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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Two women sit behind a table at a Freedom Vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote and would be a tr... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A crowd outdoors at a freedom vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A close-up of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate and noted civil rights leader. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A close-up photograph of Victoria Gray, congressional candidate of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An integrated group of people stand outdoors in coats and hats. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A girl at a demonstration holding a sign that reads: "We are tired of being ruled by racists." Behind her, other people carry signs as they walk along a fe... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A long line of protesters standing on a sidewalk hold signs calling for voting rights and civil rights. One sign reads, "We Are Not Allowed to Vote". |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An African-American woman is seated behind a small table while speaking. On the left a stenographer types, and on the right a group of people sit and liste... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An African-American woman sits in a chair, while a man in the foreground holds a microphone for her to speaking in to. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A woman holds a sign that reads "Stand up with the Freedom Democrats." In the left foreground is a police officer, and in the background are more people ho... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds civil rights literature. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Three people working on a community construction project. All three support a beam, while the man in the foreground hammers a nail into it. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of protesters march down a street, led by a car. They are protesting school segregation. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A protest of Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. A line of people are standing on the sidewalk in front of Woolworth's show windows while a... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of police officers wearing helmets are walking along the sidewalk. Behind them is an intersection, with a number of pedestrians on the sidewalk and... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A group of male and female protestors and law enforcement officers stand on the sidewalk outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer. O... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A line of protestors outside of a Woolworth's department store during Freedom Summer hold signs while law enforcement officers stand nearby. Two of the si... |
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