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| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A woman and a man stand and talk to a seated woman. The standing woman is showing her papers. In the background, a man sits on a sofa talking to a child se... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A woman and child carry CORE picket signs protesting school segregation. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A seated woman holds civil rights literature. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A woman identified as Unita Blackwell speaks before an audience at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function. |
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| Description: | Statue of Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves. A young boy stands near Lincoln while a woman kneels at his feet. |
| 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: | 11 1965 |
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| Description: | Three men and two women, including Margie Holman, at the statewide pre-conference committee meeting. SNCC Arkansas Project. |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | Two women clap and sing at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. Behind them is a mural, and a banner that says "St... |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | Teachers at the Freedom School convention during Freedom Summer. The woman in the center is Liz Fusco, one of the coordinators of the Freedom School projec... |
| 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: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Campaign posters for two Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates, Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer. |
| Date: | 03 29 2016 |
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| Description: | A large group of people gathering outdoors at the Donald Trump rally. Luke McGowan-Arnold is playing his guitar, (with a harmonica and American flag attach... |
| Date: | 10 1965 |
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| Description: | Demonstration at the Greyhound Bus station, showing a woman holding a sign that reads: "Sit Down Like Human Beings, Up Front." SNCC Arkansas Project. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Daisy Bates and others at Woolworth's boycott. |
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| Description: | A woman holds a sign that reads, "Rosedale Playground is America's Shame!" as she stands next to the playground. She is protesting the exclusion of African... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | A flyer advertising the Crusade for Citizenship on February 12, 1958. An illustration shows men and women voting. Text reads, in part: "20 cities will hold... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | A young woman on the right is walking in front of a large crowd of protesters. She is wearing a reflective vest and is speaking through a megaphone. The cr... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | An integrated group sing-along at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function. |
| 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: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Young women and men holding up a banner reading: "Student Union Movement," a social justice group based out of Milwaukee Area Technical College. Other peop... |
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