Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964

Members of the Freedom Democratic Party from Mississippi wait for a hearing to begin to determine whether they will be able to represent Mississippi in Democratic National Convention sessions. Caption on photo reads: (AC17) ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 22 -- FREEDOM GROUP AWAITS COMMITT'S VERDICT -- Members of the Freedom Democratic party delegation to the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City await the start of a hearing by the credentials committee today to determine whether they will represent Mississippi in convention sessions starting Monday night. They are seeking to be seated instead of the regular all-white delegation from Mississippi.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection