- Collection:
- Sovereignty Commission Online
- Title:
- Negro race - economic status
- Creator:
- Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
- Publisher:
- from Negro Race - Economic Status, Sovereignty Commission records, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1956/1977
- Subject:
- Mississippi--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
African Americans--Economic conditions
Mass media and race relations--United States
Public opinion--Mississippi
African Americans--Mississippi
Legislative bodies--Mississippi
Federal-state controversies--Mississippi - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, Bolivar County, 33.79554, -90.8804
United States, Mississippi, Bolivar County, Cleveland, 33.744, -90.72482
United States, Mississippi, Madison County, 32.63466, -90.03376
United States, Mississippi, Madison County, Canton, 32.61264, -90.03675 - Medium:
- pamphlets
editorial cartoons
texts (document genres)
reports - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Records collected by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission on the economic conditions of African Americans in Mississippi. The file contains reports by the commission to the state legislature, letters from the Canton Chamber of Commerce and Cleveland, Mississippi, about the African American economic situation in the communities, and several editorials and pamphlets about the work of the Sovereignty Commission and supporting Mississippi.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://www.mdah.ms.gov/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/imagelisting.php?foldercheckbox%5B%5D=1073%7C99%7C111%7C%7C0
- Rights Holder:
- The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records are state government records made available to the public pursuant to American Civil Liberties Union v. Fordice, 969 F.Supp. 403 (S.D.Miss.1994). The web-enabled version of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records is intended for public use in research, teaching, and private study in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). MDAH makes no warranty or assurances that materials contained in this collection are free from U.S. copyright claims or other restrictions on free use and display. It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing materials found in this collection. MDAH requests that prior to publication of Sov. Com. images the user submit an MDAH Broadcast/Publication Permission form for approval by the Department. This form must be accompanied by documentation which proves that copyright requirements have been satisfied. Contact MDAH Reference Staff for details on how to obtain and complete the B/PP form: (601) 576 6876 or refdesk@mdah.state.ms.us. There are no MDAH Use Fees associated with use of Sov. Com. images. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by a credit line, which at a minimum includes the name of this collection, the unique resource identifier for each image, the name of this institution, and URL. ; Cite images according to the following structure: Original Creator, "Title", Original creation date (if known), Unique Resource Identifier, Series Number and Title, Archival Repository, date of last web page revision, image location/URL, (image viewed on date).
- Contributing Institution:
- Mississippi. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
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