- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Douglas P. Ferguson to Faye Stender; December 11, 1964
- Creator:
- Fergusen, Douglas P
- Date of Original:
- 1964-12-11
- Subject:
- African American political activists
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Politics, Practical
Voting
Elections - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter from Douglas P. Ferguson to Faye Stender answers questions posed by Ms. Stender concerning the election contest statute, which gives any individual the right to contest the election of a United States Representative. Ferguson sets forth the history of the election contest statute and give details of previous examples of its invocation. He also includes predictions on the outcome of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional Challenge.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of 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_0131e099-ca63-4811-80f3-bf16c2652a02
- 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:
- M368 Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection
Box 3, Folder 8 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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