- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Genocide in Mississippi; undated
- Creator:
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Subject:
- African Americans
Civil rights movement
Mississippi
Race discrimination
Social legislation - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- StillImage
Text - Format:
- image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Booklet from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Booklet published by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in an effort to inform the public about a piece of legislation intended to inflict genocide upon African Americans in the state of Mississippi. The booklet includes a formal definition of genocide, according to the Genocide Convention of the United States. The bill would make it punishable by law for unmarried women to give birth to children in the state of Mississippi. Those convicted could be sentenced to no less than 1 year and no more than 3 years for the first offense, and up to 5 years for the second offense.
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_fb32ec67-517f-46df-819b-8704c87cb0dc
- 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 19 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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