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3. Telegram about protesting denial of treatment for wounded marchers, 1965

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  Western Union Telegram

  W. P. Marshall, President

  The filing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination

  Class of Service-This is a fast message unless its deferred character is indicated by the proper symbol.

  Symbols: DL = Day Letter, NL=Night Letter, LT= International Letter Telegram

  1201

  [Stamp] 1965 Mar 9 PM 5

  Fca155 (07)(06)ba376

  B nny345 nnz13 nnz13 rx pd 7 extra ar New York NY 9 nft

  Leonidas H Berry MD, National Medical Assn,

  412 East 47 St Chgo

  As a sponsor of MCHR urge you protest to U.S. Attorney General refusal by law enforcement officers in Selma Alabama to permit ambulance crews, nurses and M.D.’s to administer first aid to injured on Sunday March 7th. Today the march resumes. If federal government does not intervene to prevent bloodshed, emergency first aid must be permitted for wounded. Please advise us of your action

  Aaron O Wells MD National Chairman Medical Committee for Human Rights 211 West 56 St NYC

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Telegram to Leonidas Berry from the Medical Committee for Human Rights denouncing police refusal to allow ambulances and physicians to assist the injured at the Selma to Montgomery march, 1965

Courtesy National Library of Medicine

Police temporarily stopped doctors and nurses from treating the injured at the Selma march.