Freedom Summer

Overview

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.

Top Cast

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Anthony Harris

Self - Mississippi Resident

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Bruce Watson

Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer'

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Karin Kunstler Goldman

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer

Julian Bond

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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Dudley Connor

Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)

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Dorothy Zellner

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee