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Letter, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; December 5, 1964
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Object Description
Identifier
mus-ellin137
Title
Letter
,
Mississippi
Freedom
Democratic
Party
;
December
5
,
1964
Description
Letter
from the
Mississippi
Freedom
Democratic
Party
(MFDP)
to
friends
,
dated
December
5
,
1964
. The
cover
letter
explains
the
MFDP's
challenge
to the
recent
seating
of
Mississippi
Congressmen
. The
MFDP
contends
that the
congressmen
were
unfairly
elected
because
of
discrimination
in
voting
procedures
. Also
included
are
sample
letters
and
telegrams
that should be
written
in
order
to
solicit
support
for the
MFDP
and the
congressional
challenge
.
(Note
: A
letter
from
Fannie
Lou
Hamer
that
accompanies
this
document
is
available
in the
manuscript
collection.)
Creator
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Date
5
December
1964
Coverage (time period)
1964
Subject
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Civil rights.
Justice and politics.
Policital participation.
Representative government and representation.
Resource type
Text
Format
Digital
reproduction
of
5-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
M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection.
Source
Box 2, Folder 15
Digital repository
University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
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ellin137_1.jpg
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