, 1962-1963. Interview with Sinsheimer. Block discussed: his childhood experiences with racism in Mississippi; his "recruitment" into the civil rights movement by Amzie Moore; developing a voter registration campaign in Greenwood; Cleveland Jordan's role in developing the Greenwood movement; Rev. Aaron Johnson's decision to open the First Christian Church to the movement; working with SNCC field secretary Willie Peacock in Greenwood; developing a voter registration campaign in Itta Bena, Mississippi; Bob Moses' role in the Mississippi campaign; the role of SNCC Executive Secretary James Forman in the Mississippi movement; the difficulty in getting black churches to open their doors to the movement; SNCC's relationship with the NAACP in the state; the psychological effects of the March on Washington in 1963; the need for greater staff education in the Mississippi movement.
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