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Clip: Season 26 Episode 6 | 23m 27s
This clip picks up from the first month that the campaign started in earnest. Volunteers arrived in Mississippi with the disappearance three volunteers - two white, one black - casting a dark shadow over their mission.
Aired: 06/24/14
Rating: NR
Freedom Summer - Short Clip 1
Season 26 Episode 6
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