In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.
Self - Mississippi Resident
Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer'
Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Self - Mississippi Resident
Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer
Self
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Self - Racist Radio Host (archive footage)
Self - Treasurer of Mississippi 1964-1968
Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council (archive footage)
Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council
Self - Historian
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee