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"Miss Mississippi" Finds Trouble

Clip: Season 26 Episode 6 | 3m 27s

"I went downtown one day, and friends that I had known for 10 years would turn and walk away from me, or hang their heads. Some would speak and walk on as if I had leprosy or something." Watch "Freedom Summer" on American Experience PBS on June 24 at 9/8c.

Aired: 06/24/14

Rating: NR

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