News Release: Voter Education Project

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Description

Printed news release for the Voter Education Project outlining 64 acts of intimidation and violence against African Americans in Mississippi since 1961. The Voter Education project attempted to provide a detailed list of the most egregious acts of violence against African Americans in Mississippi at the time. The instances of violence are also listed out by county and date in the news release.

Date

Date Created

1963-03-31

Subject

Voter intimidation ; Civil rights ; Freedom Summer ; Voter Education ; Civil Rights (Mississippi)

Spatial Coverage

Mississippi

Temporal Coverage

1961-01-01/1963-03-31

Language

en

Type

Text

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Mississippi State University

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Citation

Voter Education Project (Atlanta, Ga.), “News Release: Voter Education Project,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed May 9, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2609.

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  1. EN3414_Spring2024__VoterEducationProject.pdf
  2. EN3414_Spring2024__VoterEducationProject.pdf