Volunteers Experience Threats During Freedom Summer of 1964 | Iowans Return to Freedom Summer

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Iowa PBS Civil Rights voting rights segregation Freedom Summer Mississippi 1960s racism IPTV Iowa Public Television police threat black history volunteers african americans activists activism social movements social justice
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History-Social Science
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Volunteers Experience Threats During Freedom Summer of 1964 | Iowans Return to Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer volunteers experienced threats of violence while helping citizens of rural Mississippi register to vote during the summer of 1964. In this video segment from Iowans Return to Freedom Summer, Richard Beymer describes a particular encounter where he received threats from a policeman and local citizens.
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