- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Analysis and statement on behalf of the Negro citizens of Sunflower County, Mississippi, to Ramsey Clark, Attorney General of the United States; April 26, 1967
- Creator:
- National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower
- Date of Original:
- 1967-04-26
- Subject:
- Discrimination
Election monitoring--Mississippi
Elections
Sunflower County (Miss.)
United States. Dept. of Justice
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965 - 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>Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark compiled by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower (NCFES) and delivered by a delegation led by Congressman William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin. Urges Clark to send voting officials and observers to Sunflower County, Mississippi, for the May 2, 1967, elections. Highlights challenges and fears faced by potential African American voters in Mississippi. NCFES contact persons listed are Sandra Nystrom and Eleanor Holmes Norton.
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_0a107120-b0f2-43f5-9817-ea1113799e2d
- 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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