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Oxford, Miss.
Etta Exchange
Feb., 25, 1948
Senator John Stennis
Washington, D.C.
Dear Senator Stennis
So after your entry into the Senate I had a very nice letter from you suggesting
that I write to you about any issue that I was interested in. Many things have come up that
I consider vital to the interest of the people of Mississippi, and I have observed with pride
the stand taken by you and Senator Eastland on the floor of the Senate.
I still trust you two gentlemen as representatives of Mississippi in that great body,
but I think both of you want to from the "Grass roots" occasionally. I have talked with
many people about the present uprising of "Jeffersonian Democrats" and it is very candid
and considered opinion that it has little support among the rank and file of white
democrats in Mississippi. Here is what I think the people
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Senator Stennis Civil Rights Correspondence B01F05L05 |
| Description | Senator Stennis thanks constituent for letter of support and strategic advice re: Democratic Party and Civil Rights. |
| Digital ID | B01F05L05 |
| Time Period | 1940-1949 |
| Rights | Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributors | Digitized as a part of the U.S. Congressional Funding Allocation. |
| Subjects |
Stennis, John Cornelius, D-MS Eastland, James O. Jeffersonian Democrats National Democratic Party |
| Original Collection | John C. Stennis Collection |
| Series | Civil Rights |
| Subseries | Correspondence |
| Box | 1 |
| Folder | 5 |
| Object Type | text |
| Format (Original) |
4 pages, handwritten 1 page, typed |
| Format (Digital) | JPEG |
| Digital publisher | Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version). |
| Repository | Congressional Political Research Center. Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Contact information | For more information, contact the CPRC Reference Room, 662-325-7663 or e-mail Mike Ballard, mballard@library.msstate.edu |
| Preferred citation | [Title], John C. Stennis Collection. Congressional and Political Research Center, Mississippi State University Libraries. |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Digital ID | B01F05L05Bi.jpg |
| Contributors | Digitized as a part of the U.S. Congressional Funding Allocation. |
| Geographic Location | Oxford, MS |
| Original Collection | John C. Stennis Collection |
| Object Type | text |
| Format (Digital) | JPEG |
| Digital publisher | Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version). |
| Repository | Congressional Political Research Center. Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Contact information | For more information, contact the CPRC Reference Room, 662-325-7663 or e-mail Mike Ballard, mballard@library.msstate.edu |
| Preferred citation | [Title], John C. Stennis Collection. Congressional and Political Research Center, Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Transcript | Oxford, Miss. Etta Exchange Feb., 25, 1948 Senator John Stennis Washington, D.C. Dear Senator Stennis So after your entry into the Senate I had a very nice letter from you suggesting that I write to you about any issue that I was interested in. Many things have come up that I consider vital to the interest of the people of Mississippi, and I have observed with pride the stand taken by you and Senator Eastland on the floor of the Senate. I still trust you two gentlemen as representatives of Mississippi in that great body, but I think both of you want to from the "Grass roots" occasionally. I have talked with many people about the present uprising of "Jeffersonian Democrats" and it is very candid and considered opinion that it has little support among the rank and file of white democrats in Mississippi. Here is what I think the people |
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