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Nashoba County, Mississippi.
Three men were brutally murdered. One was a black man by the name of James Chaney, the other two were white men by the names of Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. -
How did this happen?
The men were arrested and then at night fall released into the hands of the KKK, who murdered them. -
Why did this happen?
The three men had been working to “register black voters in Mississippi, during the freedom summer. They had gone out that day to investigate the burning of a black church.”
Therefore, anyone who was helping black people at the time was consitered worthy of such treatment. -
Justice
The FBI arrested eighteen men who were connected to the murder of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. -
More Men Found Guilty
Seven more men were found guilty and arrested for being involved as well. -
The Truth Comes Out
The ringleader of the KKK was in fact, Edgar Ray Killen. He was charged with the plotting and actual murder of the three men. He was 80 years old, and it was 41 years after everything had actually happened. -
Edgar Ray Killen Writes From Prison
"I write you... I know no fear. I have no fear, but it boils my German Irish Blood and makes my blood run ice cold in my veins. I admit I did not really know what prejudice really meant until I was locked in solitary confinement for 5 years and 2 weeks.” -
Where is Edgar Ray Killen Today?
He is very much still alive, in prison serving his 180 year sentence.
