We must never forget the young men who gave their lives in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in 1968. Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney were murdered, a horrific act we must acknowledge. Two of these brave individuals were white, highlighting the crucial role white allies have played in the liberation of African Americans. From John Brown to the founding of the NAACP, we recognize we are not alone in this struggle for equality. Their sacrifice is honored. #CivilRights #Equality #RememberTheSacrifice #Blac

The Mississippi Burning murders, were the abduction and murder of three activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in June 1964, during the Civil Rights Movement. | Real Responders

The True Story of Mississippi Burning: (S01E06) On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers, two white and one black disappeared in Mississippi while passing through Neshoba County. A massive FBI investigation led to the recovery of the bodies of the slain men and physical evidence was recovered and analyzed. The FBI labs confirmed that all but one of the bullets used to kill the men came from the same gun. The FBI gained the trust of an informant, whose information led to the conviction of sev

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

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