MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2)

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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

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More documents from the MDFP and SNCC concerning the congressional challenge. They usually provide a history of MFDP and of its challenges as well as lobbying and fundraising instructions, timetables and procedures. There's a transcribed COFO press conference in which lawyers representing Mississippi African Americans excluded from elections discuss their intention to document that fact through depositions in order to bolster the MFDP's congressional challenge. Fannie Lou Hamer's official legal challenge to Congressman Jamie L. Whitten. Form letters updating MFDP supporters about the progress of the challenge, including the Democratic Party of Mississippi's injunction against the MFDP to stop using the word "Democratic" in their name. A "Support the Challenge" flyer advertising "three ladies against the system--the three Freedom Congresswomen from Mississippi." Memos to MFDP members about transportation for a couple of Washington, D.C., lobbying efforts, including lobbying schedules, a

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Memoranda Legal Documents Correspondence Transcripts Flyers And Handbills Press Releases Clippings Reports And Surveys Newsletters Forms Pamphlets Meeting Minutes

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MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2)

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