{"id":863,"date":"2014-06-12T16:33:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T23:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/?p=863"},"modified":"2014-06-20T09:24:44","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:24:44","slug":"taking-part-mississippis-freedom-summer-50-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/2014\/06\/12\/taking-part-mississippis-freedom-summer-50-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking part in Mississippi&#8217;s Freedom Summer 50 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t<div id=\"fws_69ea1bcc36000\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section   \" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"col span_12 dark \">\n\t<div class=\"vc_span12 wpb_column column_container col\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation\" data-delay=\"0\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-Moses.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t<div id=\"fws_69ea1bcc36340\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid standard_section   \" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"col span_12 dark \">\n\t<div class=\"vc_span12 wpb_column column_container col\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>In late June, \u00a0civil rights movement veterans, scholars and young activists will gather in Jackson to continue the legacy of Mississippi&#8217;s historic 1964 &#8220;Freedom Summer&#8221; \u2013 when young people from across the nation joined civil rights workers in Mississippi to challenge segregation and advance voting rights and social justice.\u00a0Derrick Evans, a descendent of Turkey Creek\u2019s first settlers and the subject of\u00a0<i>Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek<\/i>, will attend a special screening of the film at <a href=\"http:\/\/freedom50.org\/\"><em>Freedom 50<\/em><\/a> on June 26 followed by a\u00a0Q&amp;A with Evans and Reilly Morse, president of the Mississippi Center for Justice, who has been deeply involved in efforts to protect the Turkey Creek community and watershed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freedom50.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-865\" alt=\"Freedom 50 Because Mississippi\" src=\"http:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-Because-Mississippi.jpg\" width=\"679\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-Because-Mississippi.jpg 679w, https:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-Because-Mississippi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharing the film\u00a0at Freedom Summer&#8217;s 50th anniversary\u00a0in Mississippi holds special meaning for both film\u00a0subject Derrick Evans and\u00a0filmmaker Leah Mahan, who met 25 years ago as research interns\u00a0for<i>\u00a0Eyes on the Prize,<\/i>\u00a0the landmark PBS series\u00a0about the civil rights movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freedom50.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-867\" alt=\"Freedom 50 years later\" src=\"http:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-years-later.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-years-later.jpg 682w, https:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Freedom-50-years-later-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the screening see the <a href=\"http:\/\/leahmahan.com\/comehellorhighwater\/about-the-film\/media-kit\/\">press release<\/a> and for information about the Mississippi Freedom Summer event, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freedom50.org\/\">freedom50.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On June 10 in Tupelo, Miss., the Mississippi Heritage Trust presented <em>Come Hell or High Water<\/em> with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/2014\/06\/10\/5641309\/south-mississippi-people-places.html\"><i>Heritage Award for Preservation Education<\/i><\/a>. 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