- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Cotton vote in Mississippi; December 31, 1964
- Creator:
- Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
- Date of Original:
- 1964-12-11
- Subject:
- African American farmers
Agriculture
Civil rights movement
Cotton
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Harassment
Mississippi
United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Voting - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>This six-page document is a publication of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) regarding the cotton vote in Mississippi. It summarizes the attempts of African American farmers to run for the office of committeeman of the local ASC seat. The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASC), is part of the Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for the regulation of cotton farming. The document also describes hate crimes against African American farmers who attempt to vote or run for office.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_fc846451-c594-49a3-b7f7-5c7067d87e26
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. 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. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- M320 Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection
Box 1, Folder 8 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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