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Freedom Summer (1964)

The Freedom Summer of 1964 brought hundreds of volunteers to Mississippi to improve black voter registration and contributed to the passage of key Civil Rights legislation.

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Guiding Question

Using the sources and your own knowledge, evaluate the significance of the Freedom Summer (1964) to the civil rights movement in the United States.

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Extracts:

Source A: “Investigation in Mississippi”

Source B: “Freedom Summer, 56 Years Later”

Source C: “How Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964 Can Inspire Us in 2024”

Source D: “Three CORE Members murdered in Mississippi”

Source E: "Leaflet for Mississippi Freedom Summer"

Source F: "1000 students wanted for the SNCC Mississippi Freedom Summer Project"

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