Aaron Henry, Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic

Aaron Henry, Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Delegation to Democratic Convention. Aug. 22, 1964.The MFDP challenged the legitimacy of the all-white delegation representing Mississippi. The issue embarrassed President Lyndon Johnson who decided to seat the all-white delegates, but still lost the Mississippi votes to his conservative opponent, Barry Goldwater. (BSLOC_2015_14_104)

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