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An integrated group sing-along at a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) function. Wisconsin Historical Society.
At mass meetings, during Freedom School classes, and while marching for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, protest songs maintained the energy and spirit of activists during Freedom Summer. Protest songs helped to bring people together spiritually as they faced the looming threat of violence and potentially death. Today, the songs they sang help us to better understand the anxieties these activists had, as well as their tenacity in achieving the goals of the movement. More so, these songs continue to inspire that same powerful spirit that motivated those who participated in Freedom Summer.
A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Likely participating in music workshops that were a part of the Mississippi Summer Caravan of Music. Wisconsin Historical Society.
A group sings freedom songs at the Freedom School Convention during Freedom Summer. Wisconsin Historical Society.
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