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Memo, Victoria J. Gray to friends and supporters of the MFDP; February 10, 1966
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Object Description
Identifier
mus-ellin160
Title
Memo
,
Victoria
J
.
Gray
to
friends
and
supporters
of the
MFDP
;
February
10
,
1966
Description
From the
Ellin
(Joseph
and
Nancy)
Freedom
Summer
Collection
;
Memo
from
Victoria
Jackson
Gray
(Adams)
to
friends
and
supporters
of the
Mississippi
Freedom
Democratic
Party
(MFDP)
,
dated
February
10
,
1966
.
Describes
the
current
situation
in the
Mississippi
Delta
where
hundreds
of
African-American
agricultural
workers
were
released
from their
jobs
,
leaving
them
without
income
and
housing
.
Gray
describes
the
migration
of a
group
of these
homeless
people
to an
abandoned
Greenville
Air
Base
, from
which
they were
evicted
by
police
, and then to
Tribbett
. She
asks
for
help
from
supporters
of the
MFDP
, and
includes
a
list
of
demands
written
by the
group
while
they were at the
Greenville
Air
Base
.
Creator
Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006.
Date
10
February
1966
Coverage (time period)
1966
Subject
African Americans.
Delta (Miss. : Region)
Homelessness.
Greenville (Miss.)
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Poverty.
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.
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Height
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ellin160_1.jpg
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