Declaration of independence from the principles of the Democratic Party of the state of Mississippi; 4 April 1966

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Identifier	mus-ellin164
Title	Declaration of independence from the principles of the Democratic Party of the state of Mississippi; 4 April 1966
Description	From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Statement issued by candidates of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) Clifton Whitley, Ralthus Hayes, Edwin King, Clinton Collier, and Lawrence Guyot, announcing their separation from the Democratic Party of Mississippi. They cite the Democratic Party's support of white supremacy, segregation, and "Separate but Equal" policies as grounds for their action. They also state their refusal to comply with Mississippi Code Section 3129.
Creator	Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Date	4 April 14966
Coverage (time period)	1966
Subject	Democratic Party (Miss.) Justice and politics. Mississippi. Segregation.
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-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.
File size	2271.643 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1673
Height	2787
Color space	Grayscale
File name	ellin164.jpg

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Declaration of independence from the principles of the Democratic Party of the state of Mississippi; 4 April 1966

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