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Amzie Moore in Uniform

Date: 
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Amzie Moore in military uniform.
Photograph

Jefferson Davis on Porch of his Residence

Date: 1883
Description: Jefferson Davis sitting in a chair on the porch of his residence.
Poster

Freedom Means Vote For Victoria Gray

Date: 1964
Description: Campaign poster for Victoria Gray. She ran against the policies of white segregationist Senator John Stennis in the 5th District. Along with Fannie Lou Ham...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Frame 50: Election Posters, LBJ, Hamer, Henry

Date: 1964
Description: Political posters for Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer, along with posters for Lyndon B. Johnson and...
Photograph

Frame 57: Posters of Hamer and Henry

Date: 1964
Description: Campaign posters for two Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates, Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Photograph

Frame 60: Mrs. Hamer, Troubled

Date: 1964
Description: A close-up of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate and noted civil rights leader.
Photograph

Frame 61: Victoria Gray

Date: 1964
Description: A close-up photograph of Victoria Gray, congressional candidate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Photograph

John Henry Davis, Civil Rights Worker

Date: 07 1965
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...
Photograph

Man Standing Next to Sign

Date: 1965
Description: A man stands next to a sign with one hand resting on his hip. The sign next to him says, "I am regist[..] are you[...]." The image was taken inside the Whi...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Freedom Vote Candidates

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Four small black-and-white portraits of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party candidates: Fannie Lou Hamer, Annie Devine, Aaron Henry, and Victoria Gray...
Book or Pamphlet

Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party Pamphlet

Date: 
Description: The back page of a pamphlet regarding the Freedom Democrats, including an article titled: "Wayne County Demos Train Guns On Lyndon."

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