- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Rebuttal of Section 3129; 4 April 1966
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1966-04-04
- Subject:
- Democratic Party (Miss.)
Justice and politics
Mississippi
Politics, Practical
Segregation - 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; Statement issued by Clifton Whitley, Ralthus Hayes, Edwin King, Clinton Collier, and Lawrence Guyot of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) in opposition of Mississippi Code, Section 3129. The law stated that candidates for public office must support the platform of the party with which they are running, as well as the winners of the primary elections within their party. Includes excerpts from resolutions passed at the 1964 Mississippi Democratic Party state convention.
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_bfe7ef79-7520-463b-b5e7-efd640e38867
- 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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