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During the summer of 1964, hundreds of American college students 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 organizing the MFDP. Innovative and integrated, the party provided political education, ran candidates for office, and offered participation in local and statewide meetings for blacks who were denied the vote. For Todd, it was an exciting, dangerous, and life-changing experience. Offering the first full account of the group's five days in Atlantic City, the book draws on primary sources, oral histories, and the author's personal interviews of individuals who were supporters of the MFDP in 1964.

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  1. Front cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. i-viii
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-4
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  1. 1.In Atlantic City for the Democratic Convention
  2. pp. 5-12
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  1. 2. My Life before Mississippi
  2. pp. 13-22
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  1. 3. Mississippi, 1963
  2. pp. 23-54
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  1. 4. On to Greensboro, North Carolina, and Back to Cornell
  2. pp. 55-74
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  1. 5. Planning for the Summer Project
  2. pp. 75-94
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  1. 6. Orientation: How the Student Volunteers Were Prepared
  2. pp. 95-114
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  1. 7. June 21, 1964
  2. pp. 115-130
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  1. 8. Living as a Volunteer in Mississippi, 1964
  2. pp. 131-176
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  1. 9. My New Politics
  2. pp. 177-208
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  1. 10. Early Work on the Convention Challenge
  2. pp. 209-220
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  1. 11. Lyndon Johnson: The Formidable President
  2. pp. 221-238
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  1. 12. One Woman in Atlantic City
  2. pp. 239-250
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  1. 13. Sunday in Atlantic City
  2. pp. 251-264
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  1. 14. Humphrey’s Pleading on Monday
  2. pp. 265-280
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  1. 15. Reuther’s Manipulation on Tuesday
  2. pp. 281-314
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  1. 16. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Turns to Protest
  2. pp. 315-324
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  1. 17. Wednesday: Persuasion Fails
  2. pp. 325-338
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  1. 18. Victory or Defeat
  2. pp. 339-358
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  1. Epilogue
  2. pp. 359-372
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. 373-376
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  1. Appendix A
  2. pp. 377-380
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  1. Appendix B
  2. pp. 381-384
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 385-436
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  1. Bibliography
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  1. Index
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