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| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman walks up steps and through a door into a Freedom House, used by civil rights workers. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | The interior of a Freedom House, used by civil rights workers, is decorated with a United States flag and several posters on a wall. A bench below the flag... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A man hand pumps water in the yard outside of White Station Freedom House. "In all the rural Freedom Houses (and all rural houses) wells and outhous... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman stand outside the entrance to the Clay County Courthouse. To the right of the doorway is a sign that reads "Fallout Shelter." The capti... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk of the Clay County welfare office. The caption on the back of the image reports that African-Americans who received welfare were treated... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Three women, another adult seated in a chair on the left, and three children are gathered in a small room. "Mrs. Lester Davidson, candidate for the ASCS (A... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Three individuals point towards shotgun holes in a door and on the side of a building, highlighted by circles. The building is the Pheba Freedom House, use... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and a man stand and talk to a seated woman. The standing woman is showing her papers. In the background, a man sits on a sofa talking to a child se... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A small store with porch and a gas pump out in front. A car is parked nearby on the right. A man stands in the doorway of the neighboring building. "The st... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A man is seated on a wagon pulled by mules. The image caption reports that "mules are still used by many farmers as transportation. Occasionally you see a ... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Pheba Freedom House, used by civil rights workers. Along the walls and doors, bullet holes have been highlighted with circles. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | The school used for African-American children in the western half of Clay County until 1960, pictured 5 years after it closed. |
| Date: | 02 28 1964 |
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| Description: | Civil rights activities near the Canton, Mississippi courthouse. Two police officers are pictured holding shot guns and carrying bags of tear gas equipment... |
| Date: | 06 27 1964 |
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| Description: | The Mt. Zion church burned down on June 17, 1964, prompting Freedom Summer volunteers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner to travel to view... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman, identified as Tracy, friend of Rob McNamara and supporter of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), wears headphones and eats. Behind h... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Nomis McNamara, supporter of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), in an image tentatively identified as taken at a barbeque hosted by Mr. Step... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Three SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) workers in an image tentatively identified as taken at a barbeque hosted by Mr. Steptoc for SNCC sta... |
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| Description: | An image taken at a barbeque hosted by E.W. Steptoe for SNCC staff in McComb County, Mississippi. The man in the center wearing a hat is Marshall Ganz, a s... |
| Date: | 04 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and two girls stand at the open doorway of a building. A sign above the door reads "Full Gospel Revival Center." The image was taken by a civil rig... |
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