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Freedom Summer is unavailable to stream in United States today. It was previously available on 5 streaming services. The last time it was streaming was on Kanopy until August 2025. Check out the full streaming history below and click 'Notify Me' to get notified when it's available to stream again.

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Synopsis

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freedom schools, and established the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Fifty years later, eyewitness accounts and never-before-seen archival material tell their story. Not all of them would make it through.

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Cast

Anthony Harris
Anthony Harris

Self - Mississippi Resident

Bruce Watson
Bruce Watson

Self - Author of 'Freedom Summer'

Karin Kunstler Goldman
Karin Kunstler Goldman

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer

Julian Bond
Julian Bond

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Dudley Connor
Dudley Connor

Self - Racist Lawyer (archive footage)

Dorothy Zellner
Dorothy Zellner

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Peggy Jean Connor
Peggy Jean Connor

Self - Mississippi Resident

Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer

Patti Miller
Patti Miller

Self - Freedom Summer Volunteer

Tracy Sugarman
Tracy Sugarman

Self

Larry Rubin
Larry Rubin

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Rita Schwerner Bender
Rita Schwerner Bender

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Hollis Watkins
Hollis Watkins

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Wally Butterworth
Wally Butterworth

Self - Racist Radio Host (archive footage)

William Winter
William Winter

Self - Treasurer of Mississippi 1964-1968

William J. Simmons
William J. Simmons

Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council (archive footage)

William Scarborough
William Scarborough

Self - Mississippi Citizens' Council

John Dittmer
John Dittmer

Self - Historian

Charlie Cobb
Charlie Cobb

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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