Identifier

USvMS_Interrog_Answers_Section4

Publication Date

1965

Description

The factual basis for assertions that between 1899 and 1952 African Americans were not allowed to vote, that literate African Americans were required to interpret sections of the Mississippi constitution, and that African Americans were excluded from Democratic primary elections.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

United States. Supreme Court; United States. Court of Appeals; Civil rights -- Mississippi; Segregation -- Mississippi; Suffrage -- Mississippi; Education -- Mississippi;

Relational Format

book

Original Collection

United States v. Mississippi Interrogatory Answers, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

Items in this collection are for personal use and may not be reproduced without permission. For publication and professional uses, please contact the Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi Libraries.

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