History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1984 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Freedom Summer
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The idea
In nineteen sixty-four SNCC and CORE ran Freedom Summer in Mississippi, registering African American voters and setting up freedom schools.
In practice
Hundreds of White college students joining the campaign at SNCC's invitation, the anchor says.
Where people slip
Three of its workers were murdered by Klansmen aided by police: James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, the anchor records.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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