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African Americans Biography African Americans Civil rights African Americans Civil rights Mississippi History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Mississippi Race relations History 20th century Race relations Racism United States Women BiographyMurphy, Frank
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MURNnachi, Ngeri
Summary: "Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2024