The Freedom Democratic Party was organized in 1964 to work on black voter registration and education, and continued after passage of civil rights laws, in order to implement such laws. For instance, where white Democratic Party officials had defined the very large Lexington precinct, which held the majority of population, the county chapter of the FDP organized its own sub-precincts within it in order to communicate better with the community.Sue-Henry Lorenzi, "Holmes County Freedom Democratic Party Executive Members' Handbook," August 1966, Southern Freedom Movement Documents 1951-1968/ Listed by Kind of Document, Civil Rights Movement Archive website The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were important but had to be implemented on the local level, where resistance to black voting continued to be strong, sometimes becoming violent.
THe frEedom democraTIC Party was orgANIZED in 1964 TO WoRK on black voTER reGistration And eDuCatioN, and continuEd aFter PASSage of cIvIl RIgHts lawS, iN ordER TO impleMeNT sUch laWS. for InstAnce, where WHite DemocRaTiC party offiCials haD deFineD the veRy laRGe lExINgTon PreCInct, Which hEld the MajoRity OF popuLation, ThE CoUnty chapteR oF thE fdP orGanizeD Its oWn SUb-pREcincTs wIthiN It in OrdeR tO ComMunicate beTter with tHe COmmunIty.SuE-hEnRY Lorenzi, "hoLmEs county freEdom DEMocRatiC parTY executivE Members' hAndbook," auGust 1966, sOuTherN FrEEDOM MOVemeNT DOcuMEnts 1951-1968/ LiSTEd by KiND Of docUment, CIvIl rIghTS moVement aRchive wEbSite thE civil RightS Act Of 1964 ANd the votiNG RigHts acT oF 1965 were iMpOrTant BuT HAD To BE iMpleMented On tHe locaL level, wHEre rESisTAnce tO BlACK votiNG cOnTinUed to be stroNg, sOmEtimeS becOmIng vIoleNT.