Nearly every few weeks in 1961, there was a critical battle for civil rights. An army of young freedom fighters galvanized communities across the South like never before. In “Seven Days of 1961,” they tell their stories.
Nearly every few weeks in 1961, there was a critical battle for civil rights. Freedom fighters adopted new tactics and launched new campaigns, such as the jail-no-bail strategy that put financial pressure on local governments.
“What '61 is in some ways is that moment in time when especially the youth have decided that this is the time to force change,’’ said Spencer Crew, director emeritus of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. “You go from the sit-in movement to the Freedom Rides to voter registration activities, and all the kinds of things that they were doing, that was so important to push change.
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