Word: mfdp
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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That evening the MFDP delegates again enter the convention hall. The Mississippi seats have been removed. The Freedom delegates stand in the empty space...
Three weeks ago, King continues, "Johnson had no intention of recognizing the MFDP....You have immobilized the political machinery of the nation. Yoy have caused the Democratic Party to purge itself...
That morning ACT agreed to cancel its proposed stall-in at Atlantic City if the MFDP continues its sit-in. It is uncertain how much ACT's announcement influenced Moses' decision to return to the convention floor...
Moses' contempt for tokenism was central to the MFDP's rejection of the compromise. Moses contends: "We are not here to bring politics into civil rights. We are here to bring civil rights into politics...
...MFDP won a compromise which indicates a turning point in the Democratic Party, which traditionally has been profoundly influenced by lilly-white Southern delegations. Why did the delegation still feel morally incapable of agreeing to the compromise...