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Civil Rights Workers Talking to Woman
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A woman and a man stand and talk to a seated woman. The standing woman is showing her papers. In the background, a man sits on a sofa talking to a child seated on his lap. "MFDP (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party) workers talk to Mrs. Ruth Graves in Tibbee. Her daughter is attending the white school."
1965
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Mrs. Davidson and Family
1965
Three women, another adult seated in a chair on the left, and three children are gathered in a small room. "Mrs. Lester Davidson, candidate for the ASCS (Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation...
Woman Walking Through Freedom House Door
1965
A woman walks up steps and through a door into a Freedom House, used by civil rights workers.
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."
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."
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.
