1964
Political exclusionBook sources
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party denied full seating
Democratic National Convention; Black Mississippi voters
An alternative delegation challenged the state party’s exclusion of Black voters. National leaders refused the requested full replacement of the regular delegation, exposing limits of the party’s commitment to equal representation.
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Context / qualification
The convention was in Atlantic City, not Washington as the transcript states; a compromise offer was part of the dispute.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, The Twentieth Century: A People’s History, H00 at 00:43:33 (approximate; supplied recording)