As the bus hurtled north toward Atlantic City, 60 years ago this week, they sang. 'Walk with Me, Lord.' That was her favorite, Ms. Simpson, 78, recalled.
At the commemoration, the convention hall in Atlantic City will be designated as the first out-of-state stop on the Mississippi Freedom Trail.
The mood among the busload of activists traveling to Atlantic City was buoyant. They were convinced the D.N.C. would have no choice but to seat delegates from the newly formed Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Fannie Lou Hamer addressed a committee of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 1964, pleading with leaders to take action to ensure the United States lived up to its highest ideals.
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