- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Lawrence Guyot to friend; September 28, 1965
- Creator:
- Guyot, Lawrence, 1939-
- Date of Original:
- 1965-09-28
- Subject:
- African Americans
Contested elections
Justice and politics
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Politics, Practical
United States. Congress
Voting - 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; Typewritten letter from Lawrence Guyot, dated September 28, 1965, in which he reports that the challenge of the 1964 Congressional election in Mississippi was dismissed by Congress. According to Guyot, Congress found that the challengers did not have the legal authority to challenge the election, and further stated that the Voting Rights Act would correct and prevent any future corruptions in the voting system in Mississippi.
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_fea078a8-f97a-40a0-b7ef-5fa806c7bced
- 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 16 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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