The Children of the Mississippi Freedom Summer
Black children played a central role in the Civil Rights Movement
Black children played a central role in the Civil Rights Movement
Galvanized by new electoral laws after the Civil War, thousands of Black men ran for public office both locally and nationally.
Josiah T. Walls was one of them.
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