The 'Mississippi Burning' Murders - Martin Luther King holds up photos of the three young civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi the previous summer. - Dec. 4, 1964 in New York City.
"Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King displays pictures of three civil rights workers at news conference on Dec. 4, 1964 in New York City. The workers were slain in Mississippi the previous summer.
Dr. King commended the FBI(He called the arrests 'first steps toward justice' and declared that the FBI action 'renews' his faith in democracy.) for its arrests in Mississippi (20 men had been arrested in connection with the slayings) on Dec. 4 in connection with the slayings.
King holds up photos of Andrew Goodman; James Chaney; and Michael Schwerner. The three civil rights workers disappeared in Mississippi near the town of Philadelphia, northeast of Jackson." (AP Photo/ John Lindsay) via omaha.com
"The three men had traveled from Meridian, Mississippi, to the community of Longdale to talk with congregation members at a church that had been burned. The trio was thereafter arrested following a traffic stop outside Philadelphia, Mississippi, for speeding, escorted to the local jail and held for a number of hours. As the three left town in their car, they were followed by law enforcement and others. Before leaving Neshoba County their car was pulled over and all three were abducted, driven to another location, and shot at close range. The three men's bodies were then transported to an earthen dam where they were buried" - wikipedia
jecinci on May 17th, 2018 at 09:19 UTC »
The 'Mississippi Burning' Murders #MLK
"Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King displays pictures of three civil rights workers at news conference on Dec. 4, 1964 in New York City. The workers were slain in Mississippi the previous summer.
Dr. King commended the FBI(He called the arrests 'first steps toward justice' and declared that the FBI action 'renews' his faith in democracy.) for its arrests in Mississippi (20 men had been arrested in connection with the slayings) on Dec. 4 in connection with the slayings.
King holds up photos of Andrew Goodman; James Chaney; and Michael Schwerner. The three civil rights workers disappeared in Mississippi near the town of Philadelphia, northeast of Jackson." (AP Photo/ John Lindsay) via omaha.com
"The three men had traveled from Meridian, Mississippi, to the community of Longdale to talk with congregation members at a church that had been burned. The trio was thereafter arrested following a traffic stop outside Philadelphia, Mississippi, for speeding, escorted to the local jail and held for a number of hours. As the three left town in their car, they were followed by law enforcement and others. Before leaving Neshoba County their car was pulled over and all three were abducted, driven to another location, and shot at close range. The three men's bodies were then transported to an earthen dam where they were buried" - wikipedia
MilkSpank on May 17th, 2018 at 09:47 UTC »
Interesting decision leaving the photograph in the picture black and white. That’s some colorizationception.
Tartantyco on May 17th, 2018 at 11:37 UTC »
There's a really good movie based on these murders, starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe.