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shannanh's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing read about the Summer of 1964 in Mississippi, which included Fannie Lou Hammer working to help establish voting rights, as well as the murder of 3 civil right's activist, James Earl Chaney, who was a young black man and Andrew Goodmen and Michael Schwerner, two Caucasian activists.
yapha's review against another edition
5.0
The summer of 1964 was dubbed "Freedom Summer" by the Council of Federated Organizations, a conglomerate of several major civil rights organizations who chose that summer to focus on voter registration in Mississippi. Starting with a vivid description of the disappearance of Mickey Schwermer, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney, this book follows many of the other volunteers and activists through the rest of the summer as they tried help African Americans in Mississippi to register to vote. Their struggle was difficult and the dangers were very real. This moving account of that summer is not for the faint of heart, but an important part of history not to forget. Highly recommended for grades 5 and up.
hsquared's review against another edition
4.0
One of a number of outstanding recent narrative nonfiction titles on the Civil Rights battles of the 1960s. This one focuses on the effort to get African Americans living in Mississippi registered to vote. At the center of the effort is the story of three young men--one African American and two Whites, whose disappearance (and brutal murder) early in the summer created a climate of fear among those volunteering. The achievement of this book is that it shows the hope, courage, and determination that rose out of that fear.
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