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Frame 57: Posters of Hamer and Henry

Date: 1964
Description: Campaign posters for two Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates, Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer.
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Frame 58: Woman Casting Freedom Vote

Date: 1964
Description: Two women sit behind a table at a Freedom Vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote and would be a tr...
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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 60: Mrs. Hamer, Troubled

Date: 1964
Description: A close-up of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate and noted civil rights leader.
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Frame 61: Victoria Gray

Date: 1964
Description: A close-up photograph of Victoria Gray, congressional candidate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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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 66: Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1964
Description: An integrated group of people stand outdoors in coats and hats.
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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 68: Women at Press Conference

Date: 1964
Description: Fannie Lou Hamer stands outdoors along with Annie Devine and Victoria Gray, being interviewed by a man with a microphone. At the bottom of the frame, two o...
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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 71: Outdoor Demonstration

Date: 1964
Description: A long line of protesters standing on a sidewalk hold signs calling for voting rights and civil rights. One sign reads, "We Are Not Allowed to Vote".
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Frame 72: People Testifying at Depositions

Date: 1964
Description: An African-American woman is seated behind a small table while speaking. On the left a stenographer types, and on the right a group of people sit and liste...
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Frame 73: People Testifying at Depositions

Date: 1964
Description: An African-American woman sits in a chair, while a man in the foreground holds a microphone for her to speaking in to.
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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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I Will Never Turn Back

Date: 1964
Description: A poster with the headline, "I Will Never Turn Back," a quote from a young woman in Mississippi for the Freedom Summer Project in a letter to her mother. B...
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Frame 76: Woman Holding Papers

Date: 1964
Description: A seated woman holds civil rights literature.
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Frame 77: Circle Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: An elevated view of a large group of people standing in a circle around empty benches holding hands. Vehicles are parked near houses in the background.
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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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Group Working on a Construction Project

Date: 1964
Description: Three people working on a community construction project. All three support a beam, while the man in the foreground hammers a nail into it.
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School Segregation Protest March

Date: 1964
Description: A group of protesters march down a street, led by a car. They are protesting school segregation.

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