The Presidency
Voting Rights in the Kennedy Years
2011-02-13T19:32:47-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2JhXC8yOTY3NjktbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Judge Gordon Martin talked about his book of Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote (University Press of Mississippi, 2010). As a young lawyer he worked on the 1962 court case United States v. Lynn, which resulted in one of the first victories for voting rights in the South with the conviction of Forrest County, Mississippi, voting registrar Theron Lynd for contempt of court. Judge Martin was joined by John Doar, who worked for the Justice Department under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and successfully tried the case, and by the daughter of a key witness. Carole Simpson moderated.
Judge Gordon Martin talked about his book of Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote (University Press…
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Judge Gordon Martin talked about his book of Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote (University Press of Mississippi, 2010). As a young lawyer he worked on the 1962 court case United States v. Lynn, which resulted in one of the first victories for voting rights in the South with the conviction of Forrest County, Mississippi, voting registrar Theron Lynd for contempt of court. Judge Martin was joined by John Doar, who worked for the Justice Department under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and successfully tried the case, and by the daughter of a key witness. Carole Simpson moderated. close
Judge Gordon Martin talked about his book of Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote (University Press… read more
Judge Gordon Martin talked about his book of Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote (University Press of Mississippi, 2010). As a young lawyer he worked on the 1962 court case United States v. Lynn, which resulted in one of the first victories for voting rights in the South with the conviction of Forrest County, Mississippi, voting registrar Theron Lynd for contempt of court. Judge Martin was joined by John Doar, who worked for the Justice Department under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and successfully tried the case, and by the daughter of a key witness. Carole Simpson moderated. close
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