Those familiar with Freedom Summer know that it was pivotal in putting pressure on the segregated Deep South and setting the tone for legislative change. But exactly how transformative was the summer ...

In 1964 the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee launched the Freedom Summer campaign in an effort to increase African-American voter registration in ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - During Black History Month, markers across Hattiesburg are drawing attention to the people and places connected to the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign. But for some residents, ...

As Black History Month heads into its final week, there is a piece of profound history in our region that overlooks a hillside on Miami's western campus.Some would say it is a marker that should not ...

How grassroots organizers risked arrests, arson, and murder to challenge a system designed to lock Black Mississippians out of democracy. Freedom Summer emerged from a political landscape engineered ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - In 1964, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, played a huge role in the Freedom Summer Civil Rights Movement. The movement aimed to increase African American votes at the polls. Last ...

Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg.

PEABODY — Sophomores at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School attended a presentation at the school Tuesday morning featuring Mark Levy, a leader of a Mississippi Freedom School and a volunteer in the ...

An event to dedicate the BCRTA bus wrap featuring Freedom Summer and the Western College for Women is Nov. 11 at Shriver Center. Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with ...