Mrs. Hamer, Mrs. Devine and Mrs. Gray have an office
in Washington, D. C. They are going to Washington to talk
about your problems.  They
SecR£T*RV
are going to go to many
people in the government
and talk about cotton allotments, commodities, tractors,
schools and more jobs.  They
are going to talk about the
FREEDOM VOTE and tell about
how hard it is for everyone in Mississippi to vote.  And
they are going to ask Congress to let them sit in the
seats for Mississippi and talk in Congress about the
things you want.
WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS?
The United States Congress is a meeting of people
from each of the 50 states in the United States.  Congress
makes the laws of the United States.  Congress is supposed
to make laws that are good for all the people in the country.
Sometimes Congress makes laws that are good for only a few
of the people. That happens because not all the people
are represented in Congress.
Congress is supposed to be a meeting of the representatives of all the people.  Representatives are supposed
to be chosen by voting.  But in many states, like Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia, only some of the people