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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An African-American woman sits in a chair, while a man in the foreground holds a microphone for her to speaking in to. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds civil rights literature. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP. |
| Date: | 08 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and a young boy pose for a civil rights volunteer. "Often one of Mrs. Thompson's nieces or nephews would come[?] to breakfast in order to have som... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and two children pose for a photograph taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Mrs. Willie Thompson, my warmly gracious hostess for over two weeks. U... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Two boys in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. The boy on the right, identified as Charles, is writing while the boy on the left, James, looks on... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman stand next to each other in front of a home in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Mrs. Alyene Quin, one of the most courageou... |
| Date: | 07 18 1965 |
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| Description: | Image of a church dedication service taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Church dedication — Society Hill Baptist Church — most of these people are minis... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Three children clapping in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. "'I'm gonna picket if the spirit says 'picket'...' The youngsters at the Freedom... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Students in a Freedom School singing and clapping in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Freedom School - Freedom singing led by youngsters and... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Image of a Freedom School classroom taken by a civil rights volunteer. Students are seated in what appear to be pews. "Freedom School - Freddie Green,... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A group of children in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. "My Freedom School friends and students. Left to right: Cleophus (call me Cleo) Brow... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A group of Freedom School students walk along a road in an image taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Freedom School students on way to see the superinte... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and two children, photographed by a civil rights volunteer. "Mrs. Ernestine Bishop, another most courageous freedom worker. Last summer she walk... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Freedom School students photographed by a civil rights volunteer. "A free Coke for all - offered by the new superintendent of schools - helped to create ... |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | Bob (Robert) Moses speaking at the Freedom School Convention during Freedom Summer. |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | Teachers at the Freedom School convention during Freedom Summer. The woman in the center is Liz Fusco, one of the coordinators of the Freedom School projec... |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman speak at a podium in front of a mural at the Freedom School convention during Freedom Summer. |
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