- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Robert Z. Lewis to John J. Burns; March 7, 1966
- Creator:
- Lewis, Robert, 1924-
- Date of Original:
- 1966-04-07
- Subject:
- African Americans
Civil rights
Democratic Party (Miss.)
Politics
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Typewritten letter from Robert Z. Lewis to John J. Burns, dated March 7, 1966, in which Lewis explains the illegal actions of white supremacists in the Democratic Party of Mississippi. Lewis encourages Burns and the New York State Democratic Committee to support the opening of the Mississippi primaries to African-American candidates.
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_521c90f4-eb4e-4dc7-a9af-d556ff9269f1
- 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:
- M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers
Box 2, Folder 21 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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