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| Creator: | Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. |
| Title: | Press release, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; April 4, 1966 |
| Date: | 1966 Apr. 4 |
| Description: | From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Press release by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), dated April 4, 1966, titled "Six Candidates File to Run in the State Democratic Party Primary." The statement announces the plans of the MFDP to run six candidates for Congress in the June 1966 election and gives a brief biography of the candidates. Those involved include: Rev. Clifton R. Whitley, Ralthus Hayes, Rev. Ed King, Rev. Clint Collier, and Lawrence Guyot. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. |
| Types: | Text |
| Subjects: | African American politicians--Mississippi | Civil rights movements--Mississippi | Democratic Party (Miss.) | Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party | Political participation--Mississippi | Race discrimination | Mississippi--Politics and government | Mississippi--Race relations | United States. Congress. House--Elections, 1964 | United States. Congress. Senate--Elections, 1964 | Election law--Mississippi | Political candidates--Mississippi | Mississippi |
| Collection: | Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive |
| Institution: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries |
| Contributors: | University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries | Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) |
| Online Publisher: | Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries | 2003-03-18 |
| Original Material: | Box 2, Folder 16, M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi |
| Rights and Usage: | 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. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. Forms part of the Joseph and Nancy Ellin Freedom Summer Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,930 |
