Digital Snapshots
Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers
This “Digital Snapshot” Exhibit features photographs, news clippings, and correspondence located in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers digitized collection.
This collection by Thomas Foner highlights the experiences and efforts of volunteers during the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964 where they aided in the registration of African American voters and establishing Freedom Schools in the state of Mississippi.
Funding for this Digital Snapshot Exhibit was provided by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council.
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Freedom Summer History
Read a contextual essay and access secondary sources.
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Snapshot Exhibit
Browse a "Snapshot" of items from the full Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer collection.
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Educator Resources
Access K-12 activities based on images in this Snapshot.
Cite images/documents according to the following structure:
Original Creator, “Title,” Unique Resource Identifier, Series Number and Title, Archival Repository, image/document URL.
Example:
Thomas Foner, “Letter from Thomas Foner to his parents (Jack Donald and Liza Foner); August 1964,” 2312-1-1-5-1 and 2312-1-1-5-1v, Series 1: Correspondence, 1964 - Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, www.dh-mdah.org/foner-series1-letter-to-parents-aug1964-cofo-headquarters.
Suggested bibliographic citation format for items in this exhibit: