Freedom Now The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi Three readings explore the history of the struggle of African Americans for freedom Part I of the reading identifies the historical roots of racial inequality and discrimination by exploring the end o

Three readings explore the history of the struggle of African Americans for freedom Part I of the reading identifies the historical roots of racial inequality and discrimination by exploring the end of slavery, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow In Part II, students read about the movement that developed in Mississippi, and the ways in which national and local forcThree readings explore the history of the struggle of African Americans for freedom Part I of the reading identifies the historical roots of racial inequality and discrimination by exploring the end of slavery, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow In Part II, students read about the movement that developed in Mississippi, and the ways in which national and local forces interacted at the grass roots level The readings conclude with an examination of the legacies of the civil rights movement.