1 juin 1964 - Freedom Summer
Description:
1964 voter registration drive sponsored by civil rights organizations including the CORE and SNCC. Aimed at increasing black voter registration in Mississippi, the Freedom Summer workers included black Mississippians and more than 1,000 out-of-state, predominately white volunteers. The Ku Klux Klan, police and state and local authorities carried out a series of violent attacks against the activists, including arson, beatings, false arrest and the murder of at least three people.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 juin 1964
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 61 ans