Delta Ministry records, 1964-1970.

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Delta Ministry records, 1964-1970.

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The series consists of records of the Delta Ministry from 1964-1970. The records include correspondence, notes, lists of volunteers, newsletters, agreements, press releases, expenditure reports, staff reports, and mailing lists. The materials document the various activities of the Delta Ministry including the Mississippi Summer Project (1964), the Freedom Corps (1965), and the Washington County Project/Freedom City/Freedom Village (1964-1969) all dealing with voter registration or welfare and relief services. The collection also contains materials pertaining to the Delta Ministry's association with the Mississippi Democratic Party, the World Council of Churches, and the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee.

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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

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The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), also referred to as the Freedom Democratic Party, was an American political party created in 1964 as a branch of the populist Freedom Democratic organization in the state of Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. It was organized by African Americans and whites from Mississippi to challenge the established power of the Mississippi Democratic Party, which at the time allowed participation only by whites, when African-Americans made up 40% of...

Delta Ministry

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The Delta Ministry was organized by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America in 1964 to provide missionary relief to the Mississippi Delta region. From the description of Delta Ministry records, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476445 From the description of Delta Ministry collection, 1963-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476440 From the description of Delta Ministry staff files, 1964-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee (U.S.)

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World Council on the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

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