| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
"A Triangle Square book for young readers." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Before : Mississippi at a crossroads -- A risky bus ride -- The past is "not even past" -- Freedom Street -- Battleground for America -- "It is sure enough changing" -- The sickness and the scars -- July 16, 1964 : another so-called "Freedom Day" -- "Walk together, children" -- A blot on the country -- The flowering of Freedom Summer -- "The stuff democracy is made of" -- Beauty for ashes -- After : ordinary people made a difference. |
| Indexed In: |
Booklist Starred Reviews, 9/1/2020 |
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Kirkus Review, 7/15/2020 |
| Summary |
Chronicles the events of the summer of 1964, when hundreds of college students arrived in Mississippi to register black voters and educated black children. Delves into the murders of three of the volunteers and discusses the FBI's investigation, the discovery of the bodies, and the climax of the summer at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. |
| Audience |
7-12. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on book record and eBook viewed on November 2, 2020. |
| Subject |
Mississippi Freedom Project.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
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African Americans -- Suffrage -- History.
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Civil rights movements -- History.
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Civil rights workers -- History.
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Electronic books.
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Mississippi -- Race relations -- History.
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| Added Author |
Watson, Bruce, 1953- author.
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Adaptation of (expression): Watson, Bruce, 1953-
Freedom Summer.
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| ISBN |
9781644210116 |
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