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Civil Rights Activist

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Description: A female, African American Civil Rights activist wearing a fur pelt attending a meeting.
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Amzie Moore

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Description: Amzie Moore, noted civil rights activist and entrepreneur.
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Civil Rights Group with Septima Clark

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Description: A group of Civil Rights activists, including Septima Clark (left), posing in front of the Highlander Library.
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Alice Cobb at Civil Rights Workshop

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Description: Alice Cobb (left), a Highlander Folk School staff member, and an unidentified workshop participant during a Civil Rights workshop at the school.
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Fannie Lou Hamer

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Description: Fannie Lou Hamer (1917 - 1977), an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader, visiting the Highlander Folk School. Two men are standing in th...
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Anti-Civil Rights Protester

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Description: American Nazi protesting the rights of African Americans.
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James Farmer

Date: 1952
Description: Portrait of James Farmer, civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality).
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Civil Rights Workshop Members Wearing Hats

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Description: Two members, one male and one female, of a Civil Rights Workshop at Highlander Folk School, participating in a game. The man is wearing a homemade hat.
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Mary McLeod Bethune

Date: 11 1946
Description: Mary McLeod Bethune (left), noted educator and civil rights leader, at the annual convention of the Southern Conference for Human Rights. The woman to her...
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James Farmer

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of James Farmer, civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality).
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Father Groppi Singing with Activists

Date: 1968
Description: Father James Groppi with young civil rights activists. They have all joined hands and are singing.
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Civil Rights Meeting with Thurgood Marshall

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Description: Eleven people, including Thurgood Marshall, Anne Braden, Myles Horton, and Septima Clark, are sitting and standing during a Civil Rights meeting at Highlan...
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Frame 25: Guyot Speaking

Date: 1964
Description: Lawrence Guyot, civil rights activist, stands and addresses a seated group.
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Frame 76: Woman Holding Papers

Date: 1964
Description: A seated woman holds civil rights literature.
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Anne Braden

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Description: Civil rights activist Anne Braden speaking to a rally. Behind her is the Rev. Louis Coleman, also a local activist.
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Group Sing, Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: A group claps and sings at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project.
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James Forman

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Description: James Forman, noted civil rights activist, smoking a cigarette. Forman was known for his work in SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and as th...
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Frame 71: Outdoor Demonstration

Date: 1964
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".
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Frame 43: Mrs. Hamer and Microphones on Television

Date: 1964
Description: A television set displays an image of Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and political figure, speaking into microphones.
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Andrew Goodman, Seated

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Description: Andrew Goodman seated in a group of people. Andrew Goodman was a civil rights activist and volunteer for the Freedom Summer project. He, along with James C...

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