usm_crmda_vga020 vga020 crmda usm yes Young Democrats Club press release and speech; February 15, 1965 Young Democrats Club (University of Illinois) Civil rights movements Discrimination Racism Young Democrats Club (University of Illinois) Social change--United States--History Democratic Party (U.S.)--History Civil service reform--United States--History Party affiliation--United States--History Political parties--United States--History Social justice--United States Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006 From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. This two-part document includes a copy of a press release given by the Young Democrats Club of the University of Illinois regarding the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. A copy of a speech given by John Quirk, President of the University of Illinois Young Democrats Club, is also included. The speech introduces Mrs. Victoria Gray, and includes Quirk's opinions on the conditions of Mississippi and African Americans. 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) 2002-09-09 Press releases http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,2351 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 5-page document. Box 2, Folder 28, 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. 1960/1969 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