50th Anniversary Of Freedom Schools
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom schools. Freedom schools were started in African American communities to teach students who didn’t get the same education as white students.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Mississippi Freedom schools. Freedom schools were started in African American communities to teach students who didn’t get the same education as white students.
Today in 2014, 50 years after the passage of the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964, much is still left to be done. In many ways, the battles fought in the past share similar themes with challenges we face today.