From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; In this memo, lawyers for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party present and address questions that were raised regarding the legality of the 1964 Congressional Challenge. The authors cite...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; One black-and-white photograph, taken by Rev. Frazer Thomason, at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) convention in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Aaron "Doc" Henry, a prominent...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Three African American girls from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, stand near a tree in front of True Light Baptist Church during Freedom Summer, 1964. Affixed to the tree is a hand-made sign reading...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local African-American youths on the front porch of a house in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. One sign reading "MFDP" (for Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; A group of local African American youths on the front porch of a house in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. Two signs reading "MFDP" (for Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; An African-American man attends a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) meeting at an unidentified African-American church. Seated behind him is an elderly African-American man.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local activists and volunteers in front of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, after a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) meeting during Freedom Summer 1964. ...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local African American activist Andrew Wilson speaks at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) meeting at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Three local African American residents stand in the front entrance of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964. The woman in the center is local activist...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Local activist Anne Smith Taylor speaks to a caucus of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Volunteer Anthony "Arrow" Beaulieu stands in front of the choir stall at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at a meeting of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; Appendix C explains the history and platform of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), lists the executive committee members, and sets out a plan for the Congressional challenge. ...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Outline of the basis for the development of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" Describes why the MFDP broke away from the Mississippi Democratic Party, as well as the...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Marie Blalock, Peggy Jean Connor, and Vassie Patton (left to right) at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) meeting held in the sanctuary of a local African American church in...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The calendar explains the steps of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's (MFDP) Congressional challenge and the dates or time frame of each step.
Pamphlet from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Pamphlet distributed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)" Describes the Congressional Challenge and the perceived accomplishment of the effort. Includes an...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; "A Call to Action" issued by the Commission on Religion and Race of the National Council of Churches, requesting the support of churches for the Congressional Challenge effort led by the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter released by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), dated April 25, 1965. Sections of interest include a report of an injunction against a Sunflower County...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Four-page document that discusses detailed plans for the development of the party, the organizational structure, and its three major challenges: Freedom registration, Freedom candidates,...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The letter is typed on Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) letterhead and is signed by 18 individuals. It was meant to spark publicity for the upcoming Congressional challenge sponsored...
