December 24, 2019
On June 21,1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, sent to Philadelphia to investigate a fire at a church, were arrested by the Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department for speeding. The three men spent several hours in the jail and were released. They drove back to Meridian in a blue station wagon and were never seen alive again. Photo courtesy Mississippi Museum of Art
Stories this photo appears in:
Civil Rights
County Jail, Linked to Civil Rights Workers, Given New Life
In the summer of 1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner spent their last day on Earth at the Neshoba County Jail. The brick building on East Myrtle Street …
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
comments powered by Disqus