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Frame 79: Freedom!
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A young man at a nighttime rally (perhaps at a demonstration during the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City) in support of the MFDP. Behind him people carry placards with portraits of James Earl Chaney and Andrew Goodman, two of the three civil rights volunteers who were murdered during Freedom Summer of 1964.
August 1964
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Frame 49: Signs of the Three
August 1964
A nighttime rally on the Atlantic City boardwalk in support of the Mississipi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Three people in front of the group carry signs with portraits of James Earl Chaney, An...
Frame 48: Demonstration at Night
August 1964
A nighttime rally outside the Atlantic City Convention Hall in support of seating the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Frame 47: FDP Supporters Demonstrating on Boardwalk
August 1964
An integrated group of mostly young people sitting on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Many of them are holding signs showing support for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP).
Frame 01: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
1964
This filmstrip frame shows an outline of the state of Mississippi and the words: "Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party". The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) was an alternative, integrat...
Frame 60: Mrs. Hamer, Troubled
1964
A close-up of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidate and noted civil rights leader.
Frame 44: White Man Testifying on Television
August 1964
A television set displays an image of a man seated at a desk covered in papers and microphones, likely at the 1964 Democratic National Convention where the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFD...
