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Letter, Lawrence Guyot to friend; September 28, 1965

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Identifier	mus-ellin158
Title	Letter, Lawrence Guyot to friend; September 28, 1965
Description	From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from Lawrence Guyot, dated September 28, 1965, in which he reports that the challenge of the 1964 Congressional election in Mississippi was dismissed by Congress. According to Guyot, Congress found that the challengers did not have the legal authority to challenge the election, and further stated that the Voting Rights Act would correct and prevent any future corruptions in the voting system in Mississippi.
Creator	Guyot, Lawrence, 1939-
Date	28 September 1965
Coverage (time period)	1965
Subject	African Americans. Contested elections. Justice and politics. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Politics, practical. United States. Congress. Voting.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 3-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 16
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.

Title	Page 1
File size	1785.483 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1673
Height	2180
Color space	Grayscale
File name	ellin158_1.jpg

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