usm_crmda_mm166 mm166 crmda usm yes Congressional challenge: challenge by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; [1965] Voter registration--Mississippi Civil rights movements--Mississippi African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi Discrimination--Mississippi Discrimination against African Americans Race discrimination--Mississippi Mississippi--Race relations Race relations Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Politics, Practical--Mississippi Mississippi--Politics and government--20th century African Americans--Politics and government--20th century Terrorism--Mississippi Voting--Mississippi Violence--Mississippi Political violence--Mississippi African Americans--Violence against--Mississippi From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document explains the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge and the stages of the challenge. It also gives voter registration statistics for Mississippi. It gives details about the violence and intimidation techniques that were used to keep African Americans from voting in the 1960s. The document also notes precedents for the Congressional challenge. 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) 2004-01-18 Text http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,4231 Digital reproduction of a 5 -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 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. 20101222 144002 admin