Digital Snapshots

Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers

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  • Activism

    This exhibit features a selection of black-and-white photographs, news-clippings, and correspondences relating to activism during the Freedom Summer movement, including speeches and political signs.

    9 Total Items

  • Violence and Resistance

    This exhibit features a letter and newspaper article relating to violence during and resistance to Freedom Summer, such as the kidnapping and murder of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in June 1964..

    2 Total Items

  • Capturing Life Within the Movement

    This exhibit features a selection of correspondences and black-and-white photographs that captures “life within the movement” during Freedom Summer.

    8 Total Items