Author: David Ogilvie

Fannie Lou Hamer's televised testimony at the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City

How Atlantic City’s 1964 Democratic Convention Was a Turning Point for Civil Rights

July 31, 2024

A dramatic showdown between civil rights activists and Democratic party leaders paved the way for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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