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| 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 man holds a sign, likely referring to Leflore County in Mississippi, at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Four men sit on pews examining paper on clipboards. Behind them, Bob Moses talks with a woman. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of women and girls seated outdoors read copies of the same magazine, possibly as part of a Freedom School lesson. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Six women, all wearing kerchiefs on their heads, are seated in a group. One woman is standing. |
| 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: | Several men sit in front of a large sign supporting Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign. |
| Date: | 01 04 1965 |
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| Description: | Four people walking past the U.S. Capitol building likely protesting Congress' opening day. |
| 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: | View from behind of Unita Blackwell speaking before an audience at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Two women stand on the porch of a home. Three men, probably Freedom Summer volunteers, are talking to them. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A room full of people at an MFDP district meeting. Signs bear the names of several counties in central Mississippi. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A man stands outdoors next to a motorcoach with an open door. There is luggage on the curb next to him. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of men and women talk outside on the steps of a building and in the open doorway likely attending a mass meeting. |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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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