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Analysis and statement on behalf of the Negro citizens of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Ramsey Clark, Attorney General of the United States; April 26, 1967

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Identifier	mus-vga028
Title	Analysis and statement on behalf of the Negro citizens of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Ramsey Clark, Attorney General of the United States; April 26, 1967
Alternate title(s)	Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark
Description	From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark compiled by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower (NCFES) and delivered by a delegation led by Congressman William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin. Urges Clark to send voting officials and observers to Sunflower County, Mississippi, for the May 2, 1967, elections. Highlights challenges and fears faced by potential African American voters in Mississippi. NCFES contact persons listed are Sandra Nystrom and Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Creator	National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower.
Date	26 April 1967
Coverage (time period)	1965-1967
Subject	Discrimination. Election monitoring. Elections. Sunflower County (Miss.) United States. Dept. of Justice. United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 8-page document.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Contributors	Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Notes	This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers.
Source	Box 2, Folder 34
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.

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File extension	JPG
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File name	vga028_1.jpg

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