On June 21, 1964, civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner were ambushed and shot dead by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi

70 reactions · 23 shares | The MURDER of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights activists working in Mississippi during Freedom Summer of 1964, were brought to justice when reporting by author Jerry Mitchell revealed evidence leading to a conviction. Hear Mitchell talk about the evidence during the #NCRMBookAndAuthorTalk on Feb. 3. Register at https://bit.ly/NCRMraceagainst | National Civil Rights Museum | Facebook