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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 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 38: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party District Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: A room full of people at an MFDP district meeting. Signs bear the names of several counties in central Mississippi.
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Frame 39: Mass of People

Date: 1964
Description: A large group of predominantly African-Americans sitting at a rally or other gathering.
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Frame 40: Moses and Press at State Meeting

Date: 08 06 1964
Description: Audience and stage with a banner that reads "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) State Convention.
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Frame 51: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party State Convention

Date: 1964
Description: A large group sit in an auditorium facing an empty stage at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic (MFDP) State Convention. Signs posted among the chairs bear ...
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Frame 52: Mrs. Gray Speaking

Date: 1964
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. ...
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Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: Teachers at the Freedom School convention during Freedom Summer. The woman in the center is Liz Fusco, one of the coordinators of the Freedom School projec...
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Speakers at Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: A man and a woman speak at a podium in front of a mural at the Freedom School convention during Freedom Summer.
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Women Singing, Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: Two women clap and sing at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. Behind them is a mural, and a banner that says "St...
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Group Sing, Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: A group claps and sings at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project.

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