The party was formed by Black residents of Mississippi, as part of the Freedom Summer project, who were not permitted to participate in meetings of the state Democratic Party. In this Aug. 6 ...

Many local churches housed civil rights workers and hosted mass meetings. Some locals opened ... Historians say projects such as "Freedom Summer" in 1964 couldn't have happened without help ...

Freedom Summer, as it was dubbed, was a critical turning point in the civil rights movement and helped lead to passage of major legislation, including the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That summer of ...

Fifty years ago, "Freedom Summer" organizers set out to change Mississippi. They wound up changing the nation, too. In 1963, Bob Moses and others conceived of the idea of recruiting hundreds of ...

By the end of the summer, over 60,000 Black ... their lives to participate in local meetings, candidate selections and a mock election known as the “Freedom Vote” that ran parallel to the ...

"You never get over that. I guess I will live with it until the day I die" Dave Dennis and his son, David Dennis Jr. collaborated on the book, "Freedom Summer: A Father, A Son and the Legacy of a ...

Dennis was a force behind the Freedom Summer of 1964, a plan to expose the ... to the movement during one of the most pivotal meetings of the era, held in the living room of Dr. Richard Harris ...

This year’s “Freedom Summer 2024: No U-Turn on Racial Justice ... to “How to Fight the Autocratic Takeover of Our Public Institutions” meetings, advocates will encourage attendees ...

Charlie Cobb Jr. (WJXT, Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote ...

A film festival and art exhibit will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer at Crevasse 22 River House in St. Bernard Parish Sunday (July 21) from noon to 4 p.m. The films "Juneteenth ...

The party was formed by Black residents of Mississippi, as part of the Freedom Summer project, who were not permitted to participate in meetings of the state Democratic Party. “I know you talked ...