- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Report on the poor people's conference; 1966
- Creator:
- Cobb, Charlie
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01-01
- Subject:
- African American political activists
Civil disobedience
Greenville (Miss.)
Politics, Practical
Poverty
Voting
Farm mechanization - 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 report gives details about the economic shut out of poor African Americans that occurred during the 1960s due to greater plantation mechanization. The report includes transcribed meetings and press conferences with poor Mississippians who want to attract the attention of the federal government with political organizing and civil disobedience. The report preserves the text from a telegram the group sent to President Johnson and the White House's reply. The accounts of impoverished citizens criticize Mississippi welfare programs and describe an act of civil disobedience in which a group of African Americans occupied empty barracks on a Greenville military base and were thrown out by troops. The document also includes excerpts from voter education and political education handbooks created to increase citizen awareness of avenues for political action.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_d2082432-849d-402f-802e-ad41bc91eba8
- 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 14 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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