Freedom Summer, also known as the Mississippi Summer Project, was a 1964 voter registration drive sponsored by civil rights organizations including the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and the ...

Joey McIntyre has been a staple in the pop music landscape. As the youngest member of New Kids on the Block, he skyrocketed to fame duri ...

As advocates across the country rally to register voters ahead of November's 2024 presidential election, Leslie McLemore, the ...

Democracy needs defending. This generation has a rendezvous to cross its Edmund Pettus Bridge. Let them take inspiration from ...

As Black History Month heads into its final week, there is a piece of profound history in our region that overlooks a hillside on Miami's western campus. Some would say it is a marker that should ...

Menu K-12 School and Community Visitors Freedom Summer ‘64 for Self-Guided Classes and Groups Steve Schapiro (American, 1934-2022), We Shall Overcome, 1964. Silver gelatin print, 16 x 20 inches ...

Schwerner, however, was not there that day; he had gone to Oxford, Ohio, to train a group of Freedom Summer volunteers. Upon returning to Mississippi, Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney visited the ...

What's the problem with having more people come? How can you be opposed?' And eventually we decided to go ahead with Freedom Summer." ...

Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art unveiled a new mural Thursday entitled ‘Freedom Summer: Honoring History and Hope in Palmers Crossing.’ The mural tells the story of the historic summer ...

Discover how the Roberts Family Development Center's Freedom School program empowers students of color with literacy, ...

From launching community-driven schools to spearheading desegregation and beyond, Black women have been at the helm of innovating education.

Freedom Summer follows them as they learn about themselves and others at Black Lives Matter Toronto’s Freedom School — a summer camp where Black kids learn that Black is beautiful.