jun 1, 1964 - Freedom Summer
Description:
What is it? (One sentence)
Freedom Summer (or the Mississippi Summer Project) was a volunteer campaign meant to register African Americans to vote in mississippi.
When did it happen? (Placed
on your timeline)
June, 1964
Who was involved? (Name
major groups and leaders)
Local residents (Fannie Lou Hamer, Amzie Moore, Victoria Gray Adams, Lawrence Guyot)
CORE (George Raymond Jr)
SNCC (Bob Moses)
NAACP (Aaron Henry)
State of Mississippi
Where did it happen?
Mississippi
Name one major cause.
Only 5.3% of African Americans were registered to vote in Mississippi in 1962. This was due to barriers to voting registration and laws that Black citizens had to face.
Name one major effect.
The Freedom Summer resulted in the Council of Federated Organizations, the Freedom School, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Added to timeline:
Civil Rights
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