Don Mitchell
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
On June 21, 1964, three young men were killed by the Ku Klux Klan for trying to help black Americans vote as part of the 1964 Fredom Summer registration effort in Mississippi. The disappearance and brutal murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner caused a national uproar and was one of the most significant events of the civil rights movement.
The Freedom Summer Murders tells the tragic story of these brave men, the crime that...