Funding for the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
provided by a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the
Institute for Museum and Library Services
File Description
| Alt ID: | vga027 |
| Title: | Sunflower story: a chance for change |
| Author: | National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower |
| Subject and Keywords: | Civil rights movement |
| Subject and Keywords: | Discrimination |
| Subject and Keywords: | Elections |
| Subject and Keywords: | Sunflower County (Miss.) |
| Description: | Document prepared as part of an effort to raise funds for the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower. 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. |
| Publisher: | University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Other Contributors: | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. |
| Date: | (YYYY) ca.1967 (original) |
| Date: | (YYYY-MM-DD) 2002-09-11 (digital reproduction) |
| Resource Type: | Text |
| Format: | (Extent) Digital reproduction of 1-page document. |
| Source: | Box 2, Folder 34 |
| Relation: | IsPartOf M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. |
| Relation: | IsPartOf the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Coverage: | (Time Period) 1960s |
| Rights: | Copyright protected. 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. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |