Tag Archives: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Freedom Summer Tackles Timely Voter and Civil Rights

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Judith Trojan

“Did you see the way our people, you know, they were protecting his bus yesterday, because they’re nice. They had hundreds of cars…You see Trump and the American flag.” –President Donald J. Trump. Excuse me? Nearly 100 trucks festooned with … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, TV | Tagged American Experience Freedom Summer, Andrew Goodman, Fannie Lou Hamer, James Chaney, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Mickey Schwerner, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, PBS, Rita Schwerner, Stanley Nelson, Voter Registration, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

Freedom Summer a Must-See on PBS

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Judith Trojan

“I just wanted the right to vote.” How many of us take that right for granted? In his powerful and poignant new documentary, Freedom Summer, filmmaker Stanley Nelson reminds us that a mere five decades ago, voting was virtually off-limits to Mississippi’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, TV | Tagged African-American Studies, American Experience, Andrew Goodman, Fannie Lou Hamer, Freedom Summer, James Chaney, Mickey Schwerner, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, PBS, Racism, Rita Schwerner, SNCC, Stanley Nelson, Voter Registration | Leave a comment

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Freedom Summer Tackles Timely Voter and Civil Rights

Freedom Summer a Must-See on PBS

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