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Flyer advertising a workshop on March 31, [1965?] in Mt. Beulah, Mississippi, and to include speakers from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Delta Ministry, CORE, SNCC, NAACP, and several other civil rights organizations.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Brochure distributed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Describes the purpose and objectives of the party and encourages African Americans to participate in politics.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>News release of a statement made on the floor of the House of Representatives by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias of Maryland, announcing his support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Also discusses some of the objectives of the Act, including abolition of the poll tax.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Statement to Attorney General Ramsey Clark compiled by the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower (NCFES) and delivered by a delegation led by Congressman William F. Ryan and Bayard Rustin. Urges Clark to send voting officials and observers to Sunflower County, Mississippi, for the May 2, 1967, elections. Highlights challenges and fears faced by potential African American voters in Mississippi. NCFES contact persons listed are Sandra Nystrom and Eleanor Holmes Norton.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Typewritten letter from Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) to Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr. dated June 24, 1966, in which Gray solicits support for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Describes the violence, harassment, and discrimination imposed on African Americans in Mississippi who attempt to register to vote.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Certificate from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) acknowledging the attendance of Victoria J. Gray (Adams) at a Citizenship School Training Program, August 19-23, 1963.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Typewritten letter from Anne Braden to Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams), dated April 7, 1966, in which Braden requests permission to nominate Gray to the board of directors of the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF). Includes lists of members of the board of directors, advisory committee, and medical committee.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Petition to the United States Senate from the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF). Discusses Senator Eastland's attacks on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and requests that the investigation of the National Conference for New Politics by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee be stopped.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Document prepared by the National Committee for Free Elections in Mississippi (NCFEM) for the Democratic National Convention of 1967 as part of an effort to gain support for voter registration drives in Mississippi. Original documents are torn and only partially readable.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Document prepared to raise funds for the National Committee for Free Elections in Sunflower. Sunflower is described as a town in Mississippi. 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.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Address written by Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) for the National Conference for New Politics Convention, dated September 2, 1967, to gain support for African American voters in Mississippi. Adams requests support for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the continued progress of the African American political movement in Mississippi.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Application form for a training session at the Dorchester Community Center in McIntosh, Georgia, for teachers to participate in the Citizenship Education Program of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Details of a March 26, 1968, meeting for the staff of the Poor People's Campaign, including the names of those in attendance, minutes of the meeting, and the strategy for march planned during April for Washington, D.C. and other cities in the South. The Poor People's Campaign was sponsored and organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to gain economic assistance and support for the poor in America.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers.; Photograph of Victoria Jackson (Gray Adams).

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) newsletter that describes issues of interest, including the strike of the International Wood Workers of America against the Masonite Corporation in Laurel and recent bombings in Mississippi. Also covers the outcome of recent elections throughout the state, including the election of Robert Clark as a state representative from Holmes County.