The Freedom Summer Murders “Hatred isn’t something you’re born with, It’s taught.” (Mississippi Burning Mrs.Pell) On June 21, 1964 three young civil rights workers were killed on their way back from Meridian by the KKK. These three young men were James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, or Mickey for short. James was the only African American out of the three. The Freedom Summer Murders had an everlasting effect on the Civil Rights Movement. Andrew Goodman was born in New York City on November 23, 1943 by Robert and Carolyn Goodman. Andrew grew up in a mixed race neighborhood and was frequently taught about equal rights. As he grew up he was the middle child of three but people described him as “sweet, thoughtful, sensitive, and
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There told and trained to call when they get into town and when they’ve left town so the freedom school they work at knows they’re safe. They’re on the road having fun and arrive at the house they need to be at but the man they need to see isn’t home so they head back. On their way home the three young men are stopped by the sheriff and arrested for a speeding ticket. The sheriff held them in jail long enough so the KKK could recruit members for a group to kill James, Andy, and Mickey (Murder in Mississippi). He gave them no phone call but Andy almost convinced the sheriff's wife to let them make call (Mississippi Burning). He told her that his family always spent fathers day together due to a family issue and she almost gave but, as she returned, she said that a phone call would not be able to be made. After everything was set, the sheriff let them out with a 20 dollar fine. As he walked the young men to their car he said “Get out of this county as fast as you can.” (Mississippi Burning). As their driving home they almost reached county lines when multiple vehicles sped them off the road. When everyone got out the boys rolled down their window to find the sheriff looking back at them, then says “I told you to get out of county as fast as you could. Why didn’t you listen?” After that one man shot Mickey, then Andy, then brutally beat …show more content…
As he interviewed fellow black folk, all they had to say was that if only James had died, there wouldn’t be all this fuss about the case but, since two white boys died, everyone was concerned (Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner). Their car was found two days after they were murdered and their bodies found August 4, exactly 44 days after their murder. Bob had an idea of who had killed him but just needed proof even though, in a South court, was no help of convicting a white man of a crime committed against a colored person. He called all members of the group to a meeting under the name of the two head honchos of the group, then wired the room they met in so they could listen to their conversation. Once the group had figured out someone else had called the meeting, they got frantic and said things like “They’re onto us.” and “They know what we did.”. After that they would catch each member by surprise, getting each one to say something. They got one member and told him that another member said he killed James causing him to defend himself and tell who killed James. After he admitted to what he did they dropped him off in an all black neighborhood causing him to run out of fear. Another member was getting a haircut when one detective came in and started shaving his beard and cutting him multiple times around the neck. The guy getting a trim also had put his wife in the hospital for
There told and trained to call when they get into town and when they’ve left town so the freedom school they work at knows they’re safe. They’re on the road having fun and arrive at the house they need to be at but the man they need to see isn’t home so they head back. On their way home the three young men are stopped by the sheriff and arrested for a speeding ticket. The sheriff held them in jail long enough so the KKK could recruit members for a group to kill James, Andy, and Mickey (Murder in Mississippi). He gave them no phone call but Andy almost convinced the sheriff's wife to let them make call (Mississippi Burning). He told her that his family always spent fathers day together due to a family issue and she almost gave but, as she returned, she said that a phone call would not be able to be made. After everything was set, the sheriff let them out with a 20 dollar fine. As he walked the young men to their car he said “Get out of this county as fast as you can.” (Mississippi Burning). As their driving home they almost reached county lines when multiple vehicles sped them off the road. When everyone got out the boys rolled down their window to find the sheriff looking back at them, then says “I told you to get out of county as fast as you could. Why didn’t you listen?” After that one man shot Mickey, then Andy, then brutally beat …show more content…
As he interviewed fellow black folk, all they had to say was that if only James had died, there wouldn’t be all this fuss about the case but, since two white boys died, everyone was concerned (Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner). Their car was found two days after they were murdered and their bodies found August 4, exactly 44 days after their murder. Bob had an idea of who had killed him but just needed proof even though, in a South court, was no help of convicting a white man of a crime committed against a colored person. He called all members of the group to a meeting under the name of the two head honchos of the group, then wired the room they met in so they could listen to their conversation. Once the group had figured out someone else had called the meeting, they got frantic and said things like “They’re onto us.” and “They know what we did.”. After that they would catch each member by surprise, getting each one to say something. They got one member and told him that another member said he killed James causing him to defend himself and tell who killed James. After he admitted to what he did they dropped him off in an all black neighborhood causing him to run out of fear. Another member was getting a haircut when one detective came in and started shaving his beard and cutting him multiple times around the neck. The guy getting a trim also had put his wife in the hospital for