Letter, Erle Johnston, Jr. to Northern newspaper editors; 1969

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Identifier	mus-eej059
Title	Letter, Erle Johnston, Jr. to Northern newspaper editors; 1969
Description	From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typewritten letter from Erle Johnston, director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, sent to editors of northern newspapers in 1969. Johnston discusses the current climate in the state as a result of civil rights activities and urges outside parties to visit the state. He expresses concern about a potential boycott of products manufactured in Mississippi, and asks that critics of the state be patient while its citizens are "forced to accept change."
Creator	Johnston, Erle.
Date	1969
Coverage (time period)	1969
Subject	Mississippi. Newspaper publishing. Race relations. Race relations and the press. Social history.
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	M319 Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers.
Source	Box 9, Folder 5
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	2147.812 KB
File extension	JPG
Width	1678
Height	2791
Color space	Grayscale
File name	eej059.jpg

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