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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission compiled secret files on more than 87,000 private citizens in the most extensive state spying program in U.S. history. Its mission: to save segregation.
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Examines the Mississippi Summer Project of 1964, which asked both black and white volunteers to travel throughout Mississippi, registering black Mississippians to vote, establishing "Freedom Schools" for black children, and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
4) In the name of Emmett Till: how the children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle showed us tomorrow
Author
Publisher
NewSouth Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. These children, however, would rise up against the culture that made Till's death possible. From the violent Woolworth's lunch-counter sit-ins in Jackson to the school walkouts of McComb, the young people of Mississippi picketed, boycotted, organized, spoke out,...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Discover the people, events, and results of Freedom Summer...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went missing, presumed victims of the Ku Klux Klan. The disappearance...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The 1950s and 60s were a tumultuous time for African Americans as they fought for equality. Sit-ins, a peaceful tactic that displayed patience and determination, were met with incredible hostility. This book takes an unflinching look at the incredible struggles and successes of those who fought these battles to secure their own civil rights.
10) Medgar Evers
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A biography on Medgar Evers, the civil rights activist and martyr from Mississippi.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Fannie Lou Hamer was born into hardship. She used the challenges in her life to drive her passion for change. She led the way toward a more just future. And her music inspired countless others to join the fight with her,"--
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