We remember and honor Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Schwerner on this tragic anniversary. Sixty years ago today, these three men—one of history’s strongest symbols of the Black-Jewish Coalition—were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan for registering Black Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. Today, The Andrew Goodman Foundation exists to live their legacies and ensure their heroic advocacy was not in vain. We believe that the movement of young people that propelled Freedom Summer

Edgar Ray Killen, who was convicted for the 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, died Thursday in prison. The deaths inspired the 1988 film, “Mississippi Burning” --> http://on.wsoctv.com/2mzWWwM | WSOC-TV

#OTD in 1964, the bodies of the civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were found in an earthen dam in Neshoba County. The three men were members of SNCC’s Freedom Summer project and were initially sent to investigate a fire bombing at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. After being reported missing for over a month, their bodies were later discovered after a tip disclosed their location. Learn more about the 1964 Freedom Summer murders in the Mississippi Civil Right

When Mickey Schwerner missed his call, the FBI got involved. The trio was pulled over outside Philadelphia, MS, and held. Chaney was booked; Schwerner and Goodman were held in connection with a church burning. What happened after their release at 10:30 PM remains a mystery. #CivilRights #Mississippi #FBI #History #MissingPersons #TheFBIFiles #TrueCrime | The FBI Files

#OnThisDay in 1964, the search for three missing civil rights activists — James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner — came to a tragic end. Learn more about the "Freedom Summer Murders": https://comca.st/37jq2r5 | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement