usm_crmda_vga006 vga006 crmda usm yes Outline of speech to the House Subcommittee on Elections, ca. 1965 Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006 Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Forrest County Civil rights--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--Mississippi--Forrest County Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Forrest County African Americans--Mississippi--Hattiesburg African Americans--Mississippi--Forrest County Suffrage--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Suffrage--Mississippi--Forrest County Voter registration--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Voter registration--Mississippi--Forrest County African Americans--Segregation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg African Americans--Segregation--Mississippi--Forrest County Politicians--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Politicians--Mississippi--Forrest County Race discrimination--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Race discrimination--Mississippi--Forrest County Elections--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Elections--Mississippi--Forrest County Voting--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Voting--Mississippi--Forrest County Discrimination--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Discrimination--Mississippi--Forrest County Mississippi--Politics and government Election law--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Election law--Mississippi--Forrest County Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century African Americans--Mississippi--Politics and government African Americans--Mississippi--Suffrage Political candidates--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Political candidates--Mississippi--Forrest County African American women political activists--Mississippi Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006 From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Outline of a speech presented by Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) to the Subcommittee on Elections of the House Administrative Committee in an appeal for the committee to allow her to run against Congressman William Colmer. Gray's request was part of the Mississippi Congressional Challenge of 1965 and emphasizes the historical significance of the committee's decision. Also includes a historical overview of the Mississippi Congress. Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Victoria Gray Adams Papers Collection Collection (Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive) Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2002-08-29 Text http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,2399 Digital reproduction of 5-page document. Box 2, Folder 17, M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of the Victoria Gray Adams Papers Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. 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. 1965 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. 20101222 144003 admin