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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Freedom Summer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive collection of documents, images, digital collections, and teacher resources related to the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. Civil rights activists traveled throughout Mississippi registering rural Mississippians...
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Lesson Plan
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides information about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s impact on American history. In addition, there are links to related topics.
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Other

Civil Rights Movement 1955 1965: Mississippi & Freedom Summer

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at Mississippi in the early 1960s to understand why the focus of African American voter registration targeted that state. Read about the organization and implementation of the Mississippi Summer Project in 1964. See also the...
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Other

Civil Rights Documentation Project: 1964: Freedom Summer

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief description of the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project and listen to the comments of some of the civil rights activists who participated in the project in 1964.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Adams, Victoria Jackson Gray

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article tells about Victoria Gray Adams, a leading member of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. It includes links to websites containing her collection of papers.