"I SUPPORT MFDP" AND "FREE MISS. ALL THE WAY WITH LBJ" CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTONS.
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Winning Bid:
$115.00
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
First is 1.25" and features graphic of black and white hands clutching the bottom of an oil lamp at center w/Confederate flag in background. NM displaying Mint. Also included is 3" dia. "National Committee For A Democratic Mississippi" around rim and "Free Miss. All The Way With LBJ" at center. Used by black delegates trying to be seated at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. NM. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party was founded by Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, and Robert Parris Moses. In 1963, unable to cast votes in the primary, they organized the "Freedom Ballot" to challenge the white only Democratic party in Mississippi. Ted Watts Collection.
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