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Into the Circle: Reflections on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer Commemorative Events in Mississippi—Part 1
We paused as bells tolled around Meridian in memory of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner and all the martyrs. -AGF Blog
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50 Years Later, Gabe Pressman Remembers “Freedom Summer”
WNBC Senior Correspondent Gabe Pressman remembers Freedom Summer, when America was shaken by civil rights abuses in the South. -NBC New York
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Why the Voting Rights Act and Freedom Summer Matter in the Climate Justice Struggle
The reverb from the Shelby County v. Holder decision was felt so widely that it brought environmentalists, labor groups, and LGBTQ advocates together under a pledge to help civil rights groups on the voting rights front. -Grist
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The 50th Anniversary of Mississippi Freedom Summer at Touglaou College
As a result of the Freedom Summer of 1964, some of the barriers to voting have been eliminated and Mississippi has close to 1000 Black state and local elected officials. -Freedom Summer 50th
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Honoring The Memory Of Murdered Civil Rights Workers
We have come a long way as a nation since 1964, but vigilance is necessary to retain that hard-earned progress. -AGF Blog
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Goodman Mountain a Northern Monument to Civil Rights
Last week, the Adirondack Park Agency voted to approve naming a trail on the mountain in Goodman's honor. -NCPR
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Bend the Arc Candle Memorial to Restore VRA
At the same site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, we lit thousands of candles - one for each signature on our petition - to commemorate the legacy of brave freedom fighters Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner and to stand up for the rights that are once again in peril. -Bend The Arch
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Remembering Slain Civil Rights Workers, 50 Years Later
Fifty years later we must make a sacred pledge to honor this legacy by recommitting ourselves to those ideals that James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner lost their lives on behalf of all of us who are alive today. -Huffington Post
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Freedom Summer in the First Person
An audio discussion on the details of the infamous Freedom Summer. -Brian Lehrer
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Sustainable Activism: Reflections From PDF14
While many tools exist for citizens to engage in political dialogue, one of the common criticisms of these tools is that they don’t generate a lot of depth of interaction. -AGF Blog
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