The world's eyes were on Mississippi during the summer of 1964, when civil rights activists launched an ambitious African American voter registration project and were met with violent resistance from white supremacists. Sue Sojourner and her husband arrived in Holmes County, Mississippi, in the wake of this historic time, known as ""Freedom Summer."" From September 1964 until her departure from the state in 1969, Sojourner collected an incredible number of documents, oral histories, and photograp
The world's eyes were on Mississippi during the summer of 1964, when civil rights activists launched an ambitious African American voter registration project and were met with violent resistance from white supremacists. Sue Sojourner and her husband arrived in Holmes County, Mississippi, in the wake of this historic time, known as ""Freedom Summer."" From September 1964 until her departure from the state in 1969, Sojourner collected an incredible number of documents, oral histories, and photograp
