Freedom 'Riters, part IV (letter & reply)

The essay portion of this assignment (printed & stapled) is due on Thursday, April 27th:

The following source may help you in describing what life was like inside of Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm.

And/or watch an 18-minute excerpt from American Experience: Freedom Riders by clicking the image below:

Eyes on the Prize

Think about the "bump back" mentioned in Ellison's Invisible Man. What then were the proximate causes of the legislative/policy changes enacted in and by the United States during the the mid-1960s? As you watch the film, Eyes on the Prize: "Ain't Scared of Your Jails" (linked below), fill in the study guide with specific details from each technique used by activists:

  1. FILM: click here to watch (no need to download)
  2. STUDY GUIDE:  
  3. TRANSCRIPT: