usm_crmda_vga028 vga028 crmda usm yes Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower Discrimination--Mississippi--Sunflower County Elections--Mississippi--Sunflower County Attorneys general United States. Dept. of Justice--Officials and employees United States. Dept. of Justice United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Clark, Ramsey, 1927- From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark, compiled by a special delegation of the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower led by Congressman William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin. Urges the federal government to send voting officials and observers to Sunflower County, Mississippi, for the May 2, 1967, elections. Highlights challenges and fears faced by potential African-American voters in Mississippi. 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) 2002-09-11 Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,2481 (Extent) Digital reproduction of 8-page document. Box 2, Folder 34, 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. 1965/1967 Sunflower County (Miss.) 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