Freedom Summer (22 Jun 1964 Jahr – 31 Aug 1964 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
Freedom Summer was an attempt to increase voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi. Many volunteers were killed, falsely arrested, or beaten. The KKK had support from local law enforcement in many places. Out of the 17,000 African Americans that attempted to register to vote only 1,200 succeeded.Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:
Datum:
22 Jun 1964 Jahr
31 Aug 1964 Jahr
~ 2 months and 10 days