Lynd, left, attends to voter registration applicants
Born
May 30, 1920
Moss Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
January 31, 1978 (aged 57)
Mississippi, U.S.
Alma mater
Mississippi State University
Occupation(s)
Circuit court clerk, voter registrar
Known for
His role in discrimination and denying African American voter registration in the 1960s and 1970s
Spouse
Miriam Howell
Theron Carl Lynd (May 30, 1920– January 31, 1978) was an American circuit clerk and voter registrar in Forrest County, Mississippi, who refused to register Black people during the civil rights movement.[1][2] Lynd was the first southern voter registrar to be held in violation of charges of discrimination under the Federal Civil Rights Acts.[3][4] Even after being ordered to cease denying African Americans voting rights in federal court, he continued to obstruct their registration by various means. Despite Lynd's segregationist stance and his six years of legal troubles, he continued to be re-elected until his death in 1978.
^"Voter Registrar Convicted in Mississippi". The Los Angeles Times. 1963-07-16. p. 2. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^"Registration Drive Grows". The New York Times. 1964-01-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
^"Events of Yesteryears". The Daily American. 1974-01-23. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
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