On this day
June 21
Only day-precision events appear here — fuzzy dates never fake an anniversary.
1964key event
Andrew Goodman last seen being released from jail
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation1964key event
Michael Schwerner murdered by KKK conspiracy
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation1964key event
James Chaney murdered by KKK conspiracy
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation1964key event
Andrew Goodman murdered by KKK conspiracy
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation1964key event
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner released from Neshoba County jail
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964key event
James Chaney murdered by KKK members in Neshoba County, Mississippi
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964key event
Andrew Goodman murdered by KKK members in Neshoba County, Mississippi
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964key event
Michael Schwerner murdered by KKK members in Neshoba County, Mississippi
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964key event
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner last seen alive in Neshoba County, Mississippi
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964
Mt. Zion Methodist Church burning investigated by CORE workers
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964key event
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner arrested by Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner1964key event
Three civil rights workers arrested in Philadelphia, Mississippi on pretextual speeding charge
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation1964key event
Michael Schwerner last seen being released from jail
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation1964key event
James Chaney last seen being released from jail
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation2005key event
Edgar Ray Killen convicted of three counts of manslaughter
FBI Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Investigation2005key event
Edgar Ray Killen trial begins for manslaughter charges
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner2005key event
Edgar Ray Killen convicted of three counts of manslaughter
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner2005key event
Edgar Ray Killen sentenced to 60 years in prison
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner2012key event
Lawrence Russell Brewer executed by state of Texas
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.