A review by hayleybeale
The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell

4.0

As a Brit I'm probably less knowledgeable about the Freedom Summer than many Americans, so reading this upper middle grade/high school book on the topic was a good introduction. It's well-written and I applaud the focus on the three men who were murdered. As narrative nonfiction, it works well, but I felt the narrative was a little too fractured to always follow, and I could really have done with a glossary of names and organizations to refer back to (as per Neal Bascomb's The Nazi Hunters). Back matter includes thorough source notes and further reading plus a rather unhelpful map of Mississippi. These are really just minor quibbles and, in this 50th anniversary year of the Freedom Summer, it is an excellent addition to both school and public library collections.