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Description:: Reverend Edwin King, Methodist minister and civil rights activist, describes his involvement in the civil rights movement in 1960's Mississippi. King talks about systematic efforts by the state of Mississippi's Sovereignty Commission to derail the movement, and his own efforts to expose the state's activities by securing the release of incriminating files. King describes the lengths to which the Sovereignty Commission went to discredit activists and gives examples of spying by local and state police and the FBI. King also comments on the current racial situation in the U.S. and the future of black Americans. Michigan State University Professor Thomas Summerhill and graduate assistant Matthew Whitaker interview King.
Date Issued:: 1999-11-29T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Description:: Reverend Edwin King, Methodist minister and civil rights activist, describes his involvement in the civil rights movement in 1960's Mississippi. King talks about systematic efforts by the state of Mississippi's Sovereignty Commission to derail the movement, and his own efforts to expose the state's activities by securing the release of incriminating files. King describes the lengths to which the Sovereignty Commission went to discredit activists and gives examples of spying by local and state police and the FBI. King also comments on the current racial situation in the U.S. and the future of black Americans. Michigan State University Professor Thomas Summerhill and graduate assistant Matthew Whitaker interview King.
Date Issued:: 1999-11-29T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

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