In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.

Credits

Stanley NelsonDirector

Anthony HarrisSelf - Mississippi Resident

Bruce WatsonSelf - Author of 'Freedom Summer'

Karin Kunstler GoldmanSelf - Freedom Summer Volunteer

Julian BondSelf - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee