GARY | People marking the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Summer and signing of the federal Civil Rights Act filled a Genesis Convention Center banquet room Friday evening for a celebration with a ...
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - In 1964, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, played a huge role in the Freedom Summer Civil Rights Movement. The movement aimed to increase African American votes at the polls. Last ...
Miami University’s acclaimed role in America’s Civil Rights movement is now being showcased on wheels thanks to a newly decorated Butler County bus unveiled by school officials.
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Shreveport native and civil rights icon will speak at LSUS on Friday to discuss his role in the 1964 Summer of Freedom in Mississippi. Dave Dennis was one of the ...
A bus in Butler County is wrapped with a Freedom Summer of 1964 theme to educate and honor civil rights history.
Patti Miller says she was at the right age at the right time. Others may say she was adventurous and maybe a little crazy. “This is the letter we got telling us where to go for training,” said Miller, ...