Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Rally Fannie Lou Hamer (left) and other activists rally at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, supporting the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) in its challenge to the all-white delegation sent by the state party. Next to Hamer is Eleanor Holmes Norton, a civil rights lawyer, and Ella Baker (far right), who helped organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In the straw hat is Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.