Count them one by one : Black Mississippians fighting for the right to vote
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Jackson, Mississippi : Univesity Press of Mississippi, 2010.
ISBN
9781628460490
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279 pages ; 23 cm.
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Curry Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction
324.62 MAR
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324.62 MAR
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Published
Jackson, Mississippi : Univesity Press of Mississippi, 2010.
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Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781628460490
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Includes biographical references and index.
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In 1961, Forrest County, Mississippi, became a focal point of the civil rights movement when the United States Justice Department filed a lawsuit against its voting registrar Theron Lynd. While 30 percent of the county's residents were black, only twelve black persons were on its voting rolls. United States v. Lynd was the first trial that resulted in the conviction of a southern registrar for contempt of court. The case served as a model for other challenges to voter discrimination in the South and was an important influence in shaping the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Count Them One by One is a comprehensive account of the groundbreaking case written by one of the Justice Department's trial attorneys. Gordon A. Martin, Jr., then a newly minted lawyer, traveled to Hattiesburg from Washington to help shape the federal case against Lynd. He met with and prepared the government's sixteen courageous black witnesses who had been refused registration, found white witnesses, and served as one of the lawyers during the trial. Decades later, Martin returned to Mississippi to find these brave men and women he had never forgotten. He interviewed the still-living witnesseses, their children, and friends. Martin intertwines these current reflections with vivid commentary about the case itself. The result is an impassioned, cogent fusion of reportage, oral history, and memoir about a trial that fundamentally reshaped liberty and the South.--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Martin, G. A., & Reeves, C. W. (2010). Count them one by one: Black Mississippians fighting for the right to vote . Univesity Press of Mississippi.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Martin, Gordon A and Carlton Wayne Reeves. 2010. Count Them One By One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote. Univesity Press of Mississippi.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Martin, Gordon A and Carlton Wayne Reeves. Count Them One By One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote Univesity Press of Mississippi, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Martin, Gordon A., and Carlton Wayne Reeves. Count Them One By One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote Univesity Press of Mississippi, 2010.
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