Mississippi Freedom Summer Anniversary Conference – A Reflection

By Megan Harrison

By Megan Harrison

The Mississippi Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Conference, held June 25-29 at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., celebrated the rich legacy of civil rights activists who journeyed to Mississippi in 1964 to risk – and in at least three cases, lose – their lives to help register voters and empower disenfranchised communities.

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