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Frame 19: "We Want to Vote"

Date: 1964
Description: Two men holding protest signs are walking down a sidewalk past a white police officer who is holding a bullhorn at a Greenwood Freedom Day. In the backgrou...
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Frame 40: Moses and Press at State Meeting

Date: 08 06 1964
Description: Audience and stage with a banner that reads "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) State Convention.
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Frame 47: FDP Supporters Demonstrating on Boardwalk

Date: 08 1964
Description: An integrated group of mostly young people sitting on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Many of them are holding signs showing support for the Mississippi Freed...
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Frame 53: Woman in Hat

Date: 1964
Description: A woman wearing a knit cap stands in front of a microphone. The badge on her chest identifies her as an MFDP member from Hinds County. Three men behind her...
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Frame 54: Men Listening in front of 'Support President Johnson' Sign

Date: 1964
Description: Several men sit in front of a large sign supporting Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign.
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Frame 56: Going into Voting Booth

Date: 1964
Description: Two African-American men wait outside voting booths. In the foreground two women sit at a table. Signs above the booths read: [...] Here For Business [...]...
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Frame 59: Freedom Vote

Date: 1964
Description: A crowd outdoors at a freedom vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote.
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Frame 62: Woman and Group of Men

Date: 1965
Description: A group of people is led by Annie Devine wearing a hat and eyeglasses in the foreground, along with several men in the background. Behind them is a vehicle...
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Frame 64: The Three Women Set Off to Washington

Date: 1964
Description: Annie Devine, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Victoria Gray, fellow MFDP candidates. All three women are wearing hats and carrying handbags. A crowd of people are be...
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Frame 67: Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1964
Description: An integrated group of people stand outdoors in coats and hats. A man in a light-colored shirt in the foreground, probably civil rights activist and MFDP m...
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Frame 70: Girl Demonstrating

Date: 1964
Description: A girl at a demonstration holding a sign that reads: "We are tired of being ruled by racists." Behind her, other people carry signs as they walk along a fe...
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Frame 75: Stand up for FDP (Freedom Democratic Party)

Date: 1964
Description: A woman holds a sign that reads "Stand up with the Freedom Democrats." In the left foreground is a police officer, and in the background are more people ho...
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Frame 78: Line Up with Signs

Date: 1964
Description: A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP.
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Frame 79: Freedom!

Date: 08 1964
Description: A young man at a nighttime rally (perhaps at a demonstration during the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City) in support of the MFDP. Behind him...
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Fleet of International School Buses

Date: 1931
Description: A fleet of International Harvester school buses parked in a row in front of a brick building. Each school bus is equipped with a stop sign and a driver. Th...
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McCormick-Deering 10-20

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Description: Display event of the International Harvester Company of New Zealand. Showcases a McCormick-Deering 10-20 as well as various International tractors, impleme...
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Man Operating TD-25

Date: 1973
Description: Man operating a TD-25. Shepherd Construction Company, Inc., has sub-contract for grading and drainage work on section of Georgia Route 333.
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Man Operating 433 Pay Scraper

Date: 1973
Description: Man operating 433 Pay Scraper. Shepherd Construction Company, Inc., has sub-contract for grading and drainage work on section of Georgia Route 333.
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Man Operating 433 Pay Scraper

Date: 1973
Description: Man operating 433 Pay Scraper. Shepherd Construction Company, Inc., has sub-contract for grading and drainage work on section of Georgia Route 333.
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Man Operating TD-25

Date: 1973
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man operating a TD-25 to move earth. Shepherd Construction Company, Inc., has sub-contract for grading and drainage...

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