The Mississippi Burning Case
On 4 Aug 1964 the bodies of three murdered civil rights workers were found in Mississippi
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
August 4, 20149m 11s
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Show Notes
On 4 August 1964 the bodies of three civil rights workers murdered by racists in the Ku Klux Klan were discovered in Mississippi. Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner had been working on a project to register African-Americans to vote. Witness speaks to Andrew Goodman's younger brother, David.
Picture: Andrew Goodman (Associated Press)