1964: The Fight for a Right

By 1964, black Mississippians had suffered 75 years of Jim Crow. Civil rights activists came up with a daring plan for change. Bringing white students to Mississippi for a summer-long voter registration drive. Mississippi Public Broadcasting commemorated the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer with a documentary which explored the content, events, and aftermath of those 10 weeks.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
57 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
57 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jul 11, 2014
Season
2014
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
PBS
Genres
Documentary, TV Movie
Country
United States

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By 1964, black Mississippians had suffered 75 years of Jim Crow. Civil rights activists came up with a daring plan for change. Bringing white students to Mississippi for a summer-long voter registration drive. Mississippi Public Broadcasting commemorated the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer with a documentary which explored the content, events, and aftermath of those 10 weeks.

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Japanese

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