Three Lives For Mississippi

This show is a tribute to three civil rights workers who lost their lives during the battle for racial equality and justice in Mississippi during the Summer Project of 1964 – Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney. On June 21, 1964, Andrew Goodman a White 21-year-old student from Queens College; James Chaney, a Black 21-year-old Meridian, Mississippi native; and Michael Schwerner, a White 24-year-old social worker from New York City were murdered by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. It was the beginning of the Freedom Summer Project, where close to 1,000, mostly White college students from the North, joined forces with Civil Rights Movement activists in a formidable undertaking to bring about social reforms for southern Blacks, including voting rights, better schools, adequate housing, and a livable wage.

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Thelma Moore Wells tells about the acts of racism towards those persons involved in the movement. She talks about being denied seeds for crops and even driver's licenses. She left Philadelphia, as did many others, and only returned to care for her mother.
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