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Map of Mississippi Counties Showing the Percentage of African-Americans Registered to Vote

  • 1/1/1960

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Description

This 1960 map was collected as part of a Department of Justice effort to identify counties where racial discrimination was prevalent in voter registration. It shows the percentage of African-Americans registered to vote in each Mississippi county as of January 1, 1954.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-161: Burke Marshall Personal Papers.

Full Citation: Map of Mississippi Showing ‘Percentage of Negroes Registered’ in 37 of 82 Counties; 1/1/1960; Assistant Attorney General Files, 1958 – 1965; Collection JFK-161: Burke Marshall Personal Papers,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/mississippi-counties-voters/, April 10, 2026]

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