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| Date: | 11 1946 |
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| Description: | Mary McLeod Bethune, noted civil rights leader and educator, is introduced to the audience at the annual convention of the Southern Conference for Human Ri... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Portrait of James Farmer, civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). |
| Date: | 11 1946 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Four women and a man eating at a table at a Civil Rights banquet at Highlander Folk School. Septima Clark, second from left. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Father James Groppi with young civil rights activists. They have all joined hands and are singing. |
| Date: | 11 02 1965 |
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| Description: | Pictured, from background to foreground: Bobby Feinglass; John Lewis, noted politician and civil rights leader; and Alicia Kaplow, SNCC (Student Nonviolent... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Lawrence Guyot, civil rights activist, stands and addresses a seated group. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds civil rights literature. |
| Date: | 04 1962 |
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| Description: | Civil rights leader Ed Nixon, and his wife, seated on the front porch of their home. |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | A group claps and sings at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Pheba Freedom House, used by civil rights workers. Along the walls and doors, bullet holes have been highlighted with circles. |
| Date: | 1991 |
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| Description: | Rev. Joseph Lowery, minister, civil rights leader, and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), speaking to a conference sponsored... |
| 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: | 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: | View of a bedroom taken by a civil rights volunteer. "George Washington didn't sleep here, but I was fortunate to do so at Mrs. Thompson's for almost thre... |
| 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: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Proof of a portrait of James Farmer, noted civil rights activist and co-founder of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). Text written on the image states, "... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A television set displays an image of Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and political figure, speaking into microphones. |
| Date: | 11 1963 |
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| Description: | John R. Salter, Jr. and Ella Josephine Baker confer at a civil rights speaking trip through the Southwest and Midwest. They're looking at ticker tape. |
| Date: | 10 29 1954 |
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| Description: | The Governor's Commission on Human Rights gathers in the Governor's conference room. |
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