Freedom Summer

Title:
Freedom Summer
Years:
1964
Description:
During the summer of 1964, hundreds of Northern college students traveled to Mississippi to help register black voters and encourage participation in the Civil Rights movement. Under the direction of the Council of Federated Organizations, the predominantly white students organized health clinics, established "freedom schools" to educate black school children, and sponsored voter registration drives throughout the state. Perhaps most importantly, student volunteers helped to establish the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), which attempted to unseat the state's all-white regular delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Although the Democratic Party ultimately seated Mississippi's regular delegation, the MFDP's bid for recognition raised awareness of voter discrimination in the Deep South and helped secure passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

309 items in 7 collections (expand all)

Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Gainesville, Florida, 2011-09-14

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2011-09-14
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Julia Matilda Burns oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Tchula, Mississippi, 2013-03-13

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2013-03-13
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Lawrence Guyot oral history interview conducted by Julian Bond in Washington, D.C., 2010-12-30

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2010-12-30
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Lisa Anderson Todd oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Washington, D.C., 2013-06-24

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2013-06-24
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Martha Prescod Norman Noonan oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Cockeysville, Maryland, 2013-03-18

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2013-03-18
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Rosie Head oral history interview conducted by John Dittmer in Tchula, Mississippi, 2013-03-13

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2013-03-13
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center
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King--Meeting Minutes, 1964-65 (except Waveland, MS, Nov. 1964) (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 17)

Creator:
King, Mary E., 1940-
Date of Original:
1962/1999
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

MFDP Lauderdale County--Correspondence, Contributions, Aug.-Sept. 1964(Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.) records, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 55, Reel 1, Segment 8)

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County
Date of Original:
1964-08
1964-09
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

MFDP Lauderdale County--Council of Federated Organizations-General Reports 1963-1965 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.) records, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 55, Reel 1, Segment 13)

Creator:
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County
Date of Original:
1963
1964
1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

MFDP--Mississippi Summer Project and Voters Registration, 1964 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 3)

Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Martinez-- Correspondence, 1964-1966 (Elizabeth Sutherland Martinez papers, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 790, Reel 1, pt. 2)

Creator:
Martinez, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1925-
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Martinez-- Correspondence, 1964-1966 (Elizabeth Sutherland Martinez papers, 1964-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 790, Reel 1, pt. 3)

Creator:
Martinez, Elizabeth Sutherland, 1925-
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Oh Freedom Over Me

Creator:
Biewen, John
American RadioWorks
National Endowment for the Humanities
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Oh Freedom Over Me
Contributing Institution:
American Public Media

Oral history with Alvin Pam

Creator:
Pam, Alvin
Reinhard, Rachel
Date of Original:
2003
Collection:
Oral History
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage

Oral history with Robert Smith, M.D.

Creator:
Smith, Robert, 1937-
Tanzman, Harriet
Date of Original:
2000
Collection:
Oral History
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage

Oral history with Sandra Adickes

Creator:
Adickes, Sandra, 1933-
Scull-Millet, Stephanie
Date of Original:
1999-10-21
Collection:
Oral History
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage

Freedom Registration

Creator:
Council of Federated Organizations
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Freedom Songbook

Creator:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Give Them a Future in Mississippi

Creator:
Council of Federated Organizations
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Mississippi Freedom Summer

Creator:
Council of Federated Organizations
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Mississippi Summer Project

Creator:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Operation Freedom: Mississippi-1964

Creator:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center
Educator Resources:

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Robert Moses

Date of Original:
1935/1965
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation