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Eddie Carthan Victory Party

Date: 1982
Description: Victory celebration for Eddie Carthan, the black activist mayor of Tchula, Mississippi. Carthan was convicted on charges of robbery and murder in 1981. Thi...
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Street Scene

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Description: Signs read: "King Hardware and Lumber" "Mayors office" "W.N. Parks" "Fish Bros. Wagon Co." and "Coca-Cola." Caption reads: "Street Scene In New Albany, Mis...
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Main Street Looking East

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Description: View down Main Street looking east. Signs read: "King Hardware and Lumber" "Fish Bros. Wagon Co." "W.N. Parks" "Mayors Office" and "Coca-Cola." Caption rea...
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The Carroll Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: The main lobby in the Carroll Hotel, named for Capt. E.C. Carroll. People are sitting and standing in the lobby which has tall ceilings, columns, and chair...
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Frame 32: Men and Women Working on Construction Project

Date: 1964
Description: Three people work on a community construction project. All three support a beam while the man in the foreground hammers a nail into it.
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Subversion of the Right to Vote

Date: 08 1963
Description: African-Americans approach the courthouse in order to vote. The original caption reads: "Negro citizens attempt to cast ballots in Greenwood, August 1963. ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Marching in Mississippi

Date: 06 22 1966
Description: Martin Luther King Jr. marching with a group of people in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.

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