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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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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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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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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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