Moses was instrumental in the organizing of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party , a group that challenged the all-white regular Democratic Party delegates from the state at the party 's 1964 convention . Because the Democratic Regulars had for decades excluded African Americans from the political process in Mississippi , the MFDP wanted their elected delegates seated at the convention . Their challenge received national media coverage and highlighted the civil rights struggle in the state
1964 convention
1964 Democratic National Convention
Bob Moses (activist)