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Priest Creek Baptist Church

Date: 1964
Description: Exterior view of the Priest Creek Baptist Church. The church housed the Freedom School during Freedom Summer.
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Pete Seeger at a Concert

Date: 07 14 1964
Description: Pete Seeger walking outdoors through a crowd carrying two instrument cases. The concert took place during Freedom Summer near Hattiesburg. "Pete Seeger san...
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Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. L...
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Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Li...
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Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Li...
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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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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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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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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 06: Police March Down Street

Date: 01 22 1964
Description: A group of Hattiesburg police officers wearing helmets and carrying batons walk in formation down a street in the rain at a Freedom Day on their way to For...
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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 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 09: Child with Book

Date: 1964
Description: A toddler sits on the ground and laughs while paging through a book.
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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 11: Man and Woman Picking Cotton

Date: 1964
Description: A man and a woman pick cotton by hand.
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Frame 12: Combine Harvesting in Field

Date: 1964
Description: A John Deere harvesting combine in a field.

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