Freedom Summer, as it was dubbed, was a critical turning point in the civil rights movement and helped lead to passage of ...

Freedom Summer, also known as the Mississippi Summer Project, was a 1964 voter registration drive sponsored by civil rights organizations including the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and the ...

Menu K-12 School and Community Visitors Freedom Summer ‘64 for Self-Guided Classes and Groups Steve Schapiro (American, 1934-2022), We Shall Overcome, 1964. Silver gelatin print, 16 x 20 inches ...

Civil rights leader Leslie Burl McLemore will present "Freedom Summer: The Summer That Changed Democracy in America" as part of MSU Libraries' commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer.

Though full voter enfranchisement was ultimately unsuccessful, Freedom Summer empowered the masses to renew their demands for equal citizenship. Bob Moses promised to return to continue the job ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Libraires is honoring the 60th anniversary of 1964’s Freedom Summer with a lecture from noted civil rights activist Leslie-Burl McLemore on Friday [Aug. 30].

Summer at the movies is a time for big-budget ... with the likes of Indiana Jones and causing a political stir. Sound of Freedom tells the story of a government agent who busts a child sexual ...

Civil rights pioneer McLemore shares Freedom Summer truth By Sid Salter Columnist Think about a powerful public speaker with ...

Even though summer is coming to end, that doesn’t mean the concerts have to too! From Avril Lavigne to Korn, there are still a number of concerts going on at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion that you ...

Freedom Summer follows them as they learn about themselves and others at Black Lives Matter Toronto’s Freedom School — a summer camp where Black kids learn that Black is beautiful.

A folk singer. A photographer. A future politician. They all went to Mississippi in 1964 for different reasons—some were already there. But they all had a common goal: to shatter the foundations ...