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Identifier	mus-mm182
Title	Challenge trip letter; undated
Description	From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter is typed on Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) letterhead and is signed by 18 individuals. It was meant to spark publicity for the upcoming Congressional challenge sponsored by the MFDP in 1965. It asks for its recipients to help fund the trip of approximately 1,000 African Americans from Mississippi who wish to travel to Washington to demonstrate in favor of the challenge.
Creator	Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Date	circa 1965
Coverage (time period)	1964-1965
Subject	Civil rights demonstrations. Civil rights movements. Fund raising. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Political participation. Publicity.
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	M368 Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection.
Source	Box 3, Folder 10
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	1713.141 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1680
Height	2187
Color space	Grayscale
File name	mm182.jpg