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THE  NEWSLETTER
NO -1.
507l Farish St.,
Jackson,    Miss.
Tho Freedom Democratic  Party officials  realise
that  the  people  of  the  State  of Mississippi   do
not  get  full   information  about  what   is  happening  in  the State,  In fact many times   the people
do not  get  any news  at all because  they have  to
depend on a Press  that   is  friendly to the White
race,   so   it was   decided to put  together  a paper,
or  a Newsletter,   about  the happenings   in  our
State  and others,   and  distribute  the paper  state
-wide.   People  all  over  the State   are being asked
to  .send in news   and articles  to assist  us   in the
building up  of  a great  paper,
- Mrs.   Susie Ruffin,Laurel:   EDITOR
M>Fc-DvP-c   AND THE  PROPOSED VOTING BILL   . «.   L.B.J.   ACTS.. TODAY,
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President Johnson sont now voting legislature to Congress
.today, Tho President said it was designed to wipo out all
barriers to Nogroos voting.
It comes at a time when tho M•F.D.P. is writing its
own voting logislatlon •
Since 1890, thoso parts of tho Constitution dealing
with voting, havo boen violated in tho South. And particularly
in Mississippi, and tho rost of tho Black Belt.
(cont.)