[African Americana]: [Mississippi]:

[Typed Letters Concerning Voting in Bolivar County, Mississippi, After World War II].

Atlanta; Cleveland, MS: 1946. Two typed letters, totaling [3]pp., plus printed form completed in manuscript. Previously folded. Minor edge wear. Light tanning. Very good. Item #5498

A pair of typed letters that comprise an inquiry from Guy B. Johnson, President of the Southern Regional Council, and a response from Mrs. E.H. Green, a resident of Bolivar County, Mississippi, concerning Black voting there in the July 1946 primary election. In his letter, Johnson asks Green if she can corroborate stories in the Jackson Advocate that "all Negro votes were challenged" in Bolivar, despite the fact that, "Large numbers of Negroes were qualified to vote." Green responds that, the votes of 241 qualified Blacks in Mound Bayou, "the all Negro town," were all challenged on the basis that eligible African Americans had previously voted only in November general elections, not primary elections. She also adds several observations from other districts in the county including the second, where the votes of registered Blacks who appeared were also challenged and set aside. As a matter of prudence, Green asks that, "You do not give my name any publicity in this matter." The Southern Regional Council was a multiracial group founded in 1944 that sought equality and an end to racial violence. Also included with the two letters is a printed invitation for Mrs. E.H. Green to join the council, with some information on its founding and goals.

Price: $450