Talk:Freedom Summer

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There are massive spelling errors, can someone with knowledge of this subject analyze how legitimate this paper is?

I have seen a documentary of the Freedom Summer and the activities of the Freedom Democratic Party, and this is all very accurate from what I saw (and what I have seen in my history lectures at UC Berkeley). But this seems to be an excerpt from some other essay and not original content written by someone else. And it is about the Freedom Democratic Party way too much, not the summer itself and ALL of the civil-rights related activities 169.229.112.131 05:50, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More about the Freedom Democratic Party...

This seems to be more about the Freedom Democratic Party then the Freedom Summer itself. I think someone may need to change the title to "Freedom Democratic Party." To me, it would just make more sense. Either that or add A LOT more information on the Freedom Summer. 204.234.213.104 13:12, 7 May 2007 (UTC) Stefany

[edit] MFDP Challenge at the Democratic Convention

The MFDP challenge to the regular Mississippi Democratic delegation was a major outcome of Freedom Summer, and thus it's appropriate to cover it here (there is much more detail in the article on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party). But I agree, more needs to be written about the other summer activities in Mississippi, and the long-range impact on the volunteers who took part. Dwalls 21:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] When

Freedom Summer (also known as the Mississippi Summer Project) was a campaign in the United States launched during the summer of 1964.

This time period is ambiguous and clearer wording is needed. It would be better replacing the unnecessary poetic wording "the summer of" with a range of months, so that the article is worded better for a global audience. Because the season gave its name to the event and must therefore be included in the article, it is necessary to include a reference to summer. In this context, it may be best if the wording was something like this: during June/July/August 1964 in the northern hemisphere summer. That is, it should give month names (so people in the tropics and southern hemisphere can date the event more accurately) and also clarify the season. --B.d.mills 04:06, 27 June 2007 (UTC)