June 21, 1964: KKK Kills Activists in Mississippi

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🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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With the help of the local sheriff, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered civil rights activists Michael Schwerner, James Cheney, and Andrew Goodman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.2	go to amazon.com.uker.U.K.S. Prime. Today is Monday, June 21st, 2021. On this day in 1964, the Ku Klux Klan murdered three civil rights activists in
0:43.7	Mississippi. The crime garnered national attention and led to one of the most important pieces of
0:49.6	legislation in United States history.
1:01.5	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.
1:05.8	Due to the graphic nature of these crimes, listener discretion is advised.
1:09.3	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
1:13.6	Today we're covering some of the many heinous murders committed by the Ku Klux Klan and their impact on the civil rights movement in the United States.
1:19.7	Now let's go back to June 21, 1964 in Longdale, Mississippi.
1:32.3	That afternoon, 24-year-old Michael Schwerner, 21-year-old James Cheney, and 20-year-old Andrew Goodman
1:37.3	visited the charred remains of Mount Zion Church,
1:40.3	a predominantly black house of worship.
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