Freedom Summer a brief history with documents /
In the summer of 1964 in Mississippi, a coalition of civil rights organizations spread out into black communities across the state to organize a grassroots voter registration movement, challenging the Jim Crow system of segregation and all it stood for. This title highlights the role of black Missis...
| Main Author: | Dittmer, John, 1939- |
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| Other Authors: | Kolnick, Jeffrey,, McLemore, Leslie Burl, |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA :
Bedford/St. Martin's, Macmillan Learning,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 169 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. |
| Series: |
Bedford series in history and culture.
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Table of Contents:
- PART ONE. Introduction: Organizing for Power at the Grassroots: The Mississippi Summer Project. The Long Black Struggle for Freedom ; Organizing Freedom Summer ; Community Centers and Freedom Schools ;Demanding the Right to Vote ; The Atlantic City Challenge ; Conclusion
- PART TWO. The Documents. The Long Black Struggle for Freedom. 1. Congress of Racial Equality, Poster Announcing a Mass Meeting where Mrs. Fannie Chaney will Speak, August 27, 1964 ; 2. The NAACP, M is for Mississippi and Murder, 1955 ; 3. State of Mississippi, Voter Registration Form, 1950s ; 4. Tom Gaither and Robert Moses, Report on Voter Registration, Projected Program, January 27, 1962 ; 5. Charles McLaurin, Notes on Organizing, 1965 ; 6. Charles McLaurin, To Overcome Fear, 1965 ; 7. Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Memorandum for the President on the use of use of marshals, troops, and other federal personnel for law enforcement in Mississippi, July 1, 1964 ; 8. Annelle Ponder and Fannie Lou Hamer, Describing events in Winona, Mississippi, 1963
- Organizing Freedom Summer. 9. Ku Klux Klan, Warning, Citizens of Ruleville, August 27, 1964 ; 10. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Meeting to Discuss Summer Project, January 24, 1964 ; 11. Robert P. Moses, Speech on Freedom Summer at Stanford University, April 24, 1964 ; 12. Hollis Watkins, A Veteran Organizer Explains his Opposition to the Summer Project, 1995 ; 13. Council of Federated Organizations, Guidelines for Interviewing, 1964 ; 14. Council of Federated Organizations, Application form for Andrew Goodman, 1964 ; 15. Council of Federated Organizations, Security Handbook, 1964 ; 16. Council of Federated Organizations, Letter to Freedom School Teachers, 1964 ; 17. Vincent Harding, Freedom Summer Orientation Briefing, 1964 ; 18. Robert F. Kennedy, Memorandum for the President on Expected Violence and Lawlessness in Mississippi, May 21, 1964 ; 19. Lee White, Memorandum for the President on Missing Civil Rights Workers, June 23, 1964 ; 20. Lee White, Memorandum for the President concerning a Request by Parents of the Missing Civil Rights Workers to Meet with the President, June 23, 1964 ; 21. Clarie Collins Harvey, Mississippi Summer Project, Womanpower Unlimited, August 15, 1964
- Community Centers and Freedom Schools. 22. Jane Stembridege and Noel Day, Notes on Teaching in Mississippi, 1964 ; 23. Joyce Brown, The House of Liberty, 1964 ; 24. Liz Fusco, Freedom Schools in Mississippi, 1964 ; 25. The Student Voice, Mississippi Harassment, July 15, 1964 ; 26. Ellen Lake and Bob, Letters home from Student Volunteers, 1964
- Demanding the Right to Vote. 27. Bob Moses, Emergency Memorandum, July 19, 1964 ; 28. The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, Report on Civil Rights Activity, January through August 1964 ; 29. Council of Federated Organizations, Platforms and Principles of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 ; 30. Ella Baker, Key Note Speech before the State Convention of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, August 6, 1964 ; 31. Council of Federated Organizations, List of MFDP Delegates, 1964 ; 32. David Dennis, Eulogy for James Chaney, August 7, 1964 ; 33. Fred Dutton, Memorandum to Bill Moyers Concerning the Mississippi Delegation Problem, August 10, 1964
- The Atlantic City Challenge. 34. Lee White, Memorandum for the President on Dr. King and the Freedom Democratic Party Challenge, August 13, 1964 ; 35. Johnson Tapes concerning Freedom Summer, 1964 ; 36. Fannie Lou Hamer, Remarks Before the Credentials Committee, August 22, 1964 ; 37. Joe Rauh, Letter to Leslie McLemore, June 15, 1965 ; 38. Aaron Henry, Position Paper on the Rejection of the Compromise, August 29, 1964 ; 39. Council of Federated Organizations, To all Friends of the MFDP, 1964 APPENDIXES. A Chronology of Events Related to Freedom Summer (1944-1965) ; Questions for Consideration ; Selected Bibliography.