Our View: 1964's Freedom Summer, ignored by this paper at the time, is a story worth preserving cdispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cdispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Freedom Summer volunteer recalls fight for Black vote cdispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cdispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Almost 60 years ago, 20-year-old Marvin Griffin joined the efforts of the Council of Federated Organizations during Freedom Summer. He and his cohorts fought to help Black citizens overcome poll taxes and literacy tests and register to vote, while facing harassment, threats and possible arrest.
A rose to the Columbus City Council for its selection of Brenda Lathan to serve on the Columbus Redevelopment Authority. Lathan replaces Robert Rhett, the