Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, et al., versus Cecil C. Campbell, circuit clerk and registrar of Sunflower County, Mississippi; March 11, 1966

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Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer, et al., versus Cecil C. Campbell, circuit clerk and registrar of Sunflower County, Mississippi; March 11, 1966

Identifier: mus_m345_0038

Description: From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. <br>Decision of the United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, in the case of Fannie Lou Hamer, et all., vs. Cecil C. Campbell, et al., handed down on March 11, 1966. The Court ruled to postpone the upcoming election of municipal officials in Sunflower County, Mississippi, on the grounds that some citizens of that county were denied the right to register to vote because of racial discrimination.

Creator: United States. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)

Date: 11 March 1966

Format: Digital reproduction of 7-page document.

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Collection: M345 Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers.

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Source: Box 5, Folder 13

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