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| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Pheba Freedom House, used by civil rights workers. Along the walls and doors, bullet holes have been highlighted with circles. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | The school used for African-American children in the western half of Clay County until 1960, pictured 5 years after it closed. |
| Date: | 02 28 1964 |
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| Description: | Civil rights activities near the Canton, Mississippi courthouse. Two police officers are pictured holding shot guns and carrying bags of tear gas equipment... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman, identified as Tracy, friend of Rob McNamara and supporter of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), wears headphones and eats. Behind h... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Nomis McNamara, supporter of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), in an image tentatively identified as taken at a barbeque hosted by Mr. Step... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Three SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) workers in an image tentatively identified as taken at a barbeque hosted by Mr. Steptoc for SNCC sta... |
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| Description: | An image taken at a barbeque hosted by E.W. Steptoe for SNCC staff in McComb County, Mississippi. The man in the center wearing a hat is Marshall Ganz, a s... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A simple map of the Mississippi Project. There are symbols at the bottom marking locations for: Voter Registration, Freedom School, Community Center and Pr... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | A hand-drawn map showing the "Negro Percentage of Each County's Population" in Mississippi. |
| Date: | 03 30 1962 |
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| Description: | Menu from the Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel, with an illustration of an arch over an elevated, covered walkway, cars on the road beneath, and the motel in the yel... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regimental Marker at Vicksburg National Military Park features a sculpture of the eagle "Old Abe" on the side. The monument is m... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A large group of volunteers pose on the steps in front of the Holly Springs Freedom School. |
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| Description: | A flier featuring the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) logo of two hands, one black, one white, grasped together. The text below reads: "Re... |
| Date: | 08 1963 |
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| Description: | African-Americans approach the courthouse in order to vote. The original caption reads: "Negro citizens attempt to cast ballots in Greenwood, August 1963. ... |
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| Description: | The front page of a pamphlet regarding the "Freedom Democrats" with the headline: "Mississippi Faces Challenge." |
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| Description: | The back page of a pamphlet regarding the Freedom Democrats, including an article titled: "Wayne County Demos Train Guns On Lyndon." |
| Date: | 06 22 1966 |
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| Description: | Martin Luther King Jr. marching with a group of people in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. |
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