- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Sunflower County: a call to action; undated
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1964-04-01
- Subject:
- African Americans
Civil rights
Contested elections
Justice and politics
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Political participation
Sunflower County (Miss.) - 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 by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) describing the political and economic situation in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Includes a summary of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in 1966 regarding municipal elections in Sunflower County, as well as a description of the MFDP plan to run candidates for local offices. A brief section is dedicated to the Sunflower County poverty program.
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_1d563fa2-bb27-4389-b55a-92f324a3e93f
- 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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