UID:
almahu_9949597057902882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 272 p., [14] p. of plates) :
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ill.
ISBN:
9781604737905 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies
Content:
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 rolls. United States v. Lynd was the first trial that resulted in the conviction of a southern registrar for contempt of court. The case served as a model for other challenges to voter discrimination in the South, and was an important influence in shaping the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9781604737899
Language:
English
URL:
Mississippi scholarship online
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