Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Description
Records collected by the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission on A. J. Barnett, an eighty-five year-old retired African American man living in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. Barnett's July 7, 1960 to become a notary public in Forrest County triggered an investigation by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission. Letters back from the sheriff's office and clerk of court indicate that Barnett was a property owner in Hattiesburg, did not have a criminal record, did have a judgement against him of nearly seven dollars, and was not a registered voter in the county. A report by commission director Albert Jones to the office of governor Ross Barnett indicates A. J. Barnett was not eligible to be a notary public because he was not a registered voter.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
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