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When Mickey Schwerner was killed in Mississippi in the summer of 1964, much attention was trained on his wife, Rita.
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During training before Freedom Summer in 1964, tension between the mostly-white volunteers and the mostly-black SNCC staff became evident immediately.
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Not everyone agreed that bringing students volunteers from across the country into Mississippi in 1964 was a good idea.
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Folk singer Pete Seeger gave concerts in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. On stage one night, he made a grave announcement.
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When Mickey Schwerner and two other civil rights workers went missing in 1964, his wife Rita was determined to find out what happened.
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Barbara Jan Nave was crowned Miss Mississippi in 1963. When her family hosted Freedom Summer volunteers in their home, life for them turned ugly.
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On August 6, 1964 the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party held a statewide convention to elect 68 delegates to attend the Democratic National Convention later that month.
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In 1964, the segregationist white establishment in Mississippi was prepared to use any means necessary to keep African Americans away from the polls and out of elected office.
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In the summer of 1964, Mississippi Summer Project students gathered in Oxford, Ohio to meet with SNCC leaders for training.
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Freedom Summer volunteers went to Mississippi, fanning out across the state, embedding themselves with local families, and setting up Freedom Schools.
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Freedom Summer volunteers were aware of the danger involved in going to Mississippi—a danger confirmed early in the summer when three volunteers went missing.
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A New York City teacher, Bob Moses went to Mississippi to help organize the largest grassroots civil rights campaign the country had ever seen.
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