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For a voice and the vote : my journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Title: For a voice and the vote : my journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party / Lisa Anderson Todd.
Author: Todd, Lisa Anderson, 1942-
Publication: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

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xi, 453 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"During the summer of 1964, more than a thousand individuals descended on Mississippi to help the state's African American citizens register to vote. Student organizers, volunteers, and community members canvassed Black neighborhoods to organize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), a group that sought to give a voice to Black Mississippians and demonstrate their will to vote in the face of terror and intimidation. In For a Voice and the Vote, author Lisa Anderson Todd gives a fascinating insider's account of her experience volunteering in Greenville, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer, when she participated in assembling the MFDP. Innovative and integrated, the party worked to provide education, candidates, and local and statewide organization for blacks who were denied the vote. For Todd, it was an exciting, dangerous, and life-changing experience. The summer culminated with the 1964 Atlantic City Democratic Convention, where the MFDP fought boldly for the opportunity to be included as the voting Mississippi delegation but, when they ultimately refused the Democrats' unacceptable terms, were criticized as politically naïve, militant protestors. This firsthand account attempts to set the record straight about the MFDP's challenge to the convention and to shed light on the efforts of this dedicated, loyal, and courageous delegation. Offering the first full account of the group's five days in Atlantic City, For a Voice and the Vote draws on oral histories, the author's personal interviews of individuals who supported the MFDP in 1964, and other primary sources"--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century

Uniform Title

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-438) and index.

Contents

In Atlantic City for the Democratic Convention -- My life before Mississippi -- Mississippi, 1963 : keeping the waters troubled -- On to Greensboro, North Carolina, and back to Cornell -- Planning for Freedom Summer -- Orientation : how the student volunteers were prepared -- June 21, 1964 -- Living as a volunteer in Mississippi, 1964 -- My new politics -- Early work on the convention challenge -- Lyndon Johnson : the formidable president -- One woman in Atlantic City -- Sunday in Atlantic City -- Humphrey's pleading on Monday -- Reuther's manipulation on Tuesday -- The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party turns to protest -- Wednesday : persuasion fails -- Victory or defeat -- Epilogue.

Call Number

Sc E 15-259

ISBN

9780813147154 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0813147158 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780813147178 (PDF)
0813147174 (PDF)
9780813147161 (ePub)
0813147166 (ePub)

LCCN

2014024127
40024466837

OCLC

876686108

Author

Todd, Lisa Anderson, 1942-

Title

For a voice and the vote : my journey with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party / Lisa Anderson Todd.

Publisher

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century

Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-438) and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40024466837

Research Call Number

Sc E 15-259

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