Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in which state?

• A. Mississippi
• B. Alabama
• C. Georgia
• D. Louisiana

Answer: (A)

Freedom Summer focused on registering Black voters in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. It was organized mainly by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with support from the NAACP, CORE, and SCLC to challenge the literacy tests, intimidation, and other barriers that kept Black residents from voting. Mississippi was the center of these efforts because it had the strongest resistance to Black enfranchisement, making a bold, nationwide push there especially impactful. Volunteers worked to register voters, establish Freedom Schools, and build legal and educational support networks. The campaign also linked to broader Civil Rights actions, including the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party’s challenge at the Democratic National Convention. The dangers were evident that year with the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, underscoring the peril of confronting segregation.