{"id":1640,"date":"2016-03-03T12:11:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T18:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2016-03-04T14:20:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T20:20:12","slug":"freedom-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/freedom-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPReads’ Book Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
Reading time: 2 minutes<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n For the\u00a02016-2017 academic year, the tenth anniversary of the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPReads program at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP, discussion will focus on the book, Freedom Summer: \u00a0The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy<\/em>, by Bruce Watson. Events and curriculum planned throughout the academic year will engage the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPcommunity in dialogue about themes presented in the book.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the pillars of the University\u2019s strategic plan is diversity and inclusiveness,\u201d said Genie McKee, PhD, dean of the University Library. \u201cBecause of Ferguson and many other events, the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPReads committee sought\u00a0to choose a book that raises social justice and diversity issues. Bruce Watson\u2019s \u2018Freedom Summer\u2019 addresses those topics, and is also highly relevant during this presidential election year.\u201d<\/p>\n Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPReads is a collaborative effort between the University Library, the Office of Multicultural Programs and the Division of Student Success. The book will be provided\u00a0electronically to faculty and students as part of Maryville’s\u00a0Digital World program.<\/span><\/p>\n The book is an account of a critical moment in the American civil rights movement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n