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Free Angela Davis Poster

Date: 02 1971
Description: Poster advocating the liberation of Angela Davis, an American Communist organizer and professor associated with the Black Panther movement. Created by The...
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Frame 01: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Date: 1964
Description: This filmstrip frame shows an outline of the state of Mississippi and the words: "Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party". The Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
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Frame 02: Mrs. Blackwell Speaking

Date: 1964
Description: A woman identified as Unita Blackwell speaks before an audience at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function.
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Frame 03: Mrs. Blackwell Speaking to a Large Mass Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: View from behind of Unita Blackwell speaking before an audience at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function.
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Frame 04: Many People Singing with Crossed Hands

Date: 1964
Description: An integrated group sing-along at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function.
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Frame 05: Lone Man Holding "Leflore" Sign

Date: 1964
Description: A man holds a sign, likely referring to Leflore County in Mississippi, at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function.
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Delta Ministry Office

Date: 07 1965
Description: 

Exterior view of the Delta Ministry Office at 722 Mobile Street taken by a civil rights volunteer. Rev. Robert Beech was the director.

"The office was...

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Frame 07: Destroyed Church

Date: 09 20 1964
Description: A man stands inside the ruins of a church building. When printed in the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Education Fund Report, vol. II, no. 1, this photograph...
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Frame 38: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party District Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: A room full of people at an MFDP district meeting. Signs bear the names of several counties in central Mississippi.
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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 48: Demonstration at Night

Date: 08 1964
Description: A nighttime rally outside the Atlantic City Convention Hall in support of seating the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the 1964 Democratic Na...
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Frame 49: Signs of the Three

Date: 08 1964
Description: A nighttime rally on the Atlantic City boardwalk in support of the Mississipi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Three people in front of the group carry sig...
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Frame 50: Election Posters, LBJ, Hamer, Henry

Date: 1964
Description: Political posters for Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer, along with posters for Lyndon B. Johnson and...
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Frame 51: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party State Convention

Date: 1964
Description: A large group sit in an auditorium facing an empty stage at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic (MFDP) State Convention. Signs posted among the chairs bear ...
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Frame 52: Mrs. Gray Speaking

Date: 1964
Description: Victoria Gray, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate, speaks at an MFDP meeting. In the background a man stand in front of an empty stage. ...
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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 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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Civil Rights Workers Talking to Woman

Date: 1965
Description: A woman and a man stand and talk to a seated woman. The standing woman is showing her papers. In the background, a man sits on a sofa talking to a child se...

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