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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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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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