- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Legislative history of contested elections statute; [1964]
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1964-01-01
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Political participation
Politics, Practical
Race relations
Voting - 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; This document relates the history of the election contest statute (Title 2 U. S. C. Section 201) and sets forth the main objections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to the 1964 Congressional elections in Mississippi. It also compares instances of voter intimidation and illegal voter registration practices in Mississippi in 1964 with similar instances in which the statute has been invoked. This draft of the document has handwritten proofreader's marks added to the text.
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_beab5c3b-038b-48a5-af66-e7488055fe90
- 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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