{"id":37563,"date":"2014-07-02T14:54:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T19:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=37563"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:25:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:25:28","slug":"jackson-free-press-my-freedom-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/jackson-free-press-my-freedom-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Free Press: My Freedom Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"h62319-p1\" class=\"permalinkable\" style=\"color: #222222;\">As I reached out to introduce myself to Dr. Robert Parris Moses Jr. on June 2, I realized there was something more to our traditional greeting. Dr. Moses&#8217; eyes said more than, &#8220;Pleased to meet you.&#8221; He grasped my hand for what seemed to be just a second or so longer than he had the other individuals I accompanied to hear him speak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h62319-p2\" class=\"permalinkable\" style=\"color: #222222;\">As we made eye contact, I understood his silent gesture toward me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h62319-p3\" class=\"permalinkable\" style=\"color: #222222;\">Even if he did so unintentionally, Dr. Moses&#8217; eyes communicated to me that something in his heart and mind wanted me to comprehend. In the short glance we made toward each other, I felt that he truly hoped that the wisdom he had outlined that afternoon would stick with me; whether it was the history of the United States Constitution and how people used its articles to mask their prejudices and warrant their oppressive behaviors; the confidence, self-respect and self-determination to demand and exercise every right promised to me; or stepping up to the task of defending those citizens I encounter who are deprived of their own rights and educating them of their importance so that they can find the strength to fight for themselves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"h62319-p4\" class=\"permalinkable\" style=\"color: #222222;\">As a black male opening the doors of adulthood, I would need each. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonfreepress.com\/news\/2014\/jul\/02\/my-freedom-summer\/\">Read the entire story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"h62319-p5\" class=\"permalinkable\" style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I reached out to introduce myself to Dr. Robert Parris Moses Jr. on June 2, I realized there was something more to our traditional greeting. 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