Barriers for Black Voters in the South in the Early 1960s | Iowans Return to Freedom Summer

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Classroom Material
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Iowa PBS Civil Rights voting rights segregation Freedom Summer Mississippi 1960s racism IPTV Iowa Public Television voter registration literacy tests Black history volunteers African Americans activists activism social movements social justice United States U.S. history us history history American history social studies ushist22
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Barriers for Black Voters in the South in the Early 1960s | Iowans Return to Freedom Summer

Investigate the barriers and intimidation tactics faced by Black voters in the South during the summer of 1964 in this video adapted from the documentary Iowans Return to Freedom Summer produced by the Keeping History Alive Foundation.
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PBS Learning Media

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