Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research
Abstract
This paper analyzes the rhetoric of poems written by Freedom School students in Mississippi amidst the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Much of the rhetoric documented, explored, and valued from this era is of adults with the power and means to have their voices heard and respected; however, this paper argues the value of these students’ unique Black experience as one that is underexplored and greatly compelling. The social and political context surrounding the inception of Freedom Schools is discussed, as well as the need for further research and scholarship on the intellectual activity and rhetorical artifacts of the students of these schools.
Recommended Citation
Doyle, Eden
(2023)
"Agency Actualization and Artistic Awakening: The Poetic Rhetoric of Freedom School Students,"
Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 9
, Article 6.
Retrieved from:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/bjur/vol9/iss1/6
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