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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Variant namesThe Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), also referred to as the Freedom Democratic Party, was an American political party created in 1964 as a branch of the populist Freedom Democratic organization in the state of Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement. It was organized by African Americans and whites from Mississippi to challenge the established power of the Mississippi Democratic Party, which at the time allowed participation only by whites, when African-Americans made up 40% of the state population.
The MFDP sent its elected delegates by bus to the convention. They challenged the right of the Mississippi Democratic Party's delegation to participate in the convention, claiming that the regulars had been illegally elected in a completely segregated process that violated both party regulations and federal law, and that the regulars had no intention to support President Lyndon B. Johnson, the party's candidate, in the November election. They asked that the MFDP delegates be seated rather than the segregationist regulars.
Some of the original members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegation in 1964 were Lawrence Guyot, Peggy J. Conner, Victoria Gray, Edwin King, Aaron Henry, Fannie Lou Hamer, Annie Devine, and Bob Moses
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| referencedIn | Carter, Hodding. Hodding Carter papers, 1950s-2000s. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
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| referencedIn | Romaine, Howard M., 1942-. Howard M. Romaine papers, 1926-1974 (bulk 1963-1972). | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Weinberg, Gerhard L. Gerhard Weinberg papers, 1957-1973. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Congress of Racial Equality. Associate National Director George Wiley files, 1962-1966 (bulk 1965). | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Miller, Charles. Report, 1964. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records, 1842-1999, (bulk 1919-1991) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Freedom Information Service. Records, 1962-1979. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Northern Student Movement records | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Savio, Mario. Mario Savio correspondence : Mississippi, to Cheri Stevenson, Berkeley, Calif. : ALS, 1964. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Cappaert, LeRoy. LeRoy Cappaert papers, 1963-1992. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Tamiment Library Poster and Broadside Collection, 1904-1991 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Good, Paul. Paul Good papers, 1963-1964. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
| referencedIn | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Martin Luther Luther King, Jr., primary correspondence, 1955-1968. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Fischer, Nicholas Allan. Papers, 1964-1965. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Robert Fletcher Civil rights collection, 1962-1967 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Southern Christian Leadership Conference. President's Office correspondence, 1958-1968. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Executive Director Andrew Young files, 1960-1970. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | O'Neal, John M. Papers 1957-1972. | Tulane University, Amistad Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Civil rights collection, 1962-1969 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Barber, Rims. An oral history with Mr. Rims Barber, 1997 August 21. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| referencedIn | Leroy and Lael Cappaert papers, 1947-2002 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Civil rights collection, 1960-1972 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Davis, Michael. Papers, 1965-1970. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Bowie, Harry J., 1935-. Papers, 1964-1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Bock, Laura J. Laura J. Bock papers, 1961-1969. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Delta Ministry. Delta Ministry records, 1964-1970. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Connor, Peggy Jean. Connor (Peggy Jean) papers, [196-]-2001. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| creatorOf | Fletcher, Robert, 1938-. Robert Fletcher Civil rights collection, 1962-1967. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Mississippi AFL-CIO. Mississippi AFL-CIO subject files, 1947-1986. | Georgia State University | |
| referencedIn | Kenney, Michael. Michael Kenney papers, 1964-1965. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Iris Greenberg/Freedom Summer collection, 1963-1964. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Democratic Study Group Records, 1912-1995, (bulk 1960-1990) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Cappaert, LeRoy. LeRoy Cappaert papers, 1963-2002. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Gerhard L. Weinberg papers, 1957-1973 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Black, Timuel D. Timuel Black papers, 1956-1973 (bulk 1964-1972). | Chicago History Museum | |
| referencedIn | Iris Greenberg/Freedom Summer collection, 1963-1964 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Anne Romaine Papers, 1935-1995 (bulk 1960-1995) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Seese, Linda M. Papers, 1964-1965. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Smith, L. C. Essay, 1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Joseph, Geri M., 1923-. Geri M. Joseph papers, 1946-1995. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Heinze, Frederick W. Papers, 1964-1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Investigative Subject Files, 1963–1969 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library | |
| referencedIn | Civil Rights History Project collection | Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.) | |
| referencedIn | Petitions Relating to the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Investigation, 1968–1968 | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| referencedIn | Baker, Ella, 1903-1986. Ella Baker papers, 1926-1986. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Stromquist, Shelton, 1943-. Papers. 1963-1980. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Shonholtz, Raymond. Shonholtz (Raymond) Freedom Summer memoir, 2002. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
| referencedIn | Ruth Schein. Mississippi Freedom Summer Project collection, 1964. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999 - 2005 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Harold Leventhal Papers, 1932-1980, (bulk 1964-1979) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Robinson, Betty Garman. Betty Garman Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee files, 1961-1966. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Challenges to the Mississippi Democratic Party racist policies, ca. 1969. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Garrow, David J., 1953-. Freedom of Information Act materials on the Civil Rights movement, 1958-1969. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Houston, James M. Papers, ca. 1937, 1955, 1962-1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Murphy, Hubert R. Papers, 1960-1964. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Classification 157 (Civil Unrest) Case Files, 1957 - 1978 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | KZSU (Radio station : Stanford). KZSU Project South interviews, 1965. [microform]. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Ruth Schein. Mississippi Freedom Summer Project collection, 1964 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | White House Central Files (Johnson Administration). 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. White House Subject Files on Political Affairs | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library | |
| referencedIn | Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District. Records, 1961-1966 [microform]. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Silver, Jane. Papers, 1965. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | KZSU (Radio station : Stanford). KZSU Project South interviews, 1965. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Democratic National Committee. 1960 - 1968. Organizational, Research, and Campaign Records | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1896 - 2008. Classification 157 (Civil Unrest) Case Files, 1957 - 1978 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Records Relating to Special Projects, 1960–1970 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | James Forman Papers, 1848-2005, (bulk 1961-2001) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Wilson, Christopher. Papers, 1964. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1896 - 2008. Classification 157 (Civil Unrest) Case Files, 1957 - 1978 | National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration | |
| referencedIn | Sherrod, Charles M. Charles M. Sherrod papers, 1961-1967. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Joseph L. Rauh Papers, 1913-1994, (bulk 1950-1984) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Jan Hillegas Letter, 1965 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.). Atlanta Office. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party files, 1960-1967. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Park, Robert W. Papers, 1964-1966. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Clarke, Catherine, 1929-1981,. Civil rights collection, 1962-1969. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Northern Student Movement records | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Richardson, Judy, 1944-. Oral history interview with Judy Richardson, 1986. | Nolan, Norton & Company, Incorporated | |
| creatorOf | Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Records, 1962-1971. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Thomason, Frazer, 1917-1994. Frazer and Loris Thomason papers, 1964-1966. | State Historical Society of Iowa, Library | |
| referencedIn | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.). Washington Office. Other organizations files, 1960-1968. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Classification 157 (Civil Unrest) Case Files, 1957–1978 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Favre, W. W. W.W. Favre collection of Civil Rights ephemera, circa 1964-1965. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Walker, Samuel. Papers, 1964-1966. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1961-1972. | Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center | |
| referencedIn | Ella Baker papers, 1926-1986 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| referencedIn | Herman Wolf Papers, undated, 1926-1981. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Classification 157 (Civil Unrest) Case Files, 1957–1978 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Tamiment Library Poster and Broadside Collection, 1904-1991 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Anne Romaine Papers, 1935-1995 (bulk 1960-1995) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| creatorOf | Yancy, Roberta,. Civil rights collection, 1960-1972. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Fannie Lou Hamer Papers, 1964-1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
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