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Frame 18: Young People Discussing

Date: 1964
Description: A group of people fill out papers.
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Frame 61: Victoria Gray

Date: 1964
Description: A close-up photograph of Victoria Gray, congressional candidate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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Frame 66: Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1964
Description: An integrated group of people stand outdoors in coats and hats.
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Frame 76: Woman Holding Papers

Date: 1964
Description: A seated woman holds civil rights literature.
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Frame 35: Woman Reading FDP (Freedom Democratic Party) Pamphlet

Date: 1964
Description: A woman stands and reads. Two children are nearby.
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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 34: Woman Signing Up - Freedom Registration

Date: 1964
Description: A woman in the foreground writes on a pad while a young woman looks on from a doorway.
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Frame 60: Mrs. Hamer, Troubled

Date: 1964
Description: A close-up of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate and noted civil rights leader.
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Frame 16: Men with Clipboards

Date: 1964
Description: Four men sit on pews examining paper on clipboards. Behind them, Bob Moses talks with a woman.
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Frame 29: Girl Teaching Other Girls

Date: 1964
Description: A group of women and girls seated outdoors read copies of the same magazine, possibly as part of a Freedom School lesson.
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Frame 37: Woman Speaking at Precinct Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: Six women, all wearing kerchiefs on their heads, are seated in a group. One woman is standing.
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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 57: Posters of Hamer and Henry

Date: 1964
Description: Campaign posters for two Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates, Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer.
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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 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 03: Mrs. Blackwell Speaking to a Large Mass Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: View from behind of Unita Blackwell speaking before an audience at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function.
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Frame 27: Integrated Canvassing

Date: 1964
Description: Two women stand on the porch of a home. Three men, probably Freedom Summer volunteers, are talking to them.
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Frame 78: Line Up with Signs

Date: 1964
Description: A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP.
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Frame 36: People Entering Meeting House

Date: 1964
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.
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Frame 59: Freedom Vote

Date: 1964
Description: A crowd outdoors at a freedom vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote.

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