Students from the University of Maryland listened to Charles McLaurin discuss his experiences during Freedom Summer in 1964.The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University recently provided an introduction of the Delta’s cultural heritage to a group of students from the University of Maryland.
The group was particularly interested in the Delta’s Jewish heritage and contacted the Delta Center through the Institute for Southern Jewish Life in Jackson. Following the introduction to the Delta, the group listened to Charles McLaurin about his experiences during Freedom Summer. McLaurin worked to register African American voters throughout the Delta in the summer of 1964.
The group will spend a week in the Delta, conducting service projects at Mississippians Engaged in Greener Agriculture.
For more information on the Delta Center for Culture and Learning, call 662-846-4311.
