In the hot and deadly summer of 1964\, the nation could not turn away from Mississippi. Over ten memorable weeks kno wn as Freedom Summer\, more than 700 student volunteers joined with organi zers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the found ations of white supremacy in one of the nation's most segregated states. W orking together\, they canvassed for voter registration\, created Freedom Schools\, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party with th e goal of challenging the segregationist state Democratic Party at the nat ional convention in Atlantic City. Freedom Summer was marked by sustained and deadly violence\, including the notorious murders of three civil right s workers\, countless beatings\, the burning of 35 churches\, and the bomb ing of 70 homes and community centers.
\nDirected by acclaimed filmm aker Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders\, The Murder of Emmett Ti ll)\, Freedom Summer highlights an overlooked\, but essentia l element of the civil rights movement - the patient and long-term efforts by both outside activists and local citizens in Mississippi to organize c ommunities and register black voters - even in the face of intimidation\, physical violence\, and death.
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