- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Sunflower story : a chance for change; [1967]
- Creator:
- National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower
- Date of Original:
- 1967-01-01
- Subject:
- African Americans
Civil rights movement
Discrimination
Elections
Sunflower County (Miss.) - 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>Document prepared to raise funds for the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower. Sunflower is described as a town in Mississippi. Discusses the challenges faced by African Americans who attempt to register and vote in Sunflower County, Mississippi, and mentions the negative influence of Senator James O. Eastland on the progress of voter registration among African Americans.
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_4dce03c5-6a24-4c88-8a27-710bc77fbbd7
- 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 34 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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