In the early 1960s, black citizens of Mississippi continued to experience severe discrimination in the segregated South. In this video segment from Iowans Return to Freedom Summer, a Freedom School participant recalls what it was like to grow up in racially segregated Mississippi in the 1960s.
Classroom resources available on PBS LearningMedia:
https://iptv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/iowans_return_to_freedom_summer/
The full documentary is available for viewing online at IPTV.org:
http://site.iptv.org/video/story/2392/iowans-return-freedom-summer
The Iowans Return to Freedom Summer documentary was produced by Keeping History Alive Foundation. http://www.keepinghistoryalivefoundation.org/
Educational resources published by Iowa Public Television. Video excerpts provided courtesy of Keeping History Alive Foundation.
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