What was the outcome of the Mississippi Challenge posed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)? The MFDP was offered a token "compromise" of two seats but no vote, a demoralizing defeat. President Johnson agreed that the all-white delegation from Mississippi was illegitimate and should not be seated, a clear victory for the MFDP. White Democratic leaders from Mississippi backed down, realizing that the negative publicity surrounding the campaign would damage the state's reputation.

What was the outcome of the Mississippi Challenge posed by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)? The MFDP was offered a token "compromise" of two seats but no vote, a demoralizing defeat. President Johnson agreed that the all-white delegation from Mississippi was illegitimate and should not be seated, a clear victory for the MFDP. White Democratic leaders from Mississippi backed down, realizing that the negative publicity surrounding the campaign would damage the state's reputation.

		The MFDP was offered a token "compromise" of two seats but no vote, a demoralizing defeat.
		President Johnson agreed that the all-white delegation from Mississippi was illegitimate and should not be seated, a clear victory for the MFDP.
		White Democratic leaders from Mississippi backed down, realizing that the negative publicity surrounding the campaign would damage the state's reputation.