Hot Protest Summer: USA National Protest Events in June and Beyond (opens in new tab)

Although Mississippi had the highest Black population of any state in the 1960s, only 6.7% of eligible Black voters were registered to vote by 1964. Of course, this wasn't due to a lack of interest in voting. Instead, it was largely the result of... violence and voter suppression efforts intended to severely repress Black political participation. To counter these measures, a coalition of civil rights organizations began planning for the Project in 1963, which was set to take place the followi...