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Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ...
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Church Picnic

Date: 1976
Description: A group of African Americans gathered at a picnic table for an outdoor church picnic.
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Plantation Log Cabin

Date: 1900
Description: View of a group of three women and seven children sitting on the porch of a log cabin. The caption at top right corner reads: "On The Plantation."
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Ed Nixon

Date: 04 1962
Description: Civil rights leader Ed Nixon, and his wife, seated on the front porch of their home.
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Picnic with the Nofsingers

Date: 06 01 1929
Description: Bernard Arms (standing), uncle of Lewis Arms, shares a picnic with his neighbors Mr. and Mrs. (Betsy) Nofsinger.
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Nellie and Bernard Arms

Date: 07 1956
Description: Nellie Arms and Bernard Arms relax at their farm. There are ducks at Bernard's feet.
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"In the Land of the Sky"

Date: 1900
Description: Composite view of a man sitting in front of a cabin, a boy riding a donkey, and a man driving an ox-drawn sledge.
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Women and Children Posing in front of House

Date: 1900
Description: A boy and a girl are sitting on a bench in front of a house near Cypress trees. A woman wearing a white dress is standing behind them. The girl is holding ...
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Cleaning at Summerfest

Date: 07 05 1989
Description: A man with a backpack-powered leaf blower is blowing trash along the ground between picnic tables. Another man with a similar blower is in the background. ...
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Marlene Cummings Roller Skating

Date: 07 09 1982
Description: Marlene Cummings, Governor Lee Dreyfus' Advisor on Women and family Initiatives, relaxes by roller skating around the Capitol Square. In the background loo...
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Septima and Yvonne Clark

Date: 08 1959
Description: Septima Clark and her granddaughter Yvonne are sitting together outdoors. They are attending an interracial workshop.

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