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Learn about Freedom Summer 1964
Event on Wed. Oct. 18, 2023, 7:00 PM
Location: Wright Library's Community Room. Duration: 1 hour. Join scholar Myla Cardona-Jones to learn more about the obstacles faced by the average Black American voter before - and after - the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
In 1964 Black voters were often oppressed and terrorized, especially in southern States like Mississippi. Civil Rights leaders and student activists including Freedom Riders understood that racial equality under the law would not happen until Black Americans could vote as freely and easily as white Americans.
Part of Finding Freedom Summer, on exhibit until October 31.
About the Presenter
Myla Cardona-Jones, J.D. is the CEO of the Brunner Literacy Center and an adjunct professor in the AJT (prison) program at Sinclair College. She presents both locally and nationally on topics of race, bias, equity, ethics, and understanding your rights, and is currently teaching two free courses open to the community entitled "Race and the Law Part I and II."