Sam Kerley
Henderson
3/19/18
Per.8
The Freedom Summer Murders On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers went missing in Mississippi. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were working with the Congress of Racial Equality during the summer of 1964, also known as Freedom Summer. During this time, white people came to Mississippi to register black people to vote. This act showed that citizens wanted the American Society to cease segregation and racism from continuing in their society. People wanted equal rights not depending on the color of your skin, but rather than your rights of being a human. However, there were still many people that despised Freedom Summer and anyone who was involved with it. These people believed that whites were superior and anyone who was black should be separated from the rest. It was people like this were responsible for the disappearance of the three civil rights workers on the night of June 21st. This …show more content…
However, Edgar Ray Killen, the leader of the Klan had walked free due to the fact that the jury refused to convict a minister. The guilty men had received a three to ten year sentence and began their sentence in early 1970. This case was believed to be over, and 30 years passed without any further convictions. However, in 1999, the FBI turned the case to the state and law enforcements of Mississippi. The state had received about 40,000 pages of information regarding the case of the Freedom Summer Murders. Another trial had commenced resulting in finally convicting Edgar Ray Killen with Murder in 2005. There, he was sentenced 60 years of Prison. The Freedom Summer Murders were finally solved for good. This event shaped American Society into what it is today and affected many people throughout the 41 years that Freedom Summer Murders were
Henderson
3/19/18
Per.8
The Freedom Summer Murders On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers went missing in Mississippi. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were working with the Congress of Racial Equality during the summer of 1964, also known as Freedom Summer. During this time, white people came to Mississippi to register black people to vote. This act showed that citizens wanted the American Society to cease segregation and racism from continuing in their society. People wanted equal rights not depending on the color of your skin, but rather than your rights of being a human. However, there were still many people that despised Freedom Summer and anyone who was involved with it. These people believed that whites were superior and anyone who was black should be separated from the rest. It was people like this were responsible for the disappearance of the three civil rights workers on the night of June 21st. This …show more content…
However, Edgar Ray Killen, the leader of the Klan had walked free due to the fact that the jury refused to convict a minister. The guilty men had received a three to ten year sentence and began their sentence in early 1970. This case was believed to be over, and 30 years passed without any further convictions. However, in 1999, the FBI turned the case to the state and law enforcements of Mississippi. The state had received about 40,000 pages of information regarding the case of the Freedom Summer Murders. Another trial had commenced resulting in finally convicting Edgar Ray Killen with Murder in 2005. There, he was sentenced 60 years of Prison. The Freedom Summer Murders were finally solved for good. This event shaped American Society into what it is today and affected many people throughout the 41 years that Freedom Summer Murders were