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Interpret the Evidence
What did local blacks think of white volunteers in the Freedom Summer project (Documents 26.7 and 26.8)? What were the advantages and disadvantages of bringing white volunteers to Mississippi?
Why were voter registration and political organizing the focus of Freedom Summer (Document 26.6)? Why did the project also include freedom schools?
How did Fannie Lou Hamer use the testimony of her experience in a Mississippi jail (Document 26.10) to gain support for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party?
Do you think President Johnson’s views toward seating the MFDP delegation (Document 26.11) were consistent with his vision of the Great Society? Explain.
Put It in Context
In what ways did Freedom Summer succeed? In what ways did it fail?