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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A television set displays an image of Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and political figure, speaking into microphones. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | E.W. Steptoe speaks into several microphones, while several people look on in the background. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | In the foreground are Hartman Turnbow and another MFDP delegate. Several men and women outdoors wear badges on their chests, and patriotic banners and fla... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| 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. ... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Several men sit in front of a large sign supporting Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A line of people stand outdoors in front of the open doorway of a building. Included are both Caucasian and African-American men and women. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Two African-American men wait outside voting booths. In the foreground two women sit at a table. Signs above the booths read: [...] Here For Business [...]... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Two women sit behind a table at a Freedom Vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote and would be a tr... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A crowd outdoors at a freedom vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A close-up of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate and noted civil rights leader. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A close-up photograph of Victoria Gray, congressional candidate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Portrait of John Henry Davis, taken by a fellow civil rights volunteer. "John Henry Davis, a most dedicated and brave freedom fighter, a warm personal frie... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Annie Devine, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Victoria Gray, fellow MFDP candidates. All three women are wearing hats and carrying handbags. A crowd of people are be... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An African-American woman is seated behind a small table while speaking. On the left a stenographer types, and on the right a group of people sit and liste... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An African-American woman sits in a chair, while a man in the foreground holds a microphone for her to speaking in to. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds civil rights literature. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP. |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and a young boy pose for a civil rights volunteer. "Often one of Mrs. Thompson's nieces or nephews would come[?] to breakfast in order to have som... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and two children pose for a photograph taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Mrs. Willie Thompson, my warmly gracious hostess for over two weeks. U... |
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