usm_crmda_mm151 mm151 crmda usm yes Late report on the MFDP Congressional challenge; January 11, 1965 Report on the MFDP Congressional challenge Report on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Congressional challenge African Americans--Mississippi--Politics and government Mississippi--Politics and government United States. Congress (89th, 1st session : 1965)--Mississippi delegation African Americans--Suffrage--Mississippi Political participation--Mississippi Politics, Practical--Mississippi Voting--Mississippi Democratic Party (Miss.) American Jewish Congress American Veterans Committee Americans for Democratic Action B'nai B'rith. Anti-defamation League National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice Catholic Inter-Racial Council (U.S.) National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race Congress of Racial Equality United Church of Christ. Council for Christian Social Action Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Council of Catholic Women (U.S.) National Student Association (U.S.) Southern Christian Leadership Conference Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) National Urban League Presbyterian Interracial Council Religion and politics--United States Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Ryan, William F., 1922-1972 From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document outlines the events related to the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge that occurred January 4, 1965. It describes the future steps through which the challenge will pass and asks for lawyers to go to Mississippi to take depositions from individuals who were denied the right to vote or were not allowed to register to vote to be presented as evidence in the case. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2004-12-16 Reports http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,4193 Digital reproduction of a 2-page document. Box 3, Folder 9, M336 Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. Forms part of the Michael J. Miller Civil Rights Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. 1965-01-11 United States Mississippi 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. 20110708 131948