Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission

Description

Records collected by the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission relating to the monthly meeting held in January 1964. The file contains copies of a resolution commenting Governor Ross Barnett and lieutenant governor Paul Johnson for their time on the committee; financial reports for the commission and for the Coordinating Committee for Fundamental American Freedoms; and a copy of a pamphlet of Governor Barnett's testimony against proposed Civil Rights legislation given before the Senate Commerce Committee. The file also contains a report of the commission's recent activity, outlining ongoing investigations to update county files; work to end or minimize the impact of boycotts in Canton and Hattiesburg; a proposal to retain the services of John Satterfield and the Coordinating Committee for Fundamental American Freedoms to fight proposed Civil Rights legislation through February; and information on the resolution of a school issue in Jasper County.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.

Record Contributed By

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia