Mississippi Freedom Summer (15 Jun 1964 Jahr – 1 Sept 1964 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

-organised by COFO (coalition of CORE, SCLC, NAACP, SNCC), with SNCC Bob Moses in charge

-goal: increase black voter registration (but of 17,000 who attempted to register, only 1600 were able to)

-Freedom Schools (30 across Mississippi): educate blacks about civil rights issues + general black history, & encourage voter registration