1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner

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The 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were racially motivated killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi that became a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement and helped spur passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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