freedom summer

FILE - On June 29, 1964, the FBI began distributing these pictures of civil rights workers, from left, Michael Schwerner, 24, of New York, James Cheney, 21, from Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman, 20, of New York, who disappeared near Philadelphia, Miss., June 21, 1964. Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of the three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public announced on Monday, June 21, 2021, for the first time, 57 years after their deaths. The 1964 killings of civil rights activists Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Neshoba County sparked national outrage and helped spur passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. (AP Photo/FBI, File)

Case Files And Photos From 1964 ‘Mississippi Burning’ Murders Made Public For First Time

The files cover the 1964 killings of civil rights activists.
06/29/2021
Rep. John Lewis

Throwback Thursday: Rep. John Lewis's Freedom Summer

The iconic leader recalls being jailed for a good cause.
07/31/2014

The Freedom Side: Young Activists Organize for Change

A new generation of civil rights leaders is emerging.
07/02/2014