In 1964, nearly 1,000 college students joined the Mississippi Summer Project to help African Americans secure their voting rights. Freedom Summer explores the tensions within the project and the challenges faced by the staff and volunteers as they adjusted to life in Mississippi during the long, hot summer of 1964. Characters in this play include legendary civil rights activists Fanny Lou Hamer, Dorie Ladner, Hollis Watkins, James Forman, as well a composite fictional characters who are recurring figures withing the Civil ...
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In 1964, nearly 1,000 college students joined the Mississippi Summer Project to help African Americans secure their voting rights. Freedom Summer explores the tensions within the project and the challenges faced by the staff and volunteers as they adjusted to life in Mississippi during the long, hot summer of 1964. Characters in this play include legendary civil rights activists Fanny Lou Hamer, Dorie Ladner, Hollis Watkins, James Forman, as well a composite fictional characters who are recurring figures withing the Civil Rights Arts Project series of dramatic works, This interactive mass meeting performance features freedom songs, speeches, testimonies, and character-driven drama, all happening around the audience."A wonderfully rich experience that teaches, moves, and inspires an audience." Doug Tanner, Founder and Senior Adviser The Faith & Politics Institute "This was a riveting performance that evoked emotions I hadn't felt for fifty years. It was was true to the values we in SNCC held for our work."Joyce LadnerSNCC Legacy Project"We support projects like THE MARCH that reflect the spirit of 1960's civil rights movement." Julian Bond, Vice President SNCC Legacy Project
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