Explore relationships

Freedom Summer

Lead figuresLocal residentsFannie Lou HamerAmzie MooreVictoria Gray AdamsLawrence GuyotCORE memberGeorge Raymond Jr.SNCC membersBob MosesHollis WatkinsUnita BlackwellSCLC membersJames BevelNAACP memberAaron HenryState of MississippiPaul B. Johnson Jr., governorCongressmanJames Eastland, senatorMSSC memberRex ArmisteadKlan memberSamuel BowersFreedom Summer, also known as Mississippi Freedom Summer (sometimes referred to as the Freedom Summer Project or the Mississippi Summer Project), was a campaign launched by American civil rights activists in June 1964 to register as many African-American voters as possible in the state of Mississippi.

Use + to expand a branch. Click a topic name to open its summary.