To write in the light of freedom : the newspapers of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Schools / edited by William Sturkey and Jon N. Hale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sturkey, William, editor.

Hale, Jon N., editor.

Series:

Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Mississippi--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Student newspapers and periodicals.

History.

African American students.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Social conditions.

Mississippi.

Mississippi Freedom Schools.

African American students--Mississippi--History--20th century.

Student newspapers and periodicals--Mississippi--History--20th century.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

220 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]

Summary:

"Fifty years after Freedom Summer, To Write in the Light of Freedom offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American youths who attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of the most successful initiatives of Freedom Summer, more than forty Freedom Schools opened doors to thousands of young African American students. Here they learned civics, politics, and history, curriculum that helped them instead of the degrading lessons supporting segregation and Jim Crow and sanctioned by White Citizen's Councils. Young people enhanced their self-esteem and gained a new outlook on the future. And at more than a dozen of these schools, students wrote, edited, printed and published their own newspapers. For more than five decades, the Mississippi Freedom Schools have served as powerful models of educational activism. Yet, little has been published that documents black Mississippi youths' responses to this profound experience"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This collection contains Freedom School newspapers gathered from archives, libraries, and personal collections across America"--Introduction.

Other Format:

Online version: To write in the light of freedom

ISBN:

9781628461886

1628461888

OCLC:

879245485

Publisher Number:

99962050601

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