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Frame 28: Kids Drawing Together

Date: 1964
Description: Two children color together in a coloring book during Freedom Summer.
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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 43: Mrs. Hamer and Microphones on Television

Date: 1964
Description: A television set displays an image of Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and political figure, speaking into microphones.
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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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Frame 53: Woman in Hat

Date: 1964
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...
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Frame 44: White Man Testifying on Television

Date: 08 1964
Description: A television set displays an image of a man seated at a desk covered in papers and microphones, likely at the 1964 Democratic National Convention where the...
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Frame 46: Turnbow and Other Delegate on Boardwalk

Date: 1964
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...
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Frame 79: Freedom!

Date: 08 1964
Description: A young man at a nighttime rally (perhaps at a demonstration during the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City) in support of the MFDP. Behind him...
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Frame 49: Signs of the Three

Date: 08 1964
Description: A nighttime rally on the Atlantic City boardwalk in support of the Mississipi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Three people in front of the group carry sig...
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Frame 64: The Three Women Set Off to Washington

Date: 1964
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...

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