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AGF Partnered with Firelight Media to Screen Freedom Summer
With the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri on everyone’s minds, undocumented activist Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez ended the panel with a stirring call to action. -AGF Blog
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50 Years Later, Civil Rights
CBS News Live Experiences confirmed on Monday several of the participants in a live, interactive symposium exploring the history of the civil rights movement and the continuing struggle for equality. -CBS News
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400,000+ Clap for Voting Rights
As a foundation rooted in the social justice leadership of young people, we see an opportunity to advance and enrich millennial ingenuity by elevating the lessons of the past. -AGF Blog
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Freedom Summer and its Legacy
As late as 1962, the best estimates are that only 6.7 percent of eligible blacks in the state of Mississippi were registered to vote. -AGF Blog
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Into the Circle: Reflections on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer Commemorative Events in Mississippi—Part 4
A mother and daughter reflect on the importance of education and teaching the next generation about the past. -AGF Blog
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Into the Circle: Reflections on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer Commemorative Events in Mississippi—Part 3
Contemplating the Mississippi Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference. -AGF Blog
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Into the Circle: Reflections on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer Commemorative Events in Mississippi—Part 2
The Meridian Freedom Project will guide students down a pathway toward higher education, aspiring to win a battle America has been fighting since the civil rights movement. -AGF Blog
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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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