usm_crmda_vga014 vga014 crmda usm yes Letter, Robert Z. Lewis to John J. Burns; March 7, 1966 Lewis, Robert, 1924- African Americans--Mississippi--Politics and government African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi African Americans--Suffrage--Mississippi Democratic Party (Miss.) Mississippi--Politics and government--1951- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Democratic Party (N.Y.)--Officials and employees Elections--Corrupt practices--Mississippi Primaries--Mississippi United States. Congress. Senate--Elections, 1966 United States. Congress. House--Elections, 1966 White supremacy movements--Mississippi Democratic Party (U.S.) Party discipline--Mississippi Political parties--Rules and practice Burns, John J., 1921-2004 From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Typewritten letter from Robert Z. Lewis to John J. Burns, dated March 7, 1966, in which Lewis explains the illegal actions of white supremacists in the Democratic Party of Mississippi. Lewis encourages Burns and the New York State Democratic Committee to support the opening of the Mississippi primaries to African-American candidates. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2002-08-04 Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,2395 Digital reproduction of 3-page document. Box 2, Folder 21, M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers, 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 Victoria Gray Adams Papers Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. 1966-04-07 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