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Oral history.; Shirley Bates was born February 11, 1946. She talks in great detail about her father who was a registered voter, along with his involvement in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). During her freshman year of high school in 1961, Bates decided to join the Civil Rights Movement. She recalls instances when she and other activists had to sleep on top of the cars outside her home in order to protect her family from being bombed. Evelyn L. Nelson was born January 5, 1938 in McComb, Mississippi. Nelson's participation in the movement first began when she started to help with the voter registration drive. In this interview, the two women talk about their involvement in the voter registration drive, along with other civil rights activities in McComb. Further topics include the establishment of the Freedom House, Southwest Mississippi Opportunity (SMO), and starting an African-American history museum.

Oral history.; Shirley Bates was born February 11, 1946. She talks in great detail about her father who was a registered voter, along with his involvement in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). During her freshman year of high school in 1961, Bates decided to join the Civil Rights Movement. She recalls instances when she and other activists had to sleep on top of the cars outside her home in order to protect her family from being bombed. Evelyn L. Nelson was born January 5, 1938 in McComb, Mississippi. Nelson's participation in the movement first began when she started to help with the voter registration drive. In this interview, the two women talk about their involvement in the voter registration drive, along with other civil rights activities in McComb. Further topics include the establishment of the Freedom House, Southwest Mississippi Opportunity (SMO), and starting an African-American history museum.

Oral history.; Shirley Bates was born February 11, 1946. She talks in great detail about her father who was a registered voter, along with his involvement in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). During her freshman year of high school in 1961, Bates decided to join the Civil Rights Movement. She recalls instances when she and other activists had to sleep on top of the cars outside her home in order to protect her family from being bombed. Evelyn L. Nelson was born January 5, 1938 in McComb, Mississippi. Nelson's participation in the movement first began when she started to help with the voter registration drive. In this interview, the two women talk about their involvement in the voter registration drive, along with other civil rights activities in McComb. Further topics include the establishment of the Freedom House, Southwest Mississippi Opportunity (SMO), and starting an African-American history museum.