Freedom Summer 1964 turning point for voting rights Freedom Summer nineteen sixty-four Nnachi, Ngeri creator author. text bibliography History Juvenile works Illustrated works. Informational works. Ouvrages illustrés. Documents d'information. mnu 2024 monographic eng print 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm "Voting gives people a voice in their communities. In the past, racist laws and practices kept Black American voices silent. No place was more affected by this racism than the state of Mississippi. In 1964, organizers and volunteers brought change to Mississippi. This movement to register Black voters became known as Freedom Summer, and it led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Discover the people, events, and results of Freedom Summer and learn why voting rights remain an important issue today"-- Giving everyone a voice -- Unfairness in the South -- Bring change to Mississippi -- Summer of violence and fear -- Voting rights then and now. Ages 8-12 Capstone Press. Grades 4-6 Capstone Press. juvenile by Ngeri Nnachi. Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025 n-us-ms n-us--- Mississippi Freedom Project Juvenile literature Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Juvenile literature African Americans Civil rights Mississippi History 20th century Juvenile literature African Americans Suffrage Mississippi History 20th century Juvenile literature United States. Juvenile literature Voting United States History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights movements Mississippi History 20th century Juvenile literature Civil rights workers Mississippi History 20th century Juvenile literature Mississippi Race relations History 20th century Juvenile literature Mississippi Freedom Project. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) United States. African Americans Civil rights Mississippi History African Americans Suffrage Mississippi History Voting United States History Civil rights movements Mississippi History Civil rights workers Mississippi History Mississippi Race relations History Noirs américains Droits Mississippi Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Noirs américains Suffrage Mississippi Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Vote États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mouvements des droits de l'homme Mississippi Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Défenseurs des droits de l'homme Mississippi Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mississippi Relations raciales Histoire 20e siècle Ouvrages pour la jeunesse Mississippi Freedom Project Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) Voting Rights Act of 1965 (United States) African Americans Civil rights African Americans Suffrage Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Race relations Voting Mississippi United States African Americans Civil rights Juvenile literature African Americans Suffrage Juvenile literature Elections Juvenile literature Civil rights movements Juvenile literature Civil rights workers Juvenile literature Mississippi Juvenile literature 1900-1999 fast E185.93.M6 N533 2024 976.2/063 323.1196 Freedom Summer 1964 Nnachi, Ngeri. North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, 2024 (DLC) 2023027175 9781669062097 1669062090 9781669062103 1669062104 9781669062110 9781669062134 9781669062127 2023027174 DLC 230707 20250701155650.0 in00005650232 eng