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Tragic Mississippi Summer Volunteers Denounced and Honored
In Jackson and across Mississippi the Mississippi Summer Project faced harsh official attacks and violent fear while supporters hailed it as progress. COFO moved to extend the program, noting voter registration and community education gains, despite bombings, hostility, and political opposition.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Deep South
Neshoba County
Council of Federated Organizations
COO
Stralitx
Woodlands
Calif
Stanford University
Tougalon College
COFO
Freedom Demcratic Party
Democratic Party
Lojo
Freddie Green
Greenwood
Magnolia
McComb
McCombe
Jackson Daily News
New York
Andrew Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
Meridian
James Chaney
Johnson
CIA
Allen Dulles
Dulles
Cong
Jimmy Travis