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TO GET THAT POWER (Mississippians United To Elect Negro Candidates, 1967) More than 110 Negroes have qualified as candidates in the 1967 Mississippi elections; running for offices from state senator to justice of the peace. They are running so that their people — the Black Community —will have a voice in determining their own future. For the first time in 90 years, Black people are seeking power in Mississippi.
Object Description
Title | Moore--Correspondence, 1967 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7) |
Author/Creator | Moore, Amzie, 1912-1982 |
Folder Description | Again, most of the letters in this folder are addressed to Amzie Moore. They show Moore's continuing efforts to help out local people who lost their homes and livelihoods when their children attempted to integrate local schools; the growing efforts of African Americans in running for political office (over 100 black Mississippians ran for office in 1967); Moore's participation in Black Power and poverty program conferences; and his application for retirement from the U.S. Post Office. Some of the most interesting letters are form letters from white Mississippi Democrats who are being opposed, for the first time, by black candidates. The single letter by Amzie Moore (March 24, 1967) is poignant: "Everywhere we go we find the devil." A few letters from friends address Moore's health issues. |
State | Mississippi; Massachusetts; Ohio; Michigan; New Jersey; Tennessee; Illinois; New York; Georgia; Alabama; Connecticut; |
Place | Sunflower County; Madison County; McComb; Sharkey County; Issaquena County; Holmes County; Lexington; Bolivar County; Shelby; Yazoo County; Carroll County; Amite County; Wilkinson County; Franklin County; Mound Bayou; Grenada County; Cleveland; Shaw; Greenville; Montgomery County; LeFlore County; Jackson; West Point; Winona; Morehead; Coahoma County; Marks; Quitman County; Rosedale; ; Gunnison; Lambert; Edwards; Boston; Cincinnati; Columbus; Detroit; Newark; Knoxville; Chicago; Highland; Larchmont; Atlanta; Selma; New Haven; |
Subject | voter registration; agriculture; poverty; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; Congress of Racial Equality; freedom rides; Democratic National Convention (1964 : Atlantic City, N.J.); boycotts; schools; threats; intimidation;; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates; medicine; Operation Freedom; Head Start programs; Black power; housing; labor unions; Ford Foundation; War on Poverty; food drives; clothing and dress; poor; child care services; lawyers; Mississippi Freedom Labor Union; Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council); American Legion; Democratic Party (Miss.); segregation; arrest; federal aid; cooperative societies; |
Personal Name | Hamer, Fannie Lou; Raymond, George; Eastland, James Oliver, 1904-1986; Blackwell, Unita, 1933-; Smith, Robert; Stanton, Kermit; Williams, Joseph; Applewhite, Johnny; Steptoe, E. W.; Mitchell, Daniel; McCrackin, Maurice; Ruttenberg, Stanley H.; Doar, John, 1921-; Wagner, Kenneth C.; Edelman, Marian Wright; Thomas, Morton; Smith, Ceasar, Mrs.; Butler, Willie; Clay, Lillie Mae Smith; Phillips, William R.; Lucas, Bob; Farr, W. E.; Powell, Adam Clayton, 1908-1972; McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991; Mazique, Jewell; Abu Ahmed, Omar; Robinson, Isaiah; Karenga, Ron; Wright, Nathan, Jr.; Bright, John Douglass, Sr.; Reece, Sissie; Turner, Alla Fair; McRee, Jim; Browne, C. Conrad; Montgomery, Lucy; Bond, Julian, 1940-; Baker, Ella, 1903-1986; Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006; Zellner, Bob; Smith, K. H.; Woods, Edna; Ramsay, Claude; Johnson, Abraham, Mrs.; McLaurin, Charles; Guyot, Lawrence, 1939-2012; Sutton, Percy; Sherman, Peter; Smith, Elbert; Davis, Earl; Hatch, John; Lucas, Earl; Hardy, B. D., Jr.; Hall, Clarence; Barnes, Thelma; Ayers, Jake; Page, Matthew J.; Ward, Arthur L.; Hopkins, Fannie Mae; Johnson, Juanita; Matthews, Bettie; Harris, William S.; Lowe, James; Bankston, P. T.; Drew, R. L.; Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997; Keyes, Youther, Mrs.; Killingsworth, J. C.; Minky, Flossie A.; Russell, Bernard, Mrs.; Peters, Bill; Johnston, Robert G.; Gadison, Ethel Lee; Secrease, Leo J.; Campbell, Bennie; Carter, Ruth; Gooden, Benny; Jelinek, Donald A.; Wirtz, Willard, 1912-2010; Kerina, Jane; Respass, Harold; Murphy, G. E.; Green, Eddie L.; Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-; Springarn, Arthur B.; Woodbeck, Wilson W.; Harris, Joseph Lewis; Brooks, Owen; Watkins, Hollis, 1941-; Stein, James; Cochran, Clay L.; Greenberg, Jack, 1924-; Griffin, Sally; Boykin, H. B.; Bromley, Ernest; Seabron, William M.; Stewart, Mary Alice; Smith, Ernestine; Sally, Jimmie Lee; Johnson, Ada Ruth; Washington, Beulah; Washington, Martha Nell; Watt, Mattie Bell; Walker, Lottie Roy; Jones, Mary Sallie; Sanburn, Artie B.; Bullens, Dorotha; McSkill, Luther Wade; Rash, Sammy; Al-Amin, Jamil, 1943-; Wilson, Bitha; Ford, Willie; Moore, Mary; Cahn, Edgar S.; McAdory, Essie; Freeman, Orville L.; Wilson, John; Burke, C. W.; Wilkes, George W.; Cockersole, Alex, Jr.; Engle, Laura M.; Pollack, Ronald; Stidhum, Luemether; Hatcher, J. L.; Moore, Dana C., Jr.; Dodge, Lowell; Fleishman, Joel; Thomas, Dave; Ward, Dorris L.; Henson, Pat; Barnham, Dave; McIlwain, Willard L.; Wilmington, Mable G.; Griffin, E. L.; Alexander, William B.; Phillips, Rubel L.; Patterson, Alfonsa; Berry, Theodene; Coleman, L. C.; Collins, Lee Dora; Chayes, Abram; Williams, Jerome; Flores, Augustine; Lytton, Bart; Hatch, John; Coggins, Ross; Davis, Phil; Wince, Mary E.; Bankhead, C., Mrs. ; |
Language | English |
Source | Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7; WIHVM4399-A |
Format | correspondence; pamphlets; |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2013 |
Rights | Copyright to these documents belongs to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. The principal organizations have been defunct for many years and copyright to their unpublished records is uncertain. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. We have attempted to contact individuals who created personal papers of significant length or importance. Nearly all have generously permitted us to include their work. If you believe that you possess copyright to material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. Under the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law, teachers and students are free to reproduce any document for nonprofit classroom use. Commercial use of copyright-protected material is generally prohibited. |
Digital Format | XML |
Digital Identifier | fsMooreB1F7000 |
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Title | p. 1 |
Page Text | TO GET THAT POWER (Mississippians United To Elect Negro Candidates, 1967) More than 110 Negroes have qualified as candidates in the 1967 Mississippi elections; running for offices from state senator to justice of the peace. They are running so that their people — the Black Community —will have a voice in determining their own future. For the first time in 90 years, Black people are seeking power in Mississippi. |
Language | English |
Source | Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7; |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2013 |
Rights | Copyright to these documents belongs to the individuals who created them or the organizations for which they worked. The principal organizations have been defunct for many years and copyright to their unpublished records is uncertain. We share them here strictly for non-profit educational purposes. We have attempted to contact individuals who created personal papers of significant length or importance. Nearly all have generously permitted us to include their work. If you believe that you possess copyright to material included here, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. Under the fair use provisions of the U.S. copyright law, teachers and students are free to reproduce any document for nonprofit classroom use. Commercial use of copyright-protected material is generally prohibited. |
Digital Format | JPEG2000 |
Digital Identifier | fsMooreB1F7001 |