In 1964, civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi while registering black voters. Their deaths sparked a significant FBI investigation and highlighted the alliance between the Jewish and Black communities.
60 yrs ago, the KKK murdered 3 young civil rights workers, for the radical act of engaging in voter registration & dreaming of a better tomorrow. May seem like ancient history, but it is yesterday, & today. It may even be tomorrow. #VOTE @AndrewGoodmanF https://t.co/jfESacOsFY
June 22, 1964, memo (likely from SNCC) on the disappearance of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner. https://t.co/2QSOUK4cAw https://t.co/bcKPjBZqde
#OTD in 1964, civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, & Michael Schwerner were murdered near Philadelphia, Mississippi. Following the FBI's MIBURN investigation, eight men were convicted for the crime. Learn more: https://t.co/ZACgNI2VWj https://t.co/CMlWPlXzGl
Today marks 60 years since Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi while advocating for voting rights. They represent the history of solidarity between the Jewish and Black communities, and we honor their memory. https://t.co/WLWHmsm6Xb
60 years ago today......Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner. Murdered. As we reflect on what Reggie Jackson said, a reminder of the bloodshed. Many died or lived through hell to force gov't protection for basic rights. Many are still with us. https://t.co/xVSZGH8Owi
Sixty years ago, activists Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney disappeared upon their arrival in Mississippi. The following case, MIBURN, quickly became one of the #FBI's most significant investigations. Learn how justice was served here: https://t.co/wbubMU895g https://t.co/2UTc6jF6n4
Remember and honor Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner and the price they paid when they were murdered in Mississippi exactly sixty years ago today while fighting for all of our voting rights: https://t.co/saOBjhTzBd
On this day 60 years ago, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner -- Jewish and Black civil rights activists -- were murdered in Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan as they worked registering Black citizens to vote. Their bodies were found 44 days later. https://t.co/f6EpID082O
60 yrs ago. Blacks + Jews have always been allies. “Mississippi Burning” was incredible movie from my childhood of 1964 true story of 2 jews ‘Mickey’ Schwerner, Andrew Goodman + black friend James Chaney who went to register black voters + got murdered by white supermacist KKK https://t.co/9Ljtu0Gx8D https://t.co/1CzqDM8smE
#OTD, during the 1964 Freedom Summer Campaign, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Henry Schwerner embarked on a mission to investigate a church burning in Neshoba County, MS. Tragically, they were abducted, shot, and buried by Klansmen. #FreedomSummer #DYK #TBC https://t.co/FZvSrRescB