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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 45: Mr. Steptoe and Microphones Speaking at Rally

Date: 1964
Description: E.W. Steptoe speaks into several microphones, while several people look on in the background.
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Frame 73: People Testifying at Depositions

Date: 1964
Description: An African-American woman sits in a chair, while a man in the foreground holds a microphone for her to speaking in to.
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Frame 24: Half Empty Convention

Date: 1964
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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Frame 40: Moses and Press at State Meeting

Date: 08 06 1964
Description: Audience and stage with a banner that reads "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) State Convention.
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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 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 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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Frame 02: Mrs. Blackwell Speaking

Date: 1964
Description: A woman identified as Unita Blackwell speaks before an audience at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function.

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