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Opposition to Freedom Summer

Clip: Season 26 Episode 6 | 1m 51s

"People in the movement were willing to die, but we didn't want to die in obscurity. So if we brought in students, their colleges, their parents would focus on Mississippi." "Freedom Summer" premieres on American Experience PBS on June 24.

Aired: 06/24/14

Rating: NR

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