Those are the people who do n't care . ... That includes the President on down to the governor of the state of Mississippi ... I blame the people in Washington D.C. , and on down in the state of Mississippi for what happened just as much as I blame those who pulled the trigger . ... He 's got his freedom , and we 're still fighting for ours . In the face of unrelenting violence and economic retaliation by the White Citizens Council , the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission , and other opponents , the MFDP held local caucuses , county assemblies , and a statewide convention ( as prescribed by Democratic Party rules ) to elect 68 delegates ( including four whites ) to the 1964 Democratic National Convention scheduled for Atlantic City , New Jersey in August
1964 Democratic National Convention
1964 Democratic National Convention
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party