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Freedom Summer

“Through Their Lens: Photographing Freedom Summer” exhibit

New exhibit shows Freedom Summer, captured from photographers’ perspectives

This fall, the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum is putting a focus on the photographers who captured the Freedom Summer of 1964.
Austin Smith Oct 22, 2024
A group of people stand outside in front of several cars. The photo is black and white

60 years later, Freedom Summer's impact is still alive in Oxford today

By the time Roland Duerksen decided to get involved in the Freedom Summer movement, he was already well into his life and career. "I was married," the retired professor, now 97, said. "I was 37 years old at the time, so you know how old I am
Sean Scott Jun 21, 2024

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