- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Cover letter by Fannie Lou Hamer and Challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; [1964]
- Creator:
- Hamer, Fannie Lou
- Contributor to Resource:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1964-01-01
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) - People:
- Hamer, Fannie Lou
- 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>Cover letter written by Fannie Lou Hamer to the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee regarding the Congressional challenge being conducted by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic P:arty. The following four pages outline the challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. It includes the plans for development of the party, organizational structure, and three major challenges: Freedom registration, Freedom candidates, and the Convention challenge. It ends with an explanation of the Convention challenge and the MDFP plan to challenge the seating in the Mississippi Delegation.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_011958e9-66ee-440a-a10b-907faf48a305
- 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 14 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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