▁to ▁SN CC ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Fre edom ▁School s ▁that ▁was ▁submitted ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁C obb ▁wrote ▁that ▁Fre edom ▁School s ▁should ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁" to ▁fill ▁an ▁intellectual ▁and ▁cre ative ▁vac u um ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁young ▁Neg ro ▁Mississ ipp ians , ▁and ▁to ▁get ▁them ▁to ▁art ic ulate ▁their ▁own ▁des ires , ▁dem ands , ▁and ▁questions ..." ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁C obb ▁visited ▁Vietnam ▁with ▁Julius ▁L ester ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁Ber tr and ▁Russell ▁War ▁Cr imes ▁Trib unal . ▁After ▁returning , ▁he ▁and ▁other ▁SN CC ▁veter ans ▁established ▁Dr um ▁and ▁Spe ar ▁Book store ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁which ▁became ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁the ▁largest ▁book store ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁special izing ▁in ▁books ▁for ▁and ▁about ▁black ▁people . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁establish ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Black ▁Education ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁through ▁parts ▁of ▁Africa , ▁including ▁T anz ania , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁C obb ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁reporting ▁for ▁WH UR ▁Radio ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁C obb ▁started ▁work ▁at ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁rep orter , ▁working ▁on ▁the