usm_crmda_vga023 vga023 crmda usm yes News release by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias; July 9, 1965 Mathias, Charles McC. (Charles McCurdy), 1922- Civil rights movements Suffrage Voting Legislators--United States Poll tax--Law and legislation Men United States. Congress. Senate--Officials and employees United States. Congress. House United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Mathias, Charles McC. (Charles McCurdy), 1922- From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. News release by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., announcing his support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Expresses his belief that the bill is necessary to protect voting rights and abolish the poll tax. 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 Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,182 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 1-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 United States 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