A review by hsquared
Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Susan Goldman Rubin

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.