Decades after Freedom Summer led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Root revisits what led to the historic legislation ...
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - In 1964, Hattiesburg played a huge role in the Freedom Summer Civil Rights Movement. The movement aimed to increase African American votes at the polls. Last year marked the ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Shreveport native and civil rights activist was the architect of Freedom Summer in 1964. Here’s his story. Dennis was a force ...
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - During Black History Month, markers across Hattiesburg are drawing attention to the people and places connected to the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign. But for some residents, ...
With the end of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee, now comes time for both action and historical reflection. In 1960, Chicago native Bob Moses travelled from ...