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Frame 69: People Leaving U.S. Capitol Building

Date: 01 04 1965
Description: Four people walking past the U.S. Capitol building likely protesting Congress' opening day.
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Frame 42: Man , Suitcase, and Bus

Date: 1964
Description: A man stands outdoors next to a motorcoach with an open door. There is luggage on the curb next to him.
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Frame 63: January. Mississippians in Front of Capitol

Date: 01 04 1965
Description: A group of people approach the US Capitol on Congress' opening day. This is part of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) challenge that the Nov...
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Frame 70: Girl Demonstrating

Date: 1964
Description: A girl at a demonstration holding a sign that reads: "We are tired of being ruled by racists." Behind her, other people carry signs as they walk along a fe...
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Frame 20: People Lined Up At Courthouse and Cops

Date: 1964
Description: A line of predominantly African-American people likely outside of the Leflore County Courthouse, probably at a voter registration drive. Caucasian law enfo...
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Frame 47: FDP Supporters Demonstrating on Boardwalk

Date: 08 1964
Description: An integrated group of mostly young people sitting on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Many of them are holding signs showing support for the Mississippi Freed...
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Frame 68: Women at Press Conference

Date: 1964
Description: Fannie Lou Hamer stands outdoors along with Annie Devine and Victoria Gray, being interviewed by a man with a microphone. At the bottom of the frame, two o...
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Frame 19: "We Want to Vote"

Date: 1964
Description: Two men holding protest signs are walking down a sidewalk past a white police officer who is holding a bullhorn at a Greenwood Freedom Day. In the backgrou...
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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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