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From the Leflore County Sample Ballot Collection. A copy of a sample ballot distributed by the Leflore County Citizens Council to registered voters.

From the William Arthur Winstead Papers. A copy of a speech by Arthur Winstead given in the House of Representatives on May 25, 1943. The speech regards an anti poll tax bill and Winstead's disagreement with it.

From the Leesha Faulkner Civil Rights Collection. A list of results from a telephone survey asking if people had paid their poll tax.

From the Anthony J. Harris Civil Rights Memoir Collection. A personal recollection of the civil rights movement in Hattiesburg, Mississippi by Dr. Anthony J. Harris.

From the Douglas Tiberiis White Folks Project Collection. A letter from a parent (signed K.T.) of a Freedom Summer volunteer to the United States Justice Department regarding Freedom Summer volunteers and their safety.

From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Booklet produced by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) about Mississippi voter registration policies in the 1960's.

From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Application to register to vote in Mississippi, containing a list of twenty-one questions for the applicant to answer and instructions on how to complete the voter registration process.

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Voter registration statistics of African Americans and whites in five congressional districts in Mississippi, 1961. A letter to groups supporting the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) is attached, as is a sample petition. A sample pledge card, like those to be distributed to congressmen in an effort to solidify their support for the Congressional Challenge, is also included.

Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, and Sara, dated June 23, 1964. Discusses voter registration canvassing activities, other aspects of his work in and around Clarksdale, Mississippi, as well as the lady with whom he and three other volunteers are staying. Zwerling mentions the summer heat in Mississippi, and his concern about tensions between the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee).

Flyer from the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Flyer distributed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used to publicize the upcoming Freedom Vote. The cover features three black-and-white photographs depicting life in Mississippi with regard to race relations. The back of the flyer provides information about the election, including how to participate, the campaign platform, and a brief history of the voter registration movement in Mississippi.

From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>News release by Congressman Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., announcing his support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Expresses his belief that the bill is necessary to protect voting rights and abolish the poll tax.

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. A record of race-related violence in Mississippi from January 1961 to February 1964, with a brief paragraph for each incident. Illustrated.

From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document discusses the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) Congressional Challenge and the Voting Rights Act of 1965." It explains that if the act passes, but the election challenge fails, the result could be more violence and intimidation of African Americans at the local level. It also outlines the political and social significance that a successful Congressional challenge would have in this instance.

Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of civil rights demonstrators holding picket signs and kneeling at a march in McComb, Mississippi, for equal voting rights.

Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of volunteers, the Ku Klux Klan, incidents of oppressive and violent acts as expressed by various African Americans, and the FBI's investigation of such cases.