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<item>mm156</item>
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<dc_title>Memo, Leon Shull to Americans for Democratic Action; November 19, 1964</dc_title>
<dc_creator>Shull, Leon</dc_creator>
<dc_subject>Americans for Democratic Action</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>Civil rights movements--Mississippi</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>Civil rights workers--Mississippi</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>Political participation--Mississippi</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>Politics, Practical--Mississippi</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>African Americans--Politics and government--Mississippi</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>United States. Congress--Elections</dc_subject>
<dc_subject>African Americans--Suffrage--Mississippi</dc_subject>
<dc_subject_personal>Devine, Annie, 1912-2000</dc_subject_personal>
<dc_subject_personal>Hamer, Fannie Lou</dc_subject_personal>
<dc_subject_personal>Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006</dc_subject_personal>
<dc_description>From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The memorandum from Leon Shull is typed on Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) letterhead that lists the national board members on the reverse side of the page.  The content of the memo explains the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party&apos;s (MFDP) Congressional challenge to national officers, board members, and chapter chairmen.  In response to requests, Shull notes ADA&apos;s position on the challenge.</dc_description>
<dc_description>Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.</dc_description>
<dc_publisher>University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)</dc_publisher>
<dc_contributor>University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries</dc_contributor>
<dc_contributor>Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi)</dc_contributor>
<dc_date>2004-12-16</dc_date>
<dc_type>Text</dc_type>
<dc_identifier>http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,3564</dc_identifier>
<dc_format>Digital reproduction of a 6 -page document.</dc_format>
<dc_source>Box 3, Folder 9, M336 Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi</dc_source>
<dc_relation>Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.</dc_relation>
<dc_relation>Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts.</dc_relation>
<dc_relation>Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.</dc_relation>
<dc_relation>Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library.</dc_relation>
<dc_relation>Forms part of the Michael J. Miller Civil Rights Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.</dc_relation>
<dc_coverage_temporal>1964-11-19</dc_coverage_temporal>
<dc_coverage_spatial>Mississippi</dc_coverage_spatial>
<dc_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.</dc_rights>
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