Over the course of the Summer Project, some 17,000 Mississippi blacks attempted to become registered voters in defiance of the red tape and forces of white supremacy arrayed against them—only 1,600 (less than 10%) succeeded.
在夏天计划中，约有17,000名密西西比州黑人试图登记投票，并遭遇到红条带和白人优越主义者的干扰——只有1,600人(少于10%)成功注册。