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Primary Source Documents

Find primary documents on Freedom Summer from the Museum's collection here. Visit the teacher resources page for primary source-based lesson plans on Freedom Summer.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Project Map, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Project Map, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Brochure, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Brochure, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Public Hearing on Poverty Brochure, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Public Hearing on Poverty Brochure, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Brochure on poverty in Mississippi developed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Washington, DC.

Flier, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Koenig Collection, ACNMAH 0558 series 2 box 1

Flier, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Koenig Collection, ACNMAH 0558 series 2 box 1

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure, National Museum of American History Political History Collection

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure, National Museum of American History Political History Collection