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The Three Women Set Off to Washington



The Three Women Set Off to Washington
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Title: The Three Women Set Off to Washington
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 behind them, including someone using a movie or television camera, and someone else holding a large microphone. Also in the background is a truck on which is written: Metrop[...] [...]olice Department."

Image ID: 98000
Creation
Date:
1964 ca.
Creator
Name:
Unknown
City, State: Mississippi
Collection
Name:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party : Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Records, 1962-1971
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information:
Filmstrip produced by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) during Freedom Summer, frame 64 of 79
Subjects: Trees
Cities and towns
Microphones
Political parties
Hats
Trucks
Police
African Americans
Men
Outdoor photography
Women
Clothing and dress
Suits (Clothing)
Eyeglasses
Signs and signboards
Motion picture cameras
Sidewalks
Handbags
Filmstrip
Coats
Sunglasses
 

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