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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a knit cap stands in front of a microphone. The badge on her chest identifies her as an MFDP member from Hinds County. Three men behind her... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Several men sit in front of a large sign supporting Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A line of people stand outdoors in front of the open doorway of a building. Included are both Caucasian and African-American men and women. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Two African-American men wait outside voting booths. In the foreground two women sit at a table. Signs above the booths read: [...] Here For Business [...]... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Campaign posters for two Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates, Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer. |
| 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: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | "The King's Bedroom" in the Delta Ministry Office taken by a civil rights volunteer. "When the spirit is satisfied, the flesh knows little discomfort." |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Portrait of John Henry Davis, taken by a fellow civil rights volunteer. "John Henry Davis, a most dedicated and brave freedom fighter, a warm personal frie... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | International Harvester Metro parked outdoors photographed by a civil rights volunteer. "Delta Ministry Express - 80 m.p.h. trip from Hattiesburg to Edward... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Delta Ministry Office at 702 Wall Street taken by a civil rights volunteer. The office was directed by Reverend Harry Bowie, "the form... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A poster with the headline, "I Will Never Turn Back," a quote from a young woman in Mississippi for the Freedom Summer Project in a letter to her mother. B... |
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| Description: | A poster with an image of armed law enforcement officers surrounding a building during an election or voter education meeting. The text reads, "Voters Welc... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | A map with handwritten notes and locations for Freedom Fighters participating in the Canton Boycott, for orientation during picketing. It is not a map show... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds civil rights literature. |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of three ministers taken by a civil rights volunteer. "Ned Gillam, Disciple of Christ minister, Fairfield, Iowa, was denied admittance to... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Exterior of a home taken by a civil rights volunteer. "The front porch of our home at Mrs. Willie Thompson's, 808 Augusta, McComb, Mississippi. The hous... |
| Date: | 07 1965 |
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| Description: | Interior of a home taken by a civil rights volunteer. "The living room at the Thompson's. Actually, the room was somewhat misleading since the other roo... |
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