 In Mississippi in 1963 and 64 particularly, there was a push by several organizations to help convince black Mississippians to register to vote, which would ultimately succeed after a long struggle. On July 6, 1963, a young singer named Bob Dylan was convinced to come to Greenwood and perform some of the songs he'd recorded, which had become anthems of the protest movement. The sound system was primitive and in the back of a pickup truck.