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Civil Rights Movement Mississippi Civil Rights Act 1964

Created by mfernandez on Apr 20, 2009

Last updated: 04/20/09 at 06:51 PM

• Democratic National Convention
  Aug 22, 1964 to Aug 26, 1964

  convention in Atlantic City, NJ in which the MFDP wanted to participate, but was met by resistance from the MDP.

• MFDP state convention
  Aug 6, 1964

  MFDP state convention attended by apx 2500 supporters; 68 delegates selected for Dem natl convention

• Missing Civ rts workers found
  Aug 4, 1964

  Three civ rts workers reported missing on June 21 are found-- buried in recently built earthen dam near Philadelphia, MS.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted
  Jul 2, 1964

  Civil rts act 1964 --signed into law July 2, 1964 by pres. Johnson -- enacted a year after the legislation had been proposed by Kennedy

• Three civil rts workers reported missing
  Jun 21, 1964

  Volunteer- Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner CORE worker- James Chaney Reported missing after being released from jail (were arrested after investigating the burning of a black church in Lawndale MS, supposedly charge was connected to speeding)

• 1st recruits set out for MS
  Jun 20, 1964

  The first wave of recruits consisted of about 200 volunteers that left the week-long orientation session at Oxford, Ohio (Western College for Women) where there were apx. 800 students in preparation to eventually set out.

• MFDP est.
  Apr 26, 1964

  SNCC's goal in forming Miss. Freedom Democratic Party= "to challenge the hegemony of MS's regular Democratic party, which in practice excluded blacks from membership. (2, 232)

• LBJ state of the union address
  Jan 8, 1964

  Address calls for the passage of a civil rts act was essential to "increase opportunities for all"

• COFO's "Freedom Vote"
  1963

  Was a mock election to parallel the gubernatiorial race in MS. Project 2 goals- 1- demonstrate to MS whites and fed govt that blacks were indeed interested in voting. 2- To provide practice in casting the ballot to ppl denied the right all their lives.

• COFO est.
  1962

  Civ rts groups in MS. banded together to form Council of Federated Organizations --goals: unite voter registration and other civil rights activities in the state and oversee the distribution of funds from the Voter Education Project.

• Voters education project est.
  1961

  1961-1968 Under the auspices of the non-profit Southern Regional Council (SRC), the Voter Education Project (VEP) is established by civil rts associatons: NAACP, CORE, SCLC, and SNCC to receive monetary aid from kennedy administration and disperse it to the organizations to focus on voter registration .