From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; In this memo, lawyers for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party present and address questions that were raised regarding the legality of the 1964 Congressional Challenge. The authors cite...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man wearing a graduation robe and mortarboard kicks his heels together in excitement. He holds a rolled-up diploma labeled "'68," and the gown is labeled "Electoral college...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Appendix C explains the history and platform of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), lists the executive committee members, and sets out a plan for the Congressional challenge. ...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Application to register to vote in Mississippi, containing a list of twenty-one questions for the applicant to answer and instructions on how to complete the voter registration process.
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Newsletter from Benton County describing the election of black residents to local public office; also contains news on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and details on legal issues...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Newsletter from Benton county; provides details on local elections and the voting difficulties of local blacks. Also includes poetry and a section on negro history.
Booklet from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Booklet distributed by the Coordinating Committee for Fundamental American Freedoms in an effort to explain the origin and purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1963. The authors argue that the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brief memorandum regarding the legal authority of the federal government in matters related to civil rights. According to the memo, the federal government has the authority in court to...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; "A Call to Action" issued by the Commission on Religion and Race of the National Council of Churches, requesting the support of churches for the Congressional Challenge effort led by the...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The Clay County, Mississippi, project report notes the progress and proceedings of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's (SNCC) ongoing political and economic programs and mentions ideas...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document records vote tallies for the 1964 "Freedom Vote" supported by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" The "Freedom Vote" was designed to demonstrate African American...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document explains the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge and the stages of the challenge. It also gives voter registration statistics for Mississippi. ...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Record of the proceedings and debates of the 89th Congress, the major topic of which is the Congressional Challenge brought by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) in response...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This issue of the Congressional Report records the reports of both the majority and minority opinion of the Committee for Elections of the United States House of Representatives regarding the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report on the convention challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) delegation at the Democratic National Convention of 1964. Discusses the delegation's refusal to...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This six-page document is a publication of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) regarding the cotton vote in Mississippi. It summarizes the attempts of African American farmers to run...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Bulletin released by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the June 7, 1966, primary elections. Discusses the increased violence against African Americans in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Bob Beckett. An elephant wearing a straw hat labeled "Smith" and a donkey labeled "Yates" stand arm-in-arm (front legs). The donkey's other arm is on the shoulder of a man labeled "Burlington...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The first page of the document explains the statute and grounds that are the basis of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge. It describes each step of the...
