This thesis explores the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's 1965 Challenge to the legitimacy of that state's Congressional Delegation. It examines that Challenge as a rhetorical act and places it in the context of the broader Civil Rights discourse. Further, it seeks to establish that the Challenge, as a rhetorical act, played an important role in the development of crucial Civil Rights legislation, namely 1965's Voting Rights Act. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Communication in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2009. / Date of Defense: December 16, 2008. / Congress, Mississippi, Rhetoric, Civil Rights / Includes bibliographical references. / Davis Houck, Professor Directing Thesis; John Mayo, Committee Member; Jennifer Proffitt, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168207 |
| Contributors | Gentine, Steven Michael (authoraut), Houck, Davis (professor directing thesis), Mayo, John (committee member), Proffitt, Jennifer (committee member), School of Communication (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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