The September 17-19 “Voices of Freedom Summer Reunion Conference” was held in Oxford, Ohio at Miami University. Miami University incorporates the Western College Campus where the Freedom Summer participants trained before traveling to the Deep South to register voters, participate in Freedom Schools, and to pressure the U. S. government to stop the brutality of the KKK and the local police. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Freedom Summer.

Through presentations, performances, and dialogue, actual participants from the Summer of 1964 shared their experiences, commemorating the past to inform the future.

While the Miami Reunion was intentionally commemorative, the Over-the-Rhine charettes offered an opportunity to make history in light of this commemoration.

con/temp gladly accepted a gracious invitation to participate