Mississippi Freedom Summer
Item
Title
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Description
This exhibit consists of photographs and flyers highlighting the participation of Queens College student activists in the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. In particular, many of these students were involved in the Meridian Freedom School initiative and fundraising activities.
Contributor
Queens College Department of Special Collections & Archives
Creator
Queens College Department of Special Collections & Archives
Date
1964 (Circa)
Language
English
Publisher
Queens College Civil Rights Archives
Rights
Obtained from Contributor - Copyright Unknown
Source
Queens College Special Collections and Archives
uri
http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/exhibits/show/education/freedom_summer
Queens College Department of Special Collections & Archives. 1964. “Mississippi Freedom Summer”. Queens College Civil Rights Archives. http://archives.qc.cuny.edu/civilrights/exhibits/show/education/freedom_summer, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/1068
Time Periods
1961-1969 The Creation of CUNY - Open Admissions Struggle
Subjects
Activism
NYC Public Schools
Relationships with Communities
Student Organizations
Civil Rights Movement
Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
High School
James Forman
Joyce Brown
Mark and Betty Levy
Meridian Freedom School
Protest
Racial Injustice
Robert Moses
Roscoe Jones
Student Activism
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)