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Book Nook: My Mantelpiece – a Memoir of Survival and Social Justice, by Carolyn Goodman
Carolyn Goodman's book, "My Mantelpiece - a Memoir of Survival and Social Justice," was published posthumously to mark the 50th anniversary of Andrew's death during the summer of 1964, that Freedom Summer. -WYSO
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Freedom Summer and Cornell Connections
As Cornell approaches its Sesquicentennial – the 150th year since its founding – and as we come ever closer to the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, we begin to enter a critical time. -AGF Blog
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Continuing the Work
The promise of our founding is most thoroughly embodied by the right to vote. -AGF Blog
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David Goodman, The Andrew Goodman Foundation on Tavis Smiley
President of the foundation named after his brother, slain civil rights worker Andrew, Goodman recalls memories of Freedom Summer 1964. -Thirteen
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‘We Were Not Afraid’
Thinking back to his summer 50 years ago in Clarksdale, Miss., Matthew Zwerling ’64 recalls the warmth of the Friday night gatherings in the backyard of the man called “Doc Henry.” -AGF Blog
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The Unforgettable Presence of Carolyn Goodman
Carolyn was of the generation we’d felt compelled to rebel against in order to break away and pursue our own dreams and passions, our own paths. -AGF Blog
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Reflections on 1964 Mississippi Murders
I remember it made no sense that just a few years older than me, he was dead, and I was on my way to a cookout. -AGF Blog
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Preserving Civil Rights History
The Mississippi Summer Project exhibition space is designed to be an immersive experience. -AGF Blog
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Announces Millennial Advisory Committee
The Andrew Goodman Foundation today announced the inaugural members of its newly formed Millennial Advisory Committee (MAC). -AGF Blog
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A Civil Rights Pilgrimage
AGF President David Goodman joined the 14th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to honor the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer and show support for voter rights. -AGF Blog
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