Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party was founded in 1964 and Fannie Lou Hamer was among the original three hundred members. Through MFDP Hamer continued to travel around the country and speak about the political and social conditions in Mississippi and the origins of these conditions. MFDP rose to international fame when they challenged the all-white Democratic Convention in Atlanta to be more inclusive. The MFDP demanded to be seated at the Convention and Hamer spoke famously of her own struggles for enfranchisement and representation. The delegates from Mississippi were offered a two seat compromise. After much deliberation and debate, the compromise was regected and declared "unacceptable" by Hamer.

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