A poster in support of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, an integrated effort to supplant the segregated all-white Democratic Party in Mississippi at the Democratic National Convention. They sent 64 delegates to the convention in Atlantic City, NJ, but were denied recognition--though President Johnson did offer them an insulting two at-large seats.
With--related tri-fold double-sided flier for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, "We the people of Mississippi who want to work for real change have joined together to form our own political party," illustrated with a detail from a well-known Danny Lyon photograph. 8 1/2 x 14 inches, circa May 1965.
