Freedom_Vote
Freedom Vote
Mock election
The Freedom Vote, also known as the Freedom Ballot, Mississippi Freedom Vote, Freedom Ballot Campaign, or the Mississippi Freedom Ballot, was a 1963 mock election organized in the U.S. state of Mississippi to combat disenfranchisement among African Americans.[1] The effort was organized by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), a coalition of Mississippi's four most prominent civil rights organizations,[2] with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) taking a leading role.[3]: 231 By the end of the campaign, over 78,000 Mississippians had participated.[4] The Freedom Vote directly led to the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP).[5]