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Freedom School

Date: 1964
Description: Students at Freedom School meet outdoors for class during Freedom Summer.
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Emmett Till Trial Witness

Date: 09 22 1955
Description: Willie Reed, an 18-year-old "surprise" witness who bravely testified during the murder trial of 14-year-old Emmett Till, correctly identifying the white de...
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Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: Groups of students attend class during Freedom Summer as they sit outside in the shade. Likely at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Freedom School Adult Classes

Date: 1964
Description: Out-of-doors classes during Freedom Summer at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Freedom School Adult Classes

Date: 1964
Description: Group of people sitting in chairs while attending out-of-doors classes during Freedom Summer at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Freedom School Adult Classes

Date: 1964
Description: Out-of-doors classes during Freedom Summer at the Freedom School, Priest Creek Baptist Church.
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Woman Next to Car

Date: 1965
Description: Mrs. Addie Mae Jackson stands in front of her home where Sandra Adickes stayed while volunteering during the Freedom Summer project.
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Freedom School Students Working

Date: 1964
Description: Students sitting at tables in a Freedom Summer school in Palmer's Crossing at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Classes were usually held out-of-doors because o...
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Two Boys on Porch

Date: 07 1965
Description: Two boys on a porch pose for a civil rights volunteer. "Tyrone (right) and his brother — my first friends whose parents allowed me to use their large bed d...
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Shower, Delta Ministry Office

Date: 07 1965
Description: View of the shower in the Delta Ministry office taken by a civil rights volunteer. "A refreshing shower around 11:00 pm was a must for me. Yet in many home...
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Frame 08: Man Thinking

Date: 1964
Description: An unidentified man with grey hair sits at a table with his hand on his forehead.
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Frame 10: Rickety Houses on Muddy Street

Date: 1964
Description: Two homes along a dirt road with a small child on the front porch of the nearest house.
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Frame 14: Sick Man with Crutch

Date: 1964
Description: A man wearing overalls sits on a porch.
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Frame 16: Men with Clipboards

Date: 1964
Description: Four men sit on pews examining paper on clipboards. Behind them, Bob Moses talks with a woman.
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Frame 22: Local Man Speaking at Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: A man stands amid a group of seated men and women at a mass meeting.
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Frame 24: Half Empty Convention

Date: 1964
Description: A group of people are seated on folding chairs, likely at the MFDP state convention. A woman at the front of the room addresses the group through a microph...
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Frame 26: People Planning Together at Table

Date: 1964
Description: A group of four African-American men are seated at a table looking at papers. Behind them a large group of people are sitting and standing.
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Frame 27: Integrated Canvassing

Date: 1964
Description: Two women stand on the porch of a home. Three men, probably Freedom Summer volunteers, are talking to them.
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Frame 31: Kids Dancing in Circle

Date: 1964
Description: Children play a game outdoors as a part of a Freedom School activity.
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Frame 35: Woman Reading FDP (Freedom Democratic Party) Pamphlet

Date: 1964
Description: A woman stands and reads. Two children are nearby.

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