Freedom Summer, Chapter 1

Catch a sneak peek at the first 8 minutes of "Freedom Summer," premiering on American Experience PBS June 24, at 9/8c.
Over 10 memorable weeks in 1964 known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers from around the country joined organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in what was one of the nation's most viciously racist, segregated states.

[@My2CentsYall]

What happen after civil war in Miss after black people got the right to vote, black people were murderer for it. The lynching and hate only increased.

[@marilynperpignant2993]

Can't wait to watch this. It looks so interesting!

[@kerentolbert5448]

Freedom is subjective, it depends on who's freedom is in question.

[@MrsippiSpud601]

​@@kerentolbert5448this is a black space no room for your B.S.

[@sharmainegraf4294]

Who sings this song

[@jessestewart169]

No idea but love her voice.

[@PrinceShankland]

Who els is watching this for history class

[@xqueenlasiax3833]

Kinda wanna go back to these times to experience it I’m interested I’m thankful tho💙

[@williewalker5051]

If you're black you don't wanna go back. Shoot trump is trying to make sure we go back to hate again. There rigging the election. White supremacist are starting a race war. Just watch when trump looses the election. Just be ready

[@My2CentsYall]

Now looking at this is considered CRT and not to be seen at the school.

[@isaiahzay263]

Uhhhhhhhh no

[@cmarev3509]

That's why we have voter suppression to this day.

[@deloreswillis9224]

Say that!!!!!!

[@tigesttadesse9599]

Everyone has the right to vote

[@tbwms3243]

True, but white southerners, especially those in power, didn't want blacks to exercise that right.

[@jputterman26]

Not in the U.S. That's a myth.

[@sekou6800]

“The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, a MILITANT group in the South”???????

[@fudgedogbannana]

If I had a Trump for president sign on my lawn here in So. California it would be disastrous for me.

[@jessestewart169]

🧔👍

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

How did they all get off work? Oh never mind!! The marches started early-at 3 PM!!

[@josephlee4337]

I don't understand the black man's mentality: You are a slave in America and you are treated as a second class citizen and yet when the same whiteman asked you go oversea (Vietnam and Korea) to kill those innocent people that has never done anything to you, you couldn't wait to go over and kill for the whiteman. When you come back to America the same whiteman kills you.

[@suzettebennett9112]

Good point.

[@shawnlivers2757]

Perhaps you could initiate a conversation with one. It may be helpful.