Freedom Summer, 1964

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Mississippi was the most racist, segregated state in the USA despite ... of it's population being black.
45%
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In 1962, only ... of African Americans in Mississippi were registered to vote. This was the lowest number in the whole of America.
6.7%
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Why was the number of black voters in Mississippi so low?
Black people were beaten and intimidated to stop them voting and segregation meant that many black people were poorly educated so found it impossible to pass the literacy tests which allowed them to vote.
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Who chose the volunteers?
SNCC and CORE
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Why were mostly white, northern students from good families chosen?
Because they would get more media coverage because of their class and colour.
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The first volunteers left on which date?
20th June 1964
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CORE workers Michael Schwerner and James Chaney drove a group to where?
Meridian
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The morning after setting off, the group heard a nearby black church, chosen as a Freedom School, had been burned down. Schwerner, Chaney and ... went to investigate and were arrested.
Andrew Goodman
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The ... released them in the middle of the night, knowing a mob was waiting
deputy sheriff
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When were the bodies of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman found?
On the 4th August 1964
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Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman had been shot in the head. Many of Chaney's bones were shattered, showing he had been beaten up before being shot. Why was this the case?
Chaney was black.
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During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many civil rights workers were killed in Mississippi?
At least 6
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During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many beatings took place?
80
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During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many shooting incidents were there?
35
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During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many arrests were made?
1000
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During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many black homes, businesses and churches were bombed?
More than 60
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During the Freedom Summer of 1964, 17,000 black people tried to register to vote but only ... were successful.
16,000
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What was a positive outcome of the Freedom Summer of 1964?
It helped to focus attention on black voting rights.
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In 1962, only ... of African Americans in Mississippi were registered to vote. This was the lowest number in the whole of America.

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6.7%

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Why was the number of black voters in Mississippi so low?

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Who chose the volunteers?

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Why were mostly white, northern students from good families chosen?

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