- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Report on the challenge; July 7, 1965
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1965-07-07
- Subject:
- Civil rights
Justice and politics
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Political participation
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Voter Registration - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report issued by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), dated July 7, 1965. Discusses the struggles, progress, and plans of the party with regard to the Congressional Challenge. The arguments of lawyers for the accused Congressmen and the reaction of the MFDP to those arguments are discussed. Delays in progress are noted, as well as an incident in which ten Mississippians were arrested while attempting to see the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The efforts of other organizations in support of the challenge are noted, specifically those of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)" A summary of the briefing is given at the end of the report.
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_38e26cbd-ecc1-49ba-9b0d-e4e531cb5da7
- 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:
- M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection
Box 2, Folder 15 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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