usm_crmda_vga015 vga015 crmda usm yes Letter, Victoria J. Gray to John J. Conyers, Jr.; June 24, 1966 Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006 Conyers, John, 1929- Civil rights movements--Mississippi Civil rights--Mississippi Civil rights workers--Mississippi Women civil rights workers--Mississippi African Americans--Mississippi Suffrage--Mississippi Voter registration--Mississippi Segregation--Southern States African Americans--Segregation--Mississippi Race discrimination--Mississippi Politicians--Mississippi Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century Legislators--United States Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006 Conyers, John, 1929- From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Typewritten letter from Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) to Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr. dated June 24, 1966, in which Gray solicits support for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Describes the violence, harassment, and discrimination imposed on African Americans in Mississippi who attempt to register to vote. 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) 2002-09-04 Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,2329 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 2-page document. Box 2, Folder 21, 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. 1966-06-24 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