This recording, L1986-26_AV0147 is part of Mississippi State AFL-CIO Records and was digitized as part of a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council of Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Recording of the first session of the 9th Biennial convention of the Mississippi State AFL-CIO. In this recording, commencement speakers introduce the convention, the rules are read out and voted upon. Claude Ramsay then leads a discussion of the Executive Committee's report on candidates for the upcoming U.S. Senate elections. Debate ensues around the actions of Cliff Finch as governor. Vote on the report is inconclusive and they move on to hearing from Al Kehrer in regards to the Civil Rights movement in Miss. The recording ends with the roll-call vote as the convention adjourns for lunch. For more information about this recording please visit: https://cdm16905.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/labor/id/19078/rec/1 *