This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Freedom Summer changed the South and nation 50 years ago
In 1964 Mississippi saw hundreds of Northern white volunteers arrive to register Black voters and create Freedom Schools. Aviva Futorian, a Chicago teacher, worked with Roy DeBerry, a local teen, forming lasting friendships amid arson and arrests as they risked their lives to challenge segregation. The Mississippi Summer Project helped catalyze the Civil Rights Act and a nationwide shift toward equality.
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Holly Springs
Miss
Roy DeBerry
Mississippi
Aviva Futorian
Chicago
DeBerry
Congress
Futorian
Lincoln Park
Futomian
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Ohio
Holly Theatre
Tyson’s
Freedom
Roy
James Baldwin
Ralph Ellison
Richard Wright
Modena
SNCC
Brandeis University