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Pheba Freedom House
1965
Front view of the Pheba Freedom House, used by civil rights workers. Along the walls and doors, bullet holes have been highlighted with circles.
Abandond Schoolhouse
1965
The school used for African-American children in the western half of Clay County until 1960, pictured 5 years after it closed.
Inside of the West Point Freedom House
1965
A man stands in a kitchen, while a woman on the far right of the frame looks on. The building is a Freedom House used by civil rights volunteers.
Freedom House Ruins
1965
A man and a woman stand near a fireplace and other rubble of a burned Freedom House used by civil rights workers. The house was "burned down in the middle of the day in early September."
Interior of White Station Freedom House
1965
The interior of a Freedom House, used by civil rights workers, is decorated with a United States flag and several posters on a wall. A bench below the flag has what appears to be a large stove pipe...
Man Standing Next to Sign
1965
A man stands next to a sign with one hand resting on his hip. The sign next to him says, "I am regist[..] are you[...]." The image was taken inside the White Station Freedom House, used by civil ri...
