Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer is the story of the friendship of John Henry and Joe, two boys who both want to grow up to be firemen and who both enjoy swimming. There's something that divides the boys, and that is the ramifications of being of different races during a time in America that creates the ramifications. The boys swim together in the creek because John Henry is barred from swimming in the whites-only pool in town. And then comes a break in the laws that divide the boys, and they hear the pool will now be open to everyone.

It's a powerful story that should not be missed.