Video: 'The 1964 murders of Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman'

(Sunday, June 21, 1964, late evening; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–68)) — Civil rights workers Michael H. Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E. Chaney were slain tonight in Philadelphia, Mississippi; their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. Continue reading Three civil rights workers murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi 50 years ago tonight (June 21 1964) →