Reposted by Pamela Campos-Palma
Freedom Summer was launched by civil rights activists to register as many Black voters as possible in Mississippi, a bastion of white power, & the state with the lowest percentage of Black registered to vote in the country.
millionexperiments.com
Mississippi Freedom Schools
Widely recognized as the single largest voter registration project in United States history, the Mississippi Freedom Summer took place from June 14 to August 20, 1964 — supporting and supported by 41 ...