Freedom Vote
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The 1963 Freedom Ballot (also known as the Mississippi Freedom Ballot or simply Freedom Vote) was a mock-election, held in November 1963, organized in the United States to combat the disenfranchisement of blacks in Mississippi.
The effort was organized by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), a coalition of Mississippi's four most prominent civil rights organizations, with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) taking a leading role. By the end of the campaign, more than 80,000 black Mississippians had participated, confirming that blacks would vote if allowed. The Freedom Ballot led to the creation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP).
Background
Previous voter registration efforts had focused