june 14, 2014

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer.  During the summer of 1964, passionate black and white activists from all over the country joined to travel into the American South to register African American voters.

Preparations for this summer were not easy.  Students were trained in Nonviolent Resistance.  Much of what they were learning was how to handle harassment, hate, and violence being directed at them.  Remember these brave young men and women as we continue to struggle with race relations, voting laws, and poverty in our nation.

NPR's Weekend Edition has the story.