Freedom Summer forum set for Thursday

Two Kansas City-area historians will discuss the 50th anniversary of the “Freedom Summer” of 1964 during a forum Thursday.

“Freedom Summer” is the title given to the efforts of hundreds of young volunteers who traveled to Mississippi 50 years ago to help register African-Americans to vote.

Joelouis Mattox and Leonard Zeskind will speak at the free forum, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, 3700 Blue Parkway.

Brian Burnes, bburnes@kcstar.com

This story was originally published June 24, 2014 at 1:44 PM with the headline "Freedom Summer forum set for Thursday."