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Report on the challenge; July 7, 1965

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Identifier	mus-ellin154
Title	Report on the challenge; July 7, 1965
Description	From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report issued by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), dated July 7, 1965. Discusses the struggles, progress, and plans of the party with regard to the Congressional Challenge. The arguments of lawyers for the accused Congressmen and the reaction of the MFDP to those arguments are discussed. Delays in progress are noted, as well as an incident in which ten Mississippians were arrested while attempting to see the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The efforts of other organizations in support of the challenge are noted, specifically those of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)" A summary of the briefing is given at the end of the report.
Creator	Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Date	7 July 1965
Coverage (time period)	June - July 1965
Subject	Civil rights. Justice and politics. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Political participation. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Voter registration.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 7-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.

Title	Page 1
File size	1712.725 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1700
Height	2215
Color space	Grayscale
File name	ellin154_1.jpg

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