Freedom Summer (jun 1, 1964 – aug 31, 1964)
Description:
Also know as the Missouri Summer Project, this was a volunteer campaign that was created in order to get as many African Americans registered to vote at possible.People: Council of Federated Organizations, NAACP, SCLC, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Congress of Racial Equality
Missouri
Cause: Voting Rights Act of 1965
Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 1, 1964
aug 31, 1964
~ 3 months