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Count them one by one : Black Mississippians fighting for the right to vote /

Forrest County, Mississippi, became a focal point of the civil rights movement when, in 1961, the United States Justice Department filed a lawsuit against its voting registrar Theron Lynd. While thirty percent of the county's residents were black, only twelve black persons were on its voting ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martin, Gordon A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.
Series:Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.
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Online Access:Texto completo